Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Studio Pietrangeli and Environmental and Engineering Managers Limited, to carry out pre-feasibility studies on six small scale hydro projects island-wide. The aim is to determine the viability of hydropower generation in the country, and is in keeping with the National Energy Policy. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea...

Cabinet has awarded a contract for US$7.2 million to undertake improvement work to the water supply systems serving the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, told a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on June 17 that the US$7,235,646 contract has been awarded to Deryck Gibson Limited. Included in...

Cabinet has approved amendments to the Customs Act and has instructed that drafting instructions be issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. The announcement was made by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, on June 17. Senator Falconer said that the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Cabinet has approved the revision of the National HIV Policy. “While the factors driving the disease largely remain the same, the HIV Policy 2005, was developed at a time when the epidemic was generalised. Current epidemiology data, however, indicates that pockets of concentration are among certain groups,” she said....

Cabinet has approved the issuing of drafting instructions for a Bill to make special provisions for the payment and collection of the conch levy payable under the Conch Export Levy Act. The new provisions will apply in respect of the 2015 conch season. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement at a post Cabinet...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has hailed the Socio-Economic Information Network’s (SECIN) role in providing data, which has guided the policy decisions of successive Governments over the past 35 years. She said as the Government focuses on the growth agenda, the quality of data will be a major determinant in the country’s ability to grow....

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is encouraging students to begin preparations now for the agency’s annual heritage contests. The competitions, which target primary and secondary level students across the island, will run from August to October 2015. The students have the chance to win attractive prizes including hotel stays, computers, book vouchers, and gift baskets. For the Heritage Essay Competition,...