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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has allotted over $60 million towards the funding of several programmes designed to create employment for individuals within the agricultural sector. The programmes, which target approximately 1,000 persons, form part of the Ministry’s contribution to the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Principal Director, Field Services and Operations,...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to submit entries for the Jamaica Gospel Song, the Children's Gospel Song, and the National Festival of the Performing Arts Competitions. Deadline for the 2013 Jamaica Gospel and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), will close on Friday, November 30, 2012, while entries for the National Festival of the Performing...

The police are reporting that major crimes in the parish of St. Elizabeth have continued to trend downwards since the start of the year, in comparison to the similar period last year. “Overall, there has been a reduction of 2 per cent in major crimes. We have had reduction in murders, and reduction in break-ins. This year we have 160...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) will demonstrate joined-up government in action at the Civil Service Expo on Tuesday at Emancipation Park.  The Expo is under the theme:  Civil servants in action: celebrating Jamaica. The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD); the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA), the Jamaica Anti Doping Commission (JADCo) and the National Identification Systems project (NIDS) -...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has, again, called on CARICOM's leaders to “put their collective minds together” and recommit to the process of regional integration. "It is…in our interest to note that a common voice from CARICOM will have a greater chance of gaining recognition in international fora, than the voice of any individual country," she stated....

Holders of licenced firearms are being urged to renew their licences or permits as they become due, or face being charged for having an illegal weapon in their possession. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, issued the warning as he officially opened the Firearm Licencing Authority’s (FLA) Montego Bay Regional Office on Thursday (Nov. 15) at Bogue City Centre....

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says effective April 1, 2013, overall management of public sector finances will be undertaken through the newly instituted Central Treasury Management System (CTMS). The CTMS is a critical component of the Government’s Economic Reform Programme (GERP), which will be used to effect the management of: cash; Government's bank accounts; financial planning...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has accepted a proposal that will see the Alexandria Community Hospital, in St. Ann, resuming full operation as a Primary Care Centre of Excellence. The proposal calls for a public/private sector partnership with the non-profit group, Mind, Body and Soul Health Ministry (MBS), which is headed by United States based Jamaican national, Dr....

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is, undoubtedly, synonymous with the growth and development of Jamaica’s infrastructure. An agency of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the UDC has been one of the primary public sector entities, whose inputs have been pivotal in shaping and transforming Jamaica’s landscape, for more than 44 years. Established in 1968, the UDC has played...

One of the champions for the restoration of the Ward Theatre, the late chairperson of the Ward Theatre Foundation, Ruby Martin, was remembered at a benefit concert held on November 18 at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, on East Street, downtown Kingston. The concert, organised by the Foundation and titled, ‘Remembering Ruby Martin’, was staged on the date that...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has called on countries to continue educating persons about Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and to share resources and experiences, so that all can benefit from its implementation and utilization. Like Our Facebook Page and Follow Us On Twitter Addressing representatives from the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and Africa, at...

Parliamentary debates on several pieces of legislation related to tax and pension reforms, are expected to either commence or continue in the House of Representatives next week. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the announcement while addressing  the weekly luncheon of the Kingston Rotary Club at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on November 15,...