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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes, is optimistic that progress can be made with the social partnership discussions, to carry Jamaica through the challenges it currently faces, consequent on the impact of the global recession. Speaking at the Institute's quarterly media briefing, held at the offices on Oxford Road in Kingston on May 18,...

Microsoft Corporation will be providing Jamaica with the software called the Child Abducting Tracking System - CATS, which is used by major police forces worldwide to help track missing children. This was disclosed by Minister of State who has responsibility for the Department of Local Government in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Bobby Montague. The software valued at...

On Wednesday, May 20, the Cabinet Office will reveal the names of State agencies which the public says gave them best service between 2008 and 2009. The competition, hosted by the Public Sector Modernisation Unit (PSMP) of the Cabinet Office is based on customer surveys, telephone testimonials and direct voting on the JIS website. It is a demonstration of Government's...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that monuments to great men are necessary to inspire future generations. He was speaking at the function to dedicate and unveil the monument to former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer at the National Heroes Park today, May 18. Constructed and mounted by Incomparable Enterprises, the monument, "Towering High", is designed by architect Paul...

Several community development projects are slated to be undertaken in North West Manchester this financial year through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). These include the refurbishing of the Evergreen Community Centre; road improvement work in Huntley and Somerset Heights; rehabilitation of the Greenvale Basic School and support for a juice extraction factory in Huntley. In addition, $4 million will be...

The St. Ann department of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is working assiduously to minimise the outbreak of fires in the parish, according to officer in charge, Louiston Gooden. "During the month of April, the Fire Brigade responded to 121 calls, of which 108 were genuine fire calls," Mr. Gooden told JIS News. "We have also responded to four false...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding will kick off the first in a series town hall meetings, aimed at enhancing dialogue and interaction between the Government and the citizenry at the local level, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. The Prime Minister, who will be accompanied by several members of the Cabinet,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will head a team of government officials who will be going to Mandeville on Tuesday, May 19, for the first in a series of town hall meetings designed to encourage direct dialogue between government and members of the public. The Mandeville Town Hall meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm at the Golf View Hotel, 5

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) will host a three-day environmental exposition at the National Arena Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7. Dubbed "Green Expo 2009: Let's Take Good Care of Jamaica", the event returns after a four-year hiatus for its sixth annual staging. It is to be held during National Environmental Awareness Week, and will focus on...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles has said that the Government is concerned about the industrial relations climate and will be putting measures in place to prevent any form of disruption. "We have soundings from our oversight committees that there could be possible disruptions from various areas in the economy and the country as a result of...

A total of 1,241 projects were approved for funding in the financial year 2008/09, under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Director of the CDF Programme Management Unit, Moveta Munroe, tells JIS News that from the total allocation of $2.4 billion, 58 per cent of the amount was spent on physical infrastructure, including road repairs, water systems, community centres, and the...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon Webley, stating that solid waste is "big business", has informed that the agency will be implementing projects from which it hopes to make money to meet its operating costs, while benefitting the country at the same time. These include a waste to energy project in partnership with another...