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Status update on Damage to the Sector The 2008 School year should have started on September 1 however due to the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav we decided to facilitate the recovery process in the education sector; as a result we will officially begin the school year on September 3rd. I must offer my deepest sympathy to those who have...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has informed that work is being carried out to restore access to the 13 communities in St. Thomas, Portland, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine, that remain marooned because of landslides and breakaways. "Work continues to restore access. Where roads are blocked by landslides, these are being cleared. In instances where road sections have collapsed rendering the...

Estimates of the cost to repair the damage to roads, infrastructure, public buildings, especially schools and health facilities, water and sewage systems, and to provide assistance to persons, whose houses have been damaged or destroyed by Tropical Storm Gustav, should be completed within a week. "The cost is expected to be significant and will pose challenges for the budgetary framework....

The Regional Conference on the Media and the Caribbean Justice System, was officially launched today (September 3), by Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, at the Hilton Hotel in Kingston. "I welcome the opportunity to participate in this workshop.because I recognise its value and the importance of educating the public about justice and the law," Minister Lightbourne...

St. Ann Parish Disaster Coordinator, Alvin Clarke, is appealing to residents who were severely affected by Tropical Storm Gustav, to co-operate with the various assessment teams, as they carry out their work to ensure a speedy response to welfare needs. "Remember that we are not going to be able to give you back all that you have lost but we...

Thousands of concert fans who attended the 2008 staging of Irie Jamboree in Queens, New York, on Sunday, August 31, used the occasion to show their appreciation for the record-breaking performance of Jamaican and Caribbean athletes at the just concluded 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China. Billed in part as a 'salute to our Caribbean athletes', the massive crowd, estimated at...

The House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 2), approved a resolution endorsing the decision of the Government, to affix its signature to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which was negotiated between CARIFORUM states and the European Union (EU). Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, during his contribution to the debate, stated that with the EPA, CARIFORUM countries have regained the market that they...

Fifteen additional teachers have been recruited from Cuba, to teach in the nation's schools, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Co-operation Programme. The teachers underwent a two-day orientation exercise, which was held at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston, from August 26 to 27. The exercise was coordinated by the school operations arm of the Educational Services Division, in the Ministry of...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh and High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Jamaica, His Excellency, Mohinder Grover, today (Sept. 3), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston, to set up an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Jamaica. The MoU, which falls under...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has announced that a task force has been established to define a 'no building' boundary, beyond which no construction is to be allowed along the Hope River in St. Andrew. The Prime Minister, who made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 2), said the task force will institute measures to...

"Jamaica House Live", the monthly call in radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be aired tonight, Wednesday (Sept. 3) at 8:30pm. The programme which is aired on the last Wednesday in each month allows Jamaicans at home and abroad, to call and speak with the Prime Minister on any issue or concern that they might have. The...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), is now busy, pulling together the elements that will be incorporated into the gigantic celebration, planned to honour Jamaica's athletes for their record-breaking performance, at the just concluded Games of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China. Before returning from Beijing, where she gave solid support to Jamaica's...