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A number of resort areas are slated to benefit from major rehabilitation and upgrading this year at a cost of $1.2 billion. The projects, which are being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), will benefit Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril and Port Royal. “Already, Memoranda of Agreements have been signed and a total of $550 million has been put...

An inter-ministerial group is to be established to engage various at-risk groups on HIV/AIDS awareness matters. Cabinet has given instructions for the setting-up of the group, which will involve the Ministries of Health, Education, and Youth and Culture. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who provided details at Wednesday’s (July 3) weekly Jamaica House press briefing...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, has stated that no new wage increases have been granted to any member of the public sector, including parliamentarians and ministers. Mr. Dalley, in his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 2, said there has not been any increase in salaries to...

The winners in the 2013 Public Sector Customer Service Competition will be announced at an awards ceremony scheduled for next Thursday, July 11, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. At the event, prizes and trophies will be presented to the public sector entities that are offering the best service as well as the public sector officer, who is...

Some 3,000 residents are to benefit from the rehabilitation of approximately two kilometres of roadway from Richmond Vale to Richmond Gap in St. Thomas. Work on the road is expected to commence this month and end in December 2013. A contract between community sponsors and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) was signed on July 3, at the Richmond Gap...

The effects of the current economic climate on Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the framework within which the Community can achieve growth and development will be a major agenda item at the upcoming Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. The meeting begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with an Opening Ceremony on...

A Joint Select Committee of Parliament has been established to consider and report on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act 2013. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on July 2. He noted that the creation of a Committee was “a condition of Cabinet when it approved...

Over 200,000 public sector workers and pensioners are slated to benefit from a $1.5 billion savings and reward programme being offered by local superstore chain, MegaMart. Dubbed: ‘Billion Dollar Thank You to Public Servants’, the programme, which was officially launched on Wednesday, July 3, at the store’s Waterloo Road location in St. Andrew is a show of appreciation to civil...

The Government has taken on board, a suggestion from the Opposition, to provide a clear legal definition of the term “strategic investments”. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies on Tuesday, July 2, as he closed the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. During his contribution to the 2013/2014 Budget Debate,...

Approximately 375 grade three students, who are performing below grade level, will receive critical assistance during the summer break through the annual ‘Camp Summer Plus’ programme. Three one-month camps will be held from July 8 to August 9, where the youngsters will benefit from a rigorous academic programme focused on mathematics and reading, and an array of enrichment activities to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has left the island for Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to attend the 34th meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government, from July 3 to 6. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who made the announcement, on Wednesday, July 3, at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing, said Mrs....

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is seeking to address the concerns surrounding the Noise Abatement Act, and entertainment zoning, by establishing designated areas, beginning with three parishes. Making the disclosure at a post-Sectoral Debate press briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, July 3, State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, explained that four zones (A-D) are being...