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KINGSTON — Outgoing Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon Webley, is expressing appreciation to the workers, without whom, she says, the work of the agency would not have been successful. She stated that several measures have been introduced since she assumed office in 2007, which have contributed to the excellent performance of the staff....

MONTEGO BAY — The issue of safety on the country’s roads for pedestrians, commuters and drivers has been of grave concern over the last few years, especially in light of the growing number of road fatalities. Statistics show that there were over 300 road fatalities across the island in 2009 and 2010, which has led to a national drive to...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness has taken temporary control of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) with a view to reviewing and improving the operating, accounting, reporting and general management structures of the project. The services of an independent consulting firm are being procured to provide oversight, and quality assurance to determine value for money. The Independent Consultant will...

KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwin Hales, says the procurement process for consulting services for the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), is well advanced.  "We are in an advanced stage in the procurement of the oversight consultant that the former Prime Minister (Hon. Bruce Golding) had promised the nation, when he reported on...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture (MYSC), the Hon Olivia "Babsy" Grange, says that the special report of the Auditor General’s Department on management weaknesses at the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS), is an outcome of efforts by her ministry to deal with the issues. “I made a statement recently that I had ‘inherited a mess’ when I came...

MONTEGO BAY — Herbert Morrison Technical High School's Upper Sixth Form student, 18-year-old Shenniel James, is the new Junior Mayor for Montego Bay. She won the prestigious award Wednesday (November 16), at the St. James Junior Council Competition at the Montego Bay Civic Centre. Emerging with the highest percentage score from a line-up of 17 contestants, Miss James received the...

KINGSTON — Local authorities have organised a number of activities to mark Local Government Month in November, which are aimed at enhancing public participation in the process of local governance. Project Manager for Local Government Reform in the Ministry of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government (HEWLOG) Clive Edwards, said the month of activities, under the theme: 'Your Partner in...

KINGSTON — Some 36 trainees at the HEART Trust/NTA's National Tool and Engineering Institute on November 16 received trophies and certificates for outstanding work. The presentations, which were made during the Institute's annual Open Day and Trainee Awards ceremony held at its Ashenheim Road campus in Kingston, were for performance in the skill areas of air conditioning and refrigeration; computer...

KINGSTON — The HEART Trust/NTA and the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) on November 17 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the exchange of expertise for the development of students. The document, which was signed during a ceremony held at the HEART/NTA's Oxford Road office in Kingston, will also provide a framework for a train-the-trainers programme, staff and...

KINGSTON — The St. Catherine Parish Council is continuing its public education programme in the parish, to highlight the roles and functions of the organisation, as part of its activities for Local Government Month. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on November 15, Secretary/Manager of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Christopher Powell, said the Council is made up of 40...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Transport and Works says that issues raised in the Auditor General's (AG) Special Report on the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), could have been clarified if the final version had been submitted to the accounting officer, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwin Hales, for response. Dr. Hales told a press conference at the Ministry, on Thursday (November...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, has apologised for the confusion over the institutional strengthening component of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), under which the NWA’s corporate offices was refurbished. Mr. Wong, who said he also made an apology to the Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, was responding to one of...