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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says Cabinet has approved a policy that should further boost Jamaica’s primary health care system. Speaking at a Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS)-sponsored power breakfast at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on June 16, Dr. Ferguson said the policy’s development is consistent with the administration’s focus on the continued...

Good quality customer service is vital for Jamaica’s growth and development, especially in this time of economic challenges. This view was expressed by Communication Consultant, Fabian Brown, while speaking on a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Issues and Answers programme. Discussions focused on the Public Sector Customer Service Competition and the link between good customer service and Jamaica’s economic development....

Cabinet has approved the award of a three-year security service contract to King Alarm Limited, for the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s Heroes’ Circle and Shalimar Avenue locations. The $76.1 million contract will cover two years, while the third year of the agreement is being negotiated. Meanwhile, Cabinet has also approved the award of a contract to Sharecon Construction Limited...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says that Cabinet has received an update on the visit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission to Jamaica. The team, which arrived in the island on Tuesday, February 5, is in Jamaica for further talks towards concluding a new agreement with the Government. The team, which departs on...

Cabinet has approved $30 million for the trucking of water to drought-affected areas of the country. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the announcement during Tuesday’s (Jan. 22) sitting of the House of Representatives, where he addressed measures to alleviate drought conditions currently affecting the island. He said the Ministry will be partnering with...

The three day Special Meeting of the Cabinet got underway at 11 o'clock this morning at Jamaica House. In attendance is the full complement of Cabinet Ministers along with several Technical Advisors as well as the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica and the Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica. Among the matters before this Special Meeting are...

Minister of Energy and Mining, James Robertson has proposed to Cabinet that the Jamaica National Energy Policy 2009-2030 be tabled in Parliament as a White Paper to facilitate its timely implementation. Minister of Information, Daryl Vaz told this week's Post Cabinet Press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston that the Energy Minister had presented Cabinet with a Submission in connection...

Cabinet on Monday (Nov. 17), approved the draft Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan and Medium Term Socio-Economic Framework (MTF) 2009-2012. This follows the March 2007 Cabinet directive, that the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), prepare a long-term development plan, which by 2030, would advance the country's strategic objectives to achieve developed country status. Based on a comprehensive vision and...

A draft integrated plan for Vision 2030, is expected to be ready for Cabinet submission by the end of July, Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr. Wesley Hughes has disclosed to JIS News. He informed that the document would then be taken to Parliament for further consultation and refinement. Vision 2030 is a strategic, long term...

The long awaited proposed draft of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of Jamaica is expected to head to Cabinet next month. The process, which commenced in 1998, has been spearheaded by the Industrial Safety Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Speaking to JIS News Robert Chung, Deputy Director of Occupational Safety and Health at the Ministry...

Effective Wednesday, March 31, the Metropolitan Transport Holdings Limited (MMTH) will cease to operate and its commercial functions will be incorporated within other public sector entities. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman made the disclosure on Monday (March 29) at the weekly post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. Outlining the reason for the winding-up of the government entity, Senator Whiteman...