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Prime Minister Bruce Golding says that the Government does not have the funds to increase the public sector wage bill beyond the current level. "This is simple arithmetic we are talking about. The Government does not have any money to increase the public sector wage bill beyond where it is now. We have strained, we have squeezed, we have stretched...

A sum of $100 million has been provided for the Port Antonio Water Sewerage and Draining Project, in Portland in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to rehabilitate and expand the water supply and distribution systems in Port Antonio; improve the existing drainage system; and introduce a new central waste water collection...

Work will continue this fiscal year to rehabilitate and restore major roadways, which have been extensively damaged by hurricanes and flood rains. This will be done under the Emergency Assistance for Hurricanes Project, for which a provision of $85 million has been made in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which got underway...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has announced the following changes to the Cabinet: Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson Minister of National Security Hon. James Robertson, M.P. Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. Olivia Grange, M.P. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Daryl Vaz M.P.Minister without Portfolio (Office of the Prime Minister) The subjects of Information and Telecommunications...

High-level representatives of governments, employers' and workers' organizations of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean have come up with an action plan to address the social and labour consequences of the global financial crisis in the region. The action plan, presented under nine guiding principles, was put forward at the conclusion of the two-day International Labour Organization (ILO) Tripartite Caribbean Conference...

The weather was uncharacteristically sunny for early spring in Brussels, but it was the perfect backdrop for an amazing triumph by Jamaica especially, and fashion from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, in general, as the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Fashion Show rocked the Palais de Beaux Arts, on April 2. Before a large audience of diplomats, Government Ministers...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has said that the financial recession that has been affecting the country, could be over soon. "There are signs that the recession may be coming to an end sooner than most analysts had expected, even up to a month ago," Mr. Golding said, as he responded to questions posed by Member of Parliament, Dr. Peter Phillips,...

The Hanover Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, is training and certifying citizens as Fire Wardens, who will help in fighting fires in their communities. The move comes against an increase in fires in the parish since the beginning of the year, and a shortage of resources and manpower to effectively contain outbreaks, especially in the hilly communities. Under the...

Newly re-elected Member of Parliament for West Portland, Daryl Vaz, was sworn in today (April 1), to serve a second stint as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, during a brief ceremony at King's House. Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

Eighty nine persons from inner-city communities across Kingston and St Andrew today (March 30) graduated from a parenting programme organised by the Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). At the ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in St Andrew, the participants received certificates for completing training in first aid, nutrition, dispute...

Miss Manchester High, Gabrielle Wildes, has lauded competitive events, which she says help to mould young people into becoming better leaders. Gabrielle, who was crowned yesterday (March 28) at the institution's 2009 beauty pageant, told JIS News that she was delighted and grateful to her friends and family for their support. "Competitions like this one helps us to be patient,...

Minister of Mining and Telecommunications Derrick Smith, says he will be pushing for the expansion of the e-Learning Project to include primary schools. Currently the project is being implemented across the island at the secondary level and at teachers colleges and special schools, but Minister Smith says he thinks it would be better served if the project is extended to...