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The Government is to spend $219 million more on text books this year largely as a result of the addition of new titles. This additional amount represents an increase of 26 per cent over what was spent last year.The announcement was made by Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Salomie Evering. "This year we are spending approximately...

A massive relocation exercise is being planned by the St. Catherine Parish Council, for all commercial activity taking place at the Old Harbour Bay Fishing Village. This as the Council plans to reclaim the beach for the exclusive use of the area's fisher folk. Notice of the impending relocation came to light at a recent JIS town meeting, which was...

Cabinet has approved the award of contracts, valued at just over $1billion, to five book stores for the supply and distribution of secondary textbooks, and primary work and textbooks to institutions across the island. Minister of Transport and Works, and Chairman of Cabinet's Infrastructure Committee, Michael Henry, told journalists at Wednesday's (August 20) post-Cabinet briefing at Jamaica House, that five...

Cabinet has approved several contracts, amounting to over $1billion, for construction works at the Twickenham Park Housing Development in St. Catherine, the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, as well as the Caribbean Maritime Institute, the Norman Manley International Airport, and Queen's Warehouse in Kingston. Minister of Transport and Works, and Chairman of Cabinet's Infrastructure Committee, Michael Henry,...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has lauded the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica's (AMCHAM) 'Grants Pen' concept, which brings together businesses and police stations in one location. Speaking at AMCHAM's Speaker's Forum Luncheon at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on Tuesday (Aug. 19), Senator MacMillan, noted that this innovation, led to the construction of a number of...

Plans are being made by the Ministry of Transport and Works, to relocate the administrative offices of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, from Twickenham Park in St. Catherine, to premises at Lyndhurst Road, in Kingston, which served as a bus depot. Responding to questions, portfolio Minister with responsibility for the state-run bus company, Michael Henry, told journalists at Wednesday's post-Cabinet...

Come next month, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will commence work to expand the generating capacity of the Wigton Windfarm in Manchester. The US$49.9-million project will add a further 18 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity to the existing 20.7 MW, to an overall capacity to 38.7 MW. The plan includes the addition of nine, 2-megawatt wind turbine generators from...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness has said that the Ministry of Education is endorsing the position that teachers have a right to search students to ensure that they are not carrying weapons. "We are going to be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the police where the police will be assisting you in searching your school and your students. It cannot...

The historic staging of the annual general meeting of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisation (IFRRO), in Jamaica from October 28-31, 2008 was officially launched today (Aug. 21). Secretary General of the IFRRO Olav Stokkmo, who addressed a press briefing held at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce today (Aug. 21), explained that the annual general meeting will...

Sports Minister Olivia Grange, has expressed satisfaction with the Jamaican football team's result from tonight's Semi-Final World Cup Qualifier against Canada. The Reggae Boyz rallied to secure a 1-1 draw and in the process, gained a valuable point. Minister Grange, who is in Beijing, China, for the Olympic Games, said the result sat nicely with Jamaica's other sporting achievements, including...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has emphasised that a community approach must be taken, to efficiently plan for disasters and effectively manage them. "I am urging the Regional Co-ordinators to get a listing of key personnel in every community, as these persons are critical in their communities,...

National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Tamika Benjamin, is issuing a strong appeal to parents of poor performing mathematics students, to support the 63 specialists who will be deployed in October. Mrs. Benjamin made the appeal during a recent interview with JIS News. "I want to say to parents that we will always meet challenges; our children will be exposed to things we...