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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, will chair a Cabinet sub-committee, which has been appointed to make recommendations in respect of persons to be conferred with national honours and awards, this year. Speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that the Treasury bill interest rates are now at a 28-year low, a positive effect of the Jamaica Debt Exchange Programme on the economy. Mr. Golding highlighted this during his address at the opening ceremony of Expo Jamaica at the National Arena yesterday (June 17). "Treasury bill rates are now under 10%....The last time we...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has applauded teachers of schools in West Kingston for their continued commitment and service to the nation's children, particularly during "this critical game-changing period of the country's history". The Prime Minister, who visited schools in the area yesterday (June 17), said he recognized that the events of the last couple of weeks had impacted the...

Restoration work on Coronation Market in downtown Kingston is scheduled to commence on Monday, June 21, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications, and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has disclosed. A portion of the market, situated in the heart of the commercial downtown Kingston district, was torched during the violent upsurge in sections of West Kingston in May. Speaking at...

A team of technicians from Brazil's Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) will be in Jamaica, June 21 to 22, to discuss Vision 2030, Jamaica's National Development Plan, with representatives of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Lead Consultant and Economic Specialist in the Plan Development Unit at the PIOJ, Richard Lumsden, said that the visit will enable the IPEA...

Special Representative of CARICOM Heads on Haiti, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has stressed the support of the entire Caribbean for Haiti, as the reconstruction and recovery efforts continue there. Haiti is on the agenda for discussion at the 31st meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government to be held in Montego Bay, July 4 to 7. Mr. Patterson was...

Residents of Jacks River, in St. Mary, are now enjoying a smooth ride, following the $23 million rehabilitation of the Bogagee road in the community. Work on the 2.3 kilometres of road was funded through the Government's Road Rehabilitation Programme, and implemented by the National Works Agency and the St. Mary Parish Council. The scope of work included asphalting of...

The fire safety public education programme implemented by the Trelawny Fire Brigade is achieving success in terms of reducing the incidence of fires in the parish, especially household fires. Acting Deputy Superintendent Wethesean Lamont, in an operational report presented at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council on Thursday (June 10), said that the division responded to 31 genuine...

More than 16,000 volunteers are trained and available to respond in the aftermath of a hurricane disaster. Prime Minister Bruce Golding received this briefing during a recent meeting of the multi agency National Disaster Committee which he chairs. Mr. Golding was informed that more Jamaicans have put themselves forward as volunteers following the Haiti earthquake of five months ago. This...

The Westmoreland Parish Disaster Committee is carrying out inspection of emergency shelters to ensure that all 66 facilities are up and ready in the event of hurricane or other disaster. Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for Westmoreland, Rev. Hilma Tate, told JIS News yesterday (June 10) that 55 shelters have been inspected so far, and more than 40 of them have been...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has welcomed a proposal by the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) to increase their role in the social recovery and transformation of marginalized communities across the country. Representatives of the PMI met with the Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dwight Nelson recently at Jamaica House, where they outlined their plans to extend their approach...

Professor Gladstone Hutchinson has been appointed the new Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Speaking at the weekly Post Cabinet press briefing, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said Dr. Hutchinson's appointment will take effect on July 5. Professor Hutchinson is an economist, who is currently Dean of Studies at the...