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Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, on (Oct. 29) led a team of ministers and government officials on a tour of water projects being undertaken in St. Catherine, as part of a major improvement programme, which will benefit residents in the parish and Kingston and St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is being assisted by workman, Jermaine Robinson to...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has called a special meeting of the country's emergency relief agencies for Monday morning (November 1) at 9:00 a.m., amidst forecasts that hurricane Tomas could become a category three hurricane by the time it reaches Jamaica , if it stays on its projected track. The meeting will be held at Jamaica House after which...

State Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Hon. Robert Montague has informed that a solar/wind energy system will be installed at the Falmouth infirmary, in Trelawny, to reduce operating cost. "The tender is out to acquire that system and based on this experiment, we will be able to roll out this technology in other infirmaries," he told the House...

State Minister for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that sustainable partnerships with local and international stakeholders have been established to strengthen disaster mitigation and emergency response in the island. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mr. Montague cited collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to underwrite...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) is inviting more nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence. Director of Youth Policy and Programme at the NCYD, Roberta Brown Ellis, informed that 41 nominations have been submitted so far but there is need for more in the areas of leadership, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sports. She said that NCYD is...

State Minister for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that sustainable partnerships with local and international stakeholders have been established to strengthen disaster mitigation and emergency response in the island. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mr. Montague cited collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to underwrite...

To heighten the skill levels of those employed in infirmaries, formal training programmes have been delivered to staff members, Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Hon. Robert Montague has informed. "We have collaborated with the HEART Trust and the Ministry of Health in certifying some of our employees as Psychiatric Nursing Aides and to give them basic...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, wants special care taken to ensure that children do not play in unclean or stagnant water as cholera, which has now caused nearly 300 deaths in neighbouring Haiti, is essentially a water-borne disease. Mr. Golding issued the caution in a statement to the House of Representatives, Tuesday (October 26), on the current cholera outbreak...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding this afternoon launched the Tax Incentive Programme (TIP) through which private, public sector agencies and individuals will be offered incentives to participate in the restoration and revitalization of the old capital, Spanish Town. The programme will be managed by the Urban Development Corporation which will act as agents on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and...

The new deadline for the submission of nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award is Sunday, October 31. This is the third time that the deadline has been extended by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD). Speaking with JIS News, Youth Information Specialist, NCYD, Rochelle Brooks said there is need for more applications in the categories of agriculture, sports...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that farmers must be on the cutting edge to remain viable in a market driven largely by quality and competition from others players. Delivering the main address at the official opening of the Hounslow Research Centre and Demonstration Plot, St. Elizabeth on Saturday, October 24, Mr. Golding stressed that all aspects of...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has commended the country's athletes for continuing to keep Jamaica on the map, even during times when the country faces major challenges in various areas. "We owe them a great deal... we owe them far more than we are able to deliver. We have to recognise the work that is done by the athletes...