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Sections of the Riverton Disposal Site being covered with soil transported from a nearby Quarry, on Monday (March 16).

KSAC Approves Motion to Pay $250,000 for Information on Riverton Fire

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), has passed a Motion to pay $250,000 to anyone who can aid in the arrest and conviction of the persons who recently set fire to the Riverton City Disposal site, in St. Andrew....

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), looks on as children of the infant department of the Rennock Lodge All-Age School in Kingston, break ground for construction of a $1million specialised playground during a ceremony at the site today (May 13). Others (from 3rd left) are: Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation Board Director, Tatsuya Ozono; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JPS, Kelly Tomblin; Mayor of Kingston, and Chairman of the school board, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Architect, Scheed Cole, who will design the playground.

$1 Million “Green” Playground for Rennock Lodge All-Age

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), listens as newly appointed International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, addresses journalists at Tuesday’s (May 12) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, where details of the country’s eighth IMF programme quarterly review, for January to March 2015, were announced.

IMF Appoints New Mission Chief for Jamaica

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), updating the media on Cabinet decisions, at today’s (May 13) Post Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime, in St. Andrew. Looking on is Director of Legal Reform in the Ministry of Justice, Maurice Bailey.

Harsher Penalties For Persons Who Harm Children

Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is joined by members of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) and residents of Farm Heights as they prepare to paint a section of the community centre to be used for the staging of parenting workshops. The Farm Heights project was one of six in which the group participated on May 13. The other projects were undertaken in Mount Salem, Granville, Canterbury, Glendevon and Salt Spring.

CSJP and IDB Engage in Oureach Activities in St. James

Extension Officer at the Banana Board, Henry Graham (right), accepts an application from Seven Rivers farmer, Karen Kellier (3rd right), for participation in the Banana Export Expansion Programme (BEEP) in St James, while other applicants wait their turn. Occasion was an investment forum held recently, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) offices in Montego Bay, where farmers and investors were provided with details about BEEP.

11 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Embark on $250 Million Banana Export Expansion Programme

The Government of Jamaica is pumping $250 million into a project aimed at revitalising banana production for the export market. The Banana Export Expansion Programme (BEEP), details of which were provided at an investment forum in Montego Bay recently, is targeted at new and existing farmers in the traditional banana-growing parishes of Portland, St. Mary and St. James. Funding is...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses the official opening of a library at the Savanna-la-Mar Infant School in Westmoreland on Friday (May 8). During his address, Minister Kellier said the Government is committed to ensuring that the sugar industry remains viable and sustainable.

11 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Viability of Sugar Industry – Kellier

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the sugar industry remains viable and sustainable, as it is the life blood of many rural communities in Jamaica. “Come 2017, the industry stands to be impacted by the removal of duty-free access to the European market. In spite of this, we remain confident that...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Roland Thwaites, addresses a ceremony to officially open the St. John’s Infant School Library in Darliston, Westmoreland on Friday, May 8.

11 years ago Education

Early Childhood Budget Increases

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Government continues to increase its investment in early childhood education, with the allocation to the sector increasing to 14 per cent this fiscal year. The Education Minister, who was opening a library at the St. John’s Infant School in Westmoreland on May 8, said the budgetary increase is in recognition of “how...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, and Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right) sign the contract for the renovation of the administrative building at the Linstead Hospital in the parish, today (May 12), in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke and Member of the Board of Directors for Black Brothers Incorporated Limited, Patrick Crawford.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Linstead Hospital to Be Renovated

In its continued thrust to improve health facilities across the island, the Ministry of Health has signed a contract valued at $21.6 million for the renovation of the administrative building at Linstead Hospital, in St. Catherine. The contract, which was signed today (May 12) with the firm, Black Brothers Incorporated Limited, will result in extensive refurbishing activities. For the initial...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, emphasies a point as he addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 12. Minister Paulwell said that all is in place to facilitate number portability in Jamaica on May 31.

11 years ago Technology

All in Place for Roll Out Of Number Portability

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said that all is in place to facilitate number portability in Jamaica on May 31. Minister Paulwell, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank on May 12, said all the required infrastructure is in place and there is agreement by all service providers to facilitate the platform. He informed that...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Down Town Kingston offices, today (May 12).

11 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Mayor of Kingston Commends Firefighters

Firefighters battling the blaze in parts of the Mavis Bank communities of St. Andrew, have received high praise for their efforts in containing the fires, and creating safety for the affected residents. The commendation came from Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, while addressing the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Down...

Director of Technical Assistance at Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project , Dianne Dormer, addresses a farmers seminar on Agrometeorology, held at the Savanna-la-Mar United Church Hall in Westmoreland, today (May 12). The seminar was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with support from the National Meteorological Service.

11 years ago Agriculture

Westmoreland Farmers Take Part in Agrometeorology Seminar

Several farmers from Westmoreland participated in an agrometeorology seminar, staged by the Ministry of Agriculture, at the Savanna-la-Mar United Church Hall in the parish, on May 12. The seminar, which was held under the banner of the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project, provided farmers with information on the effects of climate change and...