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Cabinet has approved the sale of the property previously owned by the defunct Ariguanabo Company of Jamaica Limited in St. Catherine, to New Era Homes 2000 Limited, by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) at a gross sale price of $163.8 million. The property, which was divided into two lots - 5A and 5B - comprised 430 acres of land,...

Cabinet has approved the establishment of a legal framework for the Office of Custos Rotulorum, including increasing their annual stipend to $300,000. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon Daryl Vaz In making the announcement, Minister with responsibility for Information, the Hon Daryl Vaz, pointed out that the nation's 14 Custodes are integral to ceremonial civic activities, and they also serve...

The Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) is looking to EXPO Jamaica 2010 to help to reinvigorate the manufacturing and export sectors amid a decline in external demand for Jamaican goods. The expo, to be held at the National Arena in Kingston, from June 17 to 20, will bring together Jamaican manufacturers and international buyers. Speaking at the launch on March 16...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would now focus its efforts on reconstruction in Haiti, as the situation is gradually transitioning from emergency response to long term reconstruction. He further noted that details of this and the functional areas in which CARICOM's efforts will be concentrated are still being worked out with Haiti's...

Outgoing Commissioner of Corrections, Mrs. June Spence Jarrett, is to take up a post within the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). "I can confirm that the Public Services Commission has indicated (her) transfer to the OPM. I have not been informed...yet, whether that has actually reached to us formally and where in the OPM she will be located," Minister...

Under the direction of the Office of The Prime Minister's (OPM) Department of Local Government, the Clarendon leg of the series of Parish Visioning Symposiums was held on Tuesday (March 9) at the Versalles Hotel, May Pen, Clarendon. With 50 agencies from various sectors in the parish participating, the symposium was held under the theme, 'Creating the Parish Vision, Community...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding welcomed the return of Ladies Pro Golf Association (LPGA) to Jamaica as a boost to the country's image as a sports destination. Mr. Golding was speaking at the Jamaica launch of the LPGA-sanctioned Mojo 6 Raceway Golf tournament on March 14 at the Caymanas Country Clubhouse in St Catherine. Called the "sprint of golf", the raceway-style...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed that the report of the Commission of Enquiry into the Armadale tragedy be referred to the Public Service Commission, to determine what action should be taken against those public servants found negligent. The report had found negligence on the part of administrators of the Ministry of National Security, members of the Department of Correctional...

Former Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Special Representative to Haiti, Most Hon. PJ Patterson, has said that the devastation caused by the Haiti earthquake provides the opportunity for the full integration of the country into the Caribbean Community drawing on the best of its history and culture. He noted that while Haiti had not yet subscribed to the Caribbean...

Minister with responsibility for Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, has informed Parliament that the government is addressing the issue of development in environmentally sensitive areas. Minister Vaz was responding in Parliament on Tuesday, March 9, to a Private Members' Motion by Dr Donald Rhodd requesting that government conduct a study of the impact of recurrent natural disasters on the Eastern Parishes...

Minister with responsibility for Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, said that the Office of the Prime Minister is finalising amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act regulations that will make local authorities more effective in removing unapproved buildings and closing unauthorized businesses. Mr Vaz was giving his support to a Private Members Motion in Parliament earlier this week which sought...

Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) Country Team in Jamaica, Mr. Minh Pham, has proposed that the Government begin making special allocations in the national budget to deal with women's issues. Mr. Pham made the recommendation at a discussion forum put on by the UN Country Team and the Bureau of Women's Affairs on March 8, at the Jamaica...