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The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched a US$23 million Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project on Wednesday (March 24) at the Knutsford Court Hotel. The project, which is aimed at accelerating Jamaica's e-government programme and provide a modern ICT sector to all Jamaicans, comprises four components and will be implemented over five years. Keynote...

The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched a US$23 million Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project on Wednesday (March 24) at the Knutsford Court Hotel. The project, which is aimed at accelerating Jamaica's e-government programme and provide a modern ICT sector to all Jamaicans, comprises four components and will be implemented over five years. Keynote...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson left the island today, (Wednesday March 24), to attend the Fifteenth Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in St. Kitts & Nevis. After his extended term as Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Patterson will at this meeting demit office and hand over the chairmanship of CARICOM to the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda....

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson left the island today, (Wednesday March 24), to attend the Fifteenth Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in St. Kitts & Nevis. After his extended term as Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Patterson will at this meeting demit office and hand over the chairmanship of CARICOM to the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda....

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips has said that the Director of Correctional Services, Major Richard Reese and his staff, have been undertaking a number of measures to address the recent breaches of discipline and protest at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Downtown Kingston. Minister Phillips was responding to questions posed by Members of Parliament (MP) of...

A Bill, which seeks to reform the island's pension system and install safeguards to avoid the imprudent investment of pension funds was yesterday (March 23) passed in the House of Representatives with 48 amendments. The Bill entitled, 'The Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, 2003 was piloted in the House last week by State Minister in the Ministry of...

Inspections being carried out by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Banana Board have identified to date, a total of eight hectares (20 acres) of bananas in four areas of St. James that are infected with the devastating Moko disease. The inspections continue, while the government is moving rapidly to prevent the spread of the disease to unaffected...

The Central Information Technology Office (CITO) will inform public and private sector executives about measures being implemented to enhance the local business environment over the next 12 to 18 months, at the Friday Policy Forum to be held at the Old Hope campus of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on March 26. Michael duQuesnay, Chief Executive Officer of...

There has been a 28.8 per cent increase in the proportion of the population using electricity for lighting purposes over the last ten years, and a 67 per cent decline in the size of the population using kerosene over the same period. This is according to the recently released Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2002, which was published by the...

Modernisation efforts at the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (Postcorp) are expected to decentralise the operations at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) to regional hubs and to utilise postal codes for efficiency in sorting mails. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Postmaster General in charge of Operations, Michael Gentles said that the move was part of the overall strategy to modernise the...

Residents of Pedro River in St. Ann are now better prepared against flood disasters having benefited from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded disaster management strengthening project. The project is being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and involves the installation of equipment to monitor rainfall flow so as to effectively implement mitigation plans. The...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips has said that the Director of Correctional Services, Major Richard Reese and his staff, have been undertaking a number of measures to address the recent breaches of discipline and protest at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Downtown Kingston. Minister Phillips was responding to questions posed by Members of Parliament (MP) of...