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One month after the launch of the toll free line for persons with disabilities, the Executive Director for the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Ransford Wright, has reported minimal usage of the telephone line. "Since the inception of the 1-888-ENABLED toll free line, we here, at the Council, have not seen any marked improvement in the delivery of...

The Government remained committed during the past year, to improving the physical conditions under which police officers carry out their duties. Since the Bruce Golding administration took office in September of last year, a number of police stations have undergone major infrastructural improvements, while new ones have also been built. In November, a new police station was opened in Sligoville,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has informed that there are several project proposals that will directly impact the Central Kingston Constituency, under the Kingston Development Project, that is to be undertaken by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). He said it is proposed to establish, in the Parade Gardens area, a cultural village under the theme 'Out of Many, One People', to...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, informed the House of Representatives yesterday (Sep.16), that the first tranche, ($480 million) of the funding from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), was paid on July 26. "All Members of Parliament had an allocation of $8 million in the first tranche and all constituencies had projects approved," he said. Mr. Golding, who was speaking in the...

Government this morning received a total of J$21 million towards its Gustav relief Fund. The presentations were made at Jamaica House by Digicel and RBTT Bank, to Prime Minister, Bruce Golding. Digicel presented some $16 million to the Gustav Fund, an additional $2 million to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management-ODPEM and $2-million to Mustard Seed Communities, which...

During the past year, efforts have been ramped up to advance the Local Government Reform process, with the charge being led by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for this portfolio, Robert Montague. One of his first duties was a meeting on September 18, 2007, with the staff of the former Ministry, to...

Efforts by the Government, aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and output by the nation's farmers, met upon challenges resulting from spiralling hikes in the cost of fertiliser on the global market, which influenced movement in local prices. In January, the administration, only four months into its first term in office, was forced to implement measures to cushion the impact of...

United States Anti-Trust expert and Corporate Attorney, Joseph Krauss, has called on Jamaica to be a leader in working towards regional and global convergence, as the country considers adopting merger review laws. The call came as he delivered the 9th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture on Wednesday (September 10), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. "Countries standing on the cusp...

Minister of State for Project Implementation and Service Delivery in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, says land and home ownership give every individual an enormous sense of pride and accomplishment and so are regarded as almost sacrosanct among most Jamaican families. He is of the view that every Jamaican deserves to own a piece of the proverbial...

Cabinet has given approval for the creation of a Court Services Agency, in keeping with a commitment given by the Government in its election manifesto, as well as based on the recommendation of the Justice Reform Taskforce. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, who made the announcement this afternoon (Sept. 16), at a welcome reception for new and returning students at the...

The Olympic Homecoming Celebration Fund, a partnership between the Government and the private sector, to help underwrite the cost of a week-long celebration to welcome home Jamaica's Olympic Team, was launched this morning at Jamaica House. The Fund has been established through the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and will be co-ordinated by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), working...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has informed of plans to further develop the sports industry, and called on the private sector to support this move. "Some of the big plans for the industry, here in Jamaica, include: the Caymanas Estate mega-sport development facility, to be undertaken by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC); a Sport-knowledge Park and...