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The St. Ann Parish Disaster Committee is holding a series of public education meetings across the parish. The meetings are being held in collaboration with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), and are aimed at heightening residents' awareness of disaster preparedness. The second in the series was at the Parry Town playing field, Ocho Rios, where residents were eager to participate...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining Marcia Forbes, has said that she fully expects the National Energy Policy to be completed by the end of June, 2009. The Permanent Secretary made the statement at last week's opening of the Green Expo 2009 at the National Arena in Kingston. "We are working assiduously on the National Energy Policy...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed satisfaction with the work of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). He described it as "hugely successful" and congratulated the management and staff as they celebrated at the NSWMA Recognising Excellence and Staff Awards Function on June 5, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston. Mr. Golding said, "I am impressed by...

The Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon-Webley, announced that a multi agency guide for the management of the nation's eight landfills was now completed and available for the Prime Minister and Cabinet to review. She announced this during the NSWMA Recognising Excellence and Staff Awards Function on June 5 in Kingston. Mrs Gordon-Webley told...

The Government, through various units within the Cabinet Office, is implementing and executing programmes geared at improving customer service delivery among public sector entities. One such initiative is the Citizens Charter Programme, an adaptation of the British Government's model, where agencies that show exemplary service excellence are awarded a charter mark. Principal Director for the Customer Service Programme at the...

The European Commission (EC) has approved just over $217 million (Euros 1.9 million) for disbursement to assist the Government with the budgetary impact and infrastructure repairs resulting from Tropical Storm Gustav in 2008. Another $230m (Euros 2 million) is to be allocated to projects designed to alleviate the suffering caused by the storm and its aftermath. Gustav caused 15 deaths...

In a release issued on Thursday (June 4), the headline should have read: 'Inaugural Early Childhood Expo on July 7', and not June 7, as we reported. The first paragraph should have read, 'The inaugural Early Childhood Development Expo 2009, which will feature innovations in early childhood education and development, will be held on Tuesday (July 7) at the Jamaica...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called on members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) to help root out criminality and corruption from the police force. Addressing the 25th annual Joint Conference of the Special Constabulary Force Association at the Jamaica Grande Hotel in St. Ann this morning (June 4), Mr. Golding said there is a need for...

Nine students from the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, will gain valuable work experience through a partnership between the university and the Government of Jamaica. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today (June 3) at Jamaica House between the UWI and the Cabinet Office for the Public Sector Management Internship Programme. The students...

In a bid to further improve its disaster management capabilities, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has embarked on a project focussing on the management of natural hazards in coastal towns and cities. According to Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson, the three major areas being targeted are: Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland; Black River, St. Elizabeth, and Ocho Rios,...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has said that the agency will be maintaining focus on the problem of informal settlements, during the current hurricane season. He said that this is an issue that ODPEM has been working to assist in resolving for some time, having undertaken the relocation of displaced informal...

Former Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Elinor Sherlock, has been appointed Chief of State Protocol at the Office of the Prime Minister. Her current mission is to co-ordinate all areas of protocol in the Government service for State, Ceremonial, and Official Visits. She will advise on matters of State Protocol to the Governor-General, Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Ministry of...