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Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, is urging Jamaicans to "rise up and build," noting that the global recession is ripe with opportunities for investment. "Now is the time for people with ideas to get up and do something with those ideas. It is the time for us to see what we can buy as groups, as organisations, as...

Personnel from government ministries and agencies are currently undergoing training, which should lead to more results-based management within these entities. The Results-Based Management, Implementation and Performance Indicators course was launched Monday (July 20), at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston. The course is one of 11 to be delivered under the Priority Training Programme, aimed at facilitating...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will, on Thursday July 23, kick off a series of seminars, which will examine opportunities outside of the bauxite sector. Under the theme: 'Life After Bauxite', the sessions will look at agriculture/greenhouse technology; tissue culture; community tourism; and the knowledge-based industry. This Thursday's event, which will be held at...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says the lack of shelter cannot be tackled without looking at the relationship between poverty and the lack of housing. "If you cannot lift people out of poverty and you are providing them with housing they will never be able to honour their obligations in terms of meeting the costs of that housing. The...

Ministers of Housing and Urbanisation and other Government representatives from the region are participating in the 18th General Assembly of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanisation (MINURVI) in Latin America and the Caribbean which began yesterday (July 16) at the Rose Hall Resort and Country Club, Montego Bay, St. James. Activities are being carried out under the...

Assistant Representative at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Melissa McNeil-Barrett, has said that the media have a role to play in simplifying important issues so that ordinary citizens can understand them. "So often, we talk about the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the man in the street doesn't understand what...

Phase one of the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP), has ended, following five weeks of Orientation Sessions island wide, with approximately 1000 school leavers exhibiting interest to participate in the programme YEP, a social safety initiative announced by Prime Minister the Hon Bruce Golding in his 2009/10 Budget Presentation, is aimed at ensuring that 2009 school leavers of high schools and...

The Mona School of Business (MSB) will be hosting the Caribbean Business Renewal Conference on Friday (July 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Director, Professional Services Unit at MSB, Dr. William Lawrence, made the disclosure during an interview with JIS News on Monday (July 13). The conference will be held under the theme 'Providing Strategic and Sustainable Solutions...

Mr. Joseph Hibbert has tendered his resignation as Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works. Mr. Hibbert's resignation follows a meeting with Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding yesterday. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Hibbert said, "in view of the allegations of bribery of Jamaican Government officials made in the UK courts by the British firm...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, will address a meeting of the tripartite Labour Advisory Committee (LAC) on a number of issues at his Ministry on Wednesday (July 15). Mr. Charles will address issues such as strengthening the industrial relations process and recent legislative reforms. He will also report on his recent visit to the 98th session...

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was established to provide Members of Parliament with financial resources to execute approved sustainable social and economic programs within their constituencies. . Members of Parliament must have regular consultations with their constituents to identify and prioritise development issues. . A broad based Constituency Projects Oversight Committee (CPOC) chaired by the Member of Parliament must be...

The Government is expecting inflows totalling approximately US$400 million from the various multilateral organisations this year. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement as he addressed a function marking the merger of Barita Investments Limited and Barita Unit Trusts, yesterday (July 9) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St Andrew. He noted that...