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Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, has announced that the Government will be divesting the Font Hill property in St. Elizabeth to facilitate development. Minister Robertson spoke with JIS News while touring a section of the 3,000-acre property in Crawford, in the parish on Friday (April 23), accompanied by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Member of Parliament...

The Government has put a stop on all scrap metal trade effective April 28, with the exception of manufacturers who generate their own material, and do not buy from other sources. "This must be upon submission of evidence to the Customs department to verify," Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda stated today (April 26), as he made...

More than 95 residents of St. Thomas were yesterday (April 21) presented with certificates of title to formalise their ownership of properties. The move was facilitated under the Government's Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), which seeks to regularise land ownership across the island. At the presentation of the documents at the Yallahs Seventh Day Adventist Church, Minister of Energy...

Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, has called for swift and decisive action to contain infringements by scrap metal seekers which, he said, were having a severe negative impact on the construction sector. Mr. Henry, in adding his voice to concerns raised by his counterpart, Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, regarding the impact of scrap metal pilfering on sugar...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that while the upgrading of the Petrojam refinery is proving costly, it is critical to improving the country's capacity to meet domestic requirements for refined petroleum products. Mr. Golding, who was making his contribution to the 2010/11 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives Tuesday (April 20), said that the "capital costs"...

Opposition Spokesperson on Energy, Information and Communication Technologies, Mr. Phillip Paulwell, is urging the Government to begin negotiations with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to fast track the process of liberalising the electrical grid. "This will provide greater meaning and benefit to the public and complete the process of .liberalisation of generation," Mr. Paulwell said in his contribution to the...

Opposition Spokesperson on Energy, Information and Communication Technology, Mr. Phillip Paulwell, has urged the Government to finalise a policy for the micro and small business enterprises. "It is our hope that the policy is indeed progressive and that it recognises the importance of these sectors. It must address all issues, including access to a range of financial services, the legal...

Wind turbines, which will be installed under a multi-million dollar expansion programme at the Wigton Windfarm in Manchester, are being offloaded at Port Esquivel, in St. Catherine. The wind turbines arrived aboard the ship, BBC Mississippi, on Sunday, April 4. Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, was on hand to witness the arrival. Minister of Energy and Mining,...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), through its Consumer and Public Affairs Division, is currently engaged in a project to develop Quality of Service standards for the telecommunications sector. This disclosure was made by Director of Consumer and Public Affairs at the OUR, Mr. Michael Bryce, at the first in a series of quarterly media briefings, held at the Knutsford...

Work to establish the Central Treasury Management System (CTMS) is advanced, with the appointment of a coordinator and the setting up of a working committee to get the system operational by December 2010. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw as he opened the 2010/11 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives today...

A new computer laboratory was opened at the Christiana Moravian Primary School, in Manchester, on March 31. It has been named in honour of the late past student and Jamalco engineer, Mr. Kirk Rattray. The laboratory contains some 28 computers, and construction was made possible through the Ministry of Education, donations from the Rattray family, and other persons. At the...

A project aimed at developing a technologically driven and modern agricultural sector has been allocated $66.3 million for the 2010/11 financial year. This is outlined in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. As stated under the Improving Jamaica's Agricultural Productivity Project, the objectives are to increase productivity and sustain production and marketing of...