The dream of owning their own home is one of the most important life goals for many Jamaicans.  Helping Jamaicans realise that important home ownership dream is an important policy objective of government. The Sugar Barracks Relocation Programme is one of the ways in which the Government is doing so.  This initiative is also in alignment with the Government’s poverty...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says   November will be more active in terms of getting Jamaicans to appreciate the role of science and technology in the country’s development. Speaking at a proclamation ceremony to declare November Science and Technology Month, at King’s House, on October 26, the Minister informed that during the month, the Ministry...

Debate on the Local Governance Act 2015 commenced during Tuesday’s (October 27) sitting of the House of Representatives. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, who is piloting the Bill, said it is intended to create the framework within which local authorities will operate with greater scope and autonomy. “Additionally, it will provide new and clear standards of accountability...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries in the 2015 Heritage Month Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on November 7 to make their submissions. The eight-day extension, from the original deadline of October 31, is to allow more time for students, who have expressed an interest, to send in their entries. The...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that the Ministry is looking to improve the reporting functions of the Regional Health Authorities (RHA) in order to ensure the proper governance of the health sector. “As it is now, the RHAs report directly to the Minister that is how the law has it and so persons do not feel compelled...

Four hundred procurement practitioners across the public sector have been trained and certified as part of the Government’s thrust to streamline and transform the public procurement system. This was disclosed by Senior Procurement Analyst in the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Malisa McGhie, while addressing a recent JIS Think Tank. Of the total,...

Thirty special education centres are to be established in the 2015/16 academic year as the Government continues to put measures in place to provide for children with special needs. Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica Inclusive Education Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 29). He informed...