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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...

Approximately 100 residents of Broadleaf, and surrounding communities in Manchester, benefited from a health fair hosted by Jamalco at the Broadleaf Primary School, recently. The fair, organised by Community Relations Officer, Mr. Errol Davy, in collaboration with Jamalco's Medical Department, saw residents being offered health checks, vision screening and counselling. The team reported that diabetes, hypertension and increased cholesterol levels...

Several activities, including seminars, forums and exhibitions will be staged islandwide on March 15, in observance of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), under the theme: 'Our Money, Our Rights'. Highlighting the events at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Ms. Dolsie Allen, said that the annual observance provided the opportunity to...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, will lead Jamaica's delegation to the 21st inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Roseau, Dominica from March 11-12. The delegation leaves the island tomorrow (March 10) for Dominica. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ken Baugh and other top government...

Government Senator, Mrs. Hyacinth Bennett, has called for the establishment of a meaningful and effective system of monitoring and reporting on the well-being of children in all state residential facilities, and that reports be made to Parliament on a timely basis. Senator Bennett made the call in a private member's motion, which was approved in the Senate on March 5....

Members of the St. Catherine community have been urged to put their differences aside as they worked towards the progress and development of their parish. The call was made by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, at a Visioning Symposium, held at the Twickenham Park Open Bible Church...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, is to be transferred and assigned as Director General to the Local Government Division in the Office of the Prime Minister. In the interim, the Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Miss Dianne McIntosh has been appointed to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte on her selection as a 'Young Global Leader (YGL)' by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. The honour, bestowed each year by the international group, recognises the most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the new Rio Cobre Flood Warning System should be in place by March 31. Making the announcement at Wednesday's (March 3) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz explained that, based on Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang's report to Cabinet, the Rio...

Recognizing that gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all, this year's observance of International Women's Day, March 8, under the theme - Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All, is a call to action to renew efforts to ensure full realization of the landmark...