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The Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport's Fire Protection Services is to benefit from a total of $115 million which has been allocated in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, $9 million will go towards the payment of principal and interest on the loan for fire trucks and other critical...

The Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport's Fire Protection Services is to benefit from a total of $115 million which has been allocated in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, $9 million will go towards the payment of principal and interest on the loan for fire trucks and other critical...

The Trelawny Yam Festival, this year, is expected to be the best ever, attracting and benefiting thousands of Jamaicans, and visitors to the parish. The event, being organized by the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA), will take place on the streets of Albert Town, in the parish, on Easter Monday, April 12. STEA's Executive Director, Hugh Dixon, said the festival,...

Some $19.5 million has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives today, to continue with the development of land information and cadastral mapping system under the Ministry of Land and Environment's Land Titling Project. The Land Information and Cadastral mapping system supports land registration and divestment, land valuation and general information access...

The Early Childhood Commission which was launched in November 2003 will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

After a two-year break, the acclaimed local publication, The Jamaica Journal is set to be re-launched on April 1 at the Jamaica Library Service in Kingston. Produced by the Institute of Jamaica, this latest volume features articles of an expository nature, examining educational and innovative research areas such as Life and History, the Arts, Science, Technology and Literature. In keeping...

It was an occasion fit for a king, when the 2004/05 Parliamentary Year commenced at Gordon House on Duke Street today, with the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke delivering the Throne Speech. Dozens of wide-eyed children from nearby primary schools lined sections of Duke Street, gleefully craning their necks to get a glimpse of what must...

The Crop Research and Development and the Plant Protection programmes in the Ministry of Agriculture have received $6 million for research activities. The allotment was made in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 31) at Gordon House. Of this amount, the Crop Research and Development programme has received $4 million...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging the full cooperation of farmers as the Authority begins a survey on April 1 in St. James, to determine how many fields in the parish are affected by the Moko disease. The survey will encompass all districts in the entire parish including households in Montego Bay. The inspections will begin in the...

As Government continues to implement measures to curb crime and violence, a new firearm-licensing regime is to be introduced, which will involve the use of technology to improve the management of the licensing process as well as the national firearms inventory. In addition, an independent central authority will be established to exercise more stringent control over the issuing and renewal...

The Trelawny Yam Festival, this year, is expected to be the best ever, attracting and benefiting thousands of Jamaicans, and visitors to the parish. The event, being organized by the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA), will take place on the streets of Albert Town, in the parish, on Easter Monday, April 12. STEA's Executive Director, Hugh Dixon, said the festival,...

Some $19.5 million has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives today, to continue with the development of land information and cadastral mapping system under the Ministry of Land and Environment's Land Titling Project. The Land Information and Cadastral mapping system supports land registration and divestment, land valuation and general information access...