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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the task to successfully complete the obligations under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a national undertaking, which will require “all hands on deck”. “If we are to create this new environment, it is not a task that can be accomplished simply by Government operating on its own. It...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says that the new National Sport Policy, currently before Parliament, paves the way for sports in Jamaica to become more of a business. Mrs. Neita Headley was addressing day-two of the Business of Sport International conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, May 2, where she spoke...

Schools across the island will observe Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 7. The day forms part of activities by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to celebrate Education Week from May 5 to 11 under the theme: ‘Advancing the Nation’s Human Capital Through Education’. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who read the proclamation during a...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the National Debt Exchange (NDX) is estimated to have reduced annual interest payments by $17 billion for the seven-year period from 2013/14 through to 2019/20. The Minister was closing the Budget Debate on Wednesday, May 1, in the House of Representatives under the theme: ‘A New Direction For Hope...

The High Commission, in London, is to commemorate the life of the Hon. Mary Seacole, OM, by hosting a Panel Discussion on May 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Scheduled to be held on the eve of the anniversary of Mary Seacole’s death on May 14, 1881, the event will also see the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal officially...

Business leaders in western Jamaica have responded positively to a special call by the Government to take advantage of business opportunities that may arise at the upcoming Diaspora Conference. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said business entities in St. James and surrounding parishes, have been invited to take up booths that...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government is moving to widen dental care to rural areas and to the most vulnerable in the society, and is also ensuring that the sector receives significant upgrading, in order to protect the safety of the public. Delivering the opening address at the 49th Annual Convention of the Jamaica Dental Association...

The first tranche of US$207 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to be deposited into the Jamaican account May 3. Confirmation came from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who addressed a post budget news conference on May 3, at Jamaica House, where she reiterated that US$90 million will be provided for budgetary support.  This...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is calling for effective partnerships by all stakeholders, in addressing the issues affecting the nation’s children. “The state of our nation’s children demands that it’s all hands on deck... There is no simple solution. There is no one individual or organization that is the repository of all the answers,” she said. “There must be a...

As the Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the local authorities, are putting measures in place to ensure that the country is ready for any of the 18 systems, which have so far been forecasted. Acting Director General of the ODPEM, Richard Thompson, said the measures include ongoing interventions in a number...

Jamaicans are being urged to plan ahead for the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is expected to see the Caribbean facing at least one major hurricane. Acting Director of the National Meteorological Service, Jeffrey Spooner, said this is based on projections of Colorado State University, which has, for the first time over a long period, indicated that the Caribbean is...

The administration has authorised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to publish all the documentation related to the just approved US$958 million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the disclosure in Gordon House on Wednesday, May 1, as he closed the 2013/14 Budget Debate, said that this is in order...