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Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Service, Senator Arthur Williams, said that the Prime Minister is expecting a report on the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) in two weeks. Minister Williams was responding to journalists at the Post Cabinet Press Briefing on November 23 at Jamaica House. Prime Minister Andrew Holness who is currently overseeing the JDIP project is awaiting...

Cabinet has given  approval for a contract valued at just over JM $39 million to  Jamaica Drip Irrigation Limited for the supply and installation of irrigation pumps, motors, pump manifolds, control centres and construction of pump houses for the Yallahs Irrigation System, Phase 1 in St. Thomas. Speaking at the November 23 post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister...

Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service and Information, Senator Arthur Williams, will head a   delegation to Singapore from November 28 -December 1, for a one week study tour   of Singapore’s Public Sector. Minister Williams will be accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Mrs. Patricia Sinclair McCalla, and the Project Management Specialist in...

The Jamaican economy grew by 0.5 per cent for the July to September 2011 quarter, driven by strong performances in agriculture, mining, and utilities. With the increase in economic activity, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have increased 1.4 per cent for the first nine months of 2011. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica PIOJ, Dr....

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Arthur Williams says Jamaica and the Caribbean region have lost another of  their great educators with the passing today of Professor Emeritus Dr. Aggrey Brown, former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education and former Director  of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), at the University of the West Indies . Professor Brown will be especially  remembered by the  region’s many successful...

Cabinet has given approval for five members to be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Air Jamaica (Legacy) Limited for three months. The appointments will take effect from November 14, 2011 to January 31, 2012. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Arthur Williams, made the disclosure at the November 23 post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said Mr...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a Tax Information Exchange Agreement between Jamaica and Macao, China. This agreement will strengthen administrative cooperation on taxes between both parties and improve the capacity to monitor taxpayers and the appropriate revenue owed to each jurisdiction. Briefing journalists at the November 23 post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator...

KINGSTON — Mining and quarrying saw the most growth of all sectors in the economy during the July to September quarter of 2011, with an increase of 7.5 per cent. This growth contributed to the economy growing by 0.5 per cent for the quarter under review. It is also projected that the economy will grow by between 1 per cent...

The Minister of Youth Sports and Culture, the Hon. Olivia Grange, has reacted with shock and sadness to news of the passing of the educator and scholar Professor Aggrey Brown. Minister Grange said Professor Brown "served his people well and had helped to shape Jamaica and the Caribbean region through the training and inspiration he provided to young aspiring journalists...

KINGSTON — Patients of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston were treated to toys, and given the opportunity to meet Caribbean Community (CARICOM) dignitaries, who paid them a visit Tuesday (November 22). The spouses of the Presidents and Governors-General participating in the 14th Annual Conference of Presidents and Governors-General of CARICOM, engaged in lively interaction with the children and...

KINGSTON — An Act to amend the Standards Act was tabled Tuesday (November 22) in the House of Representatives. The Bill, tabled by Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Dr. Christopher Tufton, seeks to impose more realistic penalties for offences under the Act. The proposed legislation also seeks to empower the minister to amend fines under the Act, by order...

KINGSTON — The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is developing a Primary Exit Examination (PEE), Professor of Research, Measurement and Evaluation at the University of the West Indies' (UWI) School of Education, Mona, Dr. Stafford Griffith, has disclosed. Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the UWI for dignitaries attending the 14th CARICOM Presidents and Governors-General Conference in Jamaica on Tuesday (November...