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The Government has implemented a pilot Development Assistance Centre (DAC) within the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to improve the turnaround time for building applications. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the current development application approval process has been criticised as being inefficient, in terms of the time taken to process applications....

The Government is sticking to its commitment not to turn back Haitians landing on Jamaican shores, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake, but has emphasised that the country cannot afford to keep them here for extended periods. Addressing a press conference today (March 25), regarding the arrival of Haitians on the island on March 23, Minister without Portfolio...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz has made an appeal for funds raised by various private entities to be put towards the Haitian Relief Fund, in order to provide further financial assistance in processing the Haitian refugees who arrived in the island earlier this week. Mr. Vaz told a press briefing this morning at Jamaica House that the Haitian...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has assured that measures are in place to properly process Haitian refugees who land in the island. A total of 62 Haitians arrived in Manchioneal and Fairy Hill, in Portland, in boats, on March 23, and were processed by...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz says Jamaica is to start wrapping up relief efforts in Haiti and the contingent is to be out of the country by March 19. This will allow a transitional period of two weeks for the group to leave and other CARICOM countries to continue the relief support. He said the decision for the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz told Parliament yesterday (Feb 24) that the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) is implementing a waste management programme which will address the practice of illegal dumping in the Kingston Harbour. He said the initiative is being implemented in four phases:The Preliminary Review of existing information on the Kingston Harbour.The assessment of Private...

Arrangements have been made to accommodate all persons who wish to attend the official funeral of the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor the Hon. Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford, to be held at the University Chapel, Mona campus in Kingston on Tuesday, February 16, starting at 10:00 a.m. In an interview with JIS News...

A Condolence Book for the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex Nettleford O.M., will be opened at the Jamaican High Commission, in London, on Tuesday, February 16. Professor Nettleford, who also founded the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), died on February 2 at the George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C., in the...

An exhibition celebrating the life and works of the late Professor the Hon. Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford was mounted at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, Thursday (February 11). The exhibition featured an eclectic collection of Professor Nettleford's memorabilia and a multimedia exhibition narrating his life. The exhibits covered several aspects of his career as a dancer, author and educator....

Ten-year-old Ashley Wedderburn was so moved by a prayer for Haitian earthquake victims she heard at her Donnington Primary School, she suggested to her Principal that everyone should contribute to the relief of the victims. A week after the deadly earthquake, the St. Mary school donated 5 cases of water to the Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) Haitian Relief Support efforts....

In story with headline: 'GOV'T TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO LEAVE THE PUBLIC SECTOR', which was sent out on Tuesday (Jan. 19), it was incorrectly reported that the government was looking at a special credit window at Dehring Bunting and Golding (DBG) to assist persons, who transition out of the public sector. The correct entity is in fact the Development Bank...

A comprehensive budget is being worked on and a plan is being developed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force in conjunction with the Ministry of National Security to deal with any influx of Haitians to Jamaican shores. Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz was responding to journalists today (Jan 20) at the weekly Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House...