The Government, through the Ministry of Youth and Culture, and the various child care and protection agencies, is undertaking a number of initiatives and programmes aimed at improving the welfare of the nation’s children. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, outlined a number of these actions at Wednesday’s (July 17) Jamaica House press briefing, as she responded to...

Cabinet has approved contracts worth $468.8 million and US$295,147 to Fluid System Engineering Limited, to provide consulting engineering services for the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project, Category B works. The project includes: the Rio Cobre pipeline replacement from Content to Ferry; supply and installation of 20,000 Solid State Domestic Water meters and 3,000 Mechanical Class C large water meters; repairs...

Cabinet has approved a special benefit Order, to facilitate the allocation of serviced lots in the Creighton Hall Housing Development in St. Thomas to specified beneficiaries. Making the announcement on July 17 at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said five lots will go to the disabled; three to staff of the National...

The Board of Supervision (BOS), an agency of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, has boosted its disaster preparedness plans, aimed at improving the care and protection of the nation’s homeless for the hurricane season. Homelessness Co-ordinator at the BOS, Damion Campbell, tells JIS News that the increased effort forms part of the Government’s thrust in securing the...

Seventy nine Jamaicans will be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica, at an awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday, July 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, will deliver the main address and present medals and certificates to the recipients at the event, which...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Sport, the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the young Jamaican team on its “exceptional performance” at the recently concluded 8th IAAF World Youth Championships, held in Ukraine. The team created history by finishing on top of the medal table with eight medals -- 6 gold medals and two bronze. Welcoming the athletes who returned...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) intends to ramp up the Public Education Programme in the High Schools, and commence the sensitisation programmes at the Primary School level. She also noted that this would be done for the Programme for Athlete Support Personnel, to include coaches, trainers, teachers, parents and members of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Monday morning, July 15, met with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Mr. Jose DaSilva who is on a visit to the island. The meeting reviewed FAO's Programme of Cooperation with Jamaica and technical assistance to help combat the beet army worm affecting vegetable farmers, particularly in...

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller is urging more women to increase their participation and assertiveness in the economic development of their countries. She issued the call in an address read by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, at the Supporting Economic Empowerment and Development in...