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Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Beverley Hall Taylor has said that plans are in place to develop a national disaster plan for infirmaries and homes for senior citizens across the island. According to Mrs. Hall Taylor, it is critical that persons who work in these institutions are able to respond quickly in cases of emergency....

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, is calling on the church community to strengthen the partnership with the Education sector, by donating lands for the construction of more schools. "We want to continue the relationship; we want to broaden the partnership to bring in other church institutions. We have already started where the church will provide us with the land, and we...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has directed the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR), to carry out a detailed analysis of the costs and charges being imposed for electricity, supplied by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo). He has also mandated the OUR, to put together a detailed analysis of the oil purchases done by Petrojam, specifically for the JPSco, covering the...

Jamaica and UNESCO signed what was dubbed the Kingston Declaration arising out a two-day International Congress on Sport for Peace Development which concluded in Kingston today. The document was signed by the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, in her capacity as president of the Congress, and Mr. Wataru Iwamoto, representative of UNESCO, which sponsored...

Over the past year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, under the charge of Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has focussed on implementing strategies to positively impact the country, with regard to trade, while ensuring sustainable relations within the region and the wider society. These include cementing the specifications, as they relate to the Economic Partnership Agreement...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, opened the lines of communication with Jamaicans in a way that has never been done before, with the launch of a one-hour radio call-in programme, Jamaica House Live, on January 30. So popular is the programme, that it has been extended to one and a half hours. The programme is part of the Government's thrust to...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, is urging pedestrians to be street smart, as they traverse the island's roadways. This appeal formed part of the Minister's message, delivered by Executive Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Paul Clemetson, at the launch of Scotia Bank's newly re-branded Street Smart, Street Safe Road Safety Programme, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), is seeking certification and registration for three of Jamaica's best known products under the Geographical Indications (GIs) Protection System, to assist with branding for enhanced global marketing, and to help Jamaica fight counterfeiting of its GIs. The products are: Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaica Rum, and Jamaica Jerk Seasoning. The disclosure was made by...

Track and fielder Dexter Angelo Lee, was on Thursday (September 11), presented with a citation by the St. James Parish Council, for his outstanding performance in the 100 metre race at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July. The presentation was made by the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair Jnr., during the regular meeting...

Since assuming office on September 11 last year, Prime Minister, Bruce Golding and other CARIFORUM leaders initialed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), on December 31, 2007, heralding a new trade agreement between Europe and the region. Mr. Golding pointed out that the EPA provides access to a market of 490 million people with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and per capita...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, on Friday (September 12), presented a cheque valued at $47 million, to representatives of the St. Joseph's Hospital in Kingston, as the first payment for the purchase of the facility. The acquisition of the hospital, will allow the Ministry to enhance its service offerings to the growing population, and to facilitate the relocation...

The Ministry of Transport and Works, under Minister Michael Henry, has been upgrading and repairing the road network, building bridges and started plans to re-introduce the railway system, since the new Government was sworn into office in September last year. To that end, in October Cabinet approved $300 million, to effect repairs, to several roads, gullies and drains, that were...