The Governor-General's "I Believe" Initiative (IBI) is pulling out all the stops to encourage Jamaicans to believe in themselves. With the support of newly designated "I Believe" Ambassadors Yohan "The Beast" Blake, reggae superstar Patrick "Tony Rebel" Barrett and Love 101's popular broadcaster Nadine Blair, 'fixing what is wrong with Jamaica' by using 'what is right with Jamaica' is becoming...

The Senate has approved the Appropriations Bill, giving approval to the Government's estimated expenditure of $520.88 billion for the financial year 2013/2014. A budget of $520.88 billion was presented by the Government for 2013/14, with $370.5 billion earmarked for Recurrent (house-keeping) expenses and $150.38 billion for Capital (development) spending. In piloting the Bill in the Senate on Friday, May 10,...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the Ministry has completed preliminary technical work, aimed at effecting improvements to the main corridor linking Kingston with Port Antonio, in Portland. This, he says, forms part of road improvement works being planned for Portland and St. Thomas. Similar works are being contemplated for the corridor between Mandeville, Manchester...

Several statutes, which have not been adhered to over the years, will be put into force as the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry continues its drive to crack down on farm thieves. This includes a permit system for the slaughter of animals and stipulations as to when a person can carry out such activities. This was announced at a post-Sectoral Debate...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, has informed that work has already started under a programme, which will see Food for the Poor constructing and selling houses to the National Housing Trust (NHT). The collaborative project, which involves the Ministry, Food for the Poor, the NHT, and the Jamaica Emergency Employment Project (JEEP) Secretariat, will benefit low-income...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, has informed that work has already started under a programme, which will see Food for the Poor constructing and selling houses to the National Housing Trust (NHT). The collaborative project, which involves the Ministry, Food for the Poor, the NHT, and the Jamaica Emergency Employment Project (JEEP) Secretariat, will benefit low-income...

Cabinet has approved the construction of a US$200 million medical facility in St. James, as the Government looks to tap into the multi-billion dollar global health tourism industry. Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who made the announcement in an interview with JIS News, said that construction of the facility represents the first formal health tourism project for Jamaica. The...

The Jamaican Diaspora is expected to play a key role in the development of health tourism in the island. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said that discussions are far advanced with nationals abroad for the realization of health tourism projects in the island. Already, Cabinet has approved the construction of...

The Trelawny Parish Council has welcomed a number of development projects for the parish that are being funded by the Sugar Transformation Unit (STU) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The projects comprise road rehabilitation and construction/upgrading of community infrastructure, including a school and a clinic. Lead assigned representative of the Council to the STU, and Councillor for the...