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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked the National Parent Teachers Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) to spearhead a national programme to get more parents to understand that the educational progress of their children depends on their involvement. He said the society has been expecting teachers to do much more than should be required of them. He added that teachers should be...

A new dimension is being added to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), to identify and assist working age persons in beneficiary households. Making the announcement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 9), Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles said the new initiative, 'Step to Work', will enable persons to become more employable,...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is currently developing 11 small community based water supply schemes in five parishes across the island. "These include three in Portland at Bellevue, Norwich/Boundbrook and Bybrook/Skibo; three in St. Catherine at Church Pen, Harkers Hall and Mountain Pass; two in St. Mary at Scotts Hall and Hampstead; two in St. Thomas at Rowlandsfield and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has said that the access period for the US$2 million revolving loan, which was provided by Venezuela two years ago, will be extended in order to provide additional housing for victims of Hurricanes Dean and Ivan. The State Minister, in his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has said that the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have partnered to undertake several water projects under the Rural Water Programme. He emphasised that the aim is to move universal water access in rural Jamaica from the current level of 46 per cent to 75 per...

Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer has revealed that Jamaica is leading the Caribbean in the fight against AIDS, having reduced the prevalence rate of HIV in Jamaica to about 1.5 per cent, thereby reducing the number of persons in the country who die of AIDS. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the US$44.1 million Global Fund Agreement on...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that by the end of September this year, some $2.7 billion would be spent on a redundancy package for workers employed to the sugar industry. Mr. Golding made this disclosure at the 113th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), at the Denbigh show ground in Clarendon on Wednesday (July 9). He...

More than 90 certificates of title have been issued to persons in St. Ann and St. Mary under the Government's Land Settlement Programme. The titles were handed out on Wednesday (July 9) by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, at the Baptist Church Hall in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. "I want all the beneficiaries...

Opposition Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover, Dr. D.K Duncan has commended the Government for continuing previously established policies and building on existing programmes. He said this has served to address the major concern, of putting the Jamaican people first. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on Wednesday (July 9), Dr. Duncan said that the...

Several activities are being scheduled as Jamaicans in the Diaspora prepare to celebrate the nation's 46th anniversary of independence throughout the state of Florida. Nearly 400,000 nationals and friends throughout South Florida tri-county region will join in several activities marking the celebration. Planned events will include a number of cultural presentations such as church services, galas, and concerts. Minister of...

Transparency and accountability was high on the list of priorities, as the second in a series of public fora to discuss the issue of campaign financing for Jamaican political parties, took place at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Montego Bay, St. James yesterday (July 10). Being staged by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) in collaboration with the German organization,...

A management consultancy contract was signed yesterday (July 10) to develop and construct a new 300,000 square feet Municipal Complex in Portmore, St. Catherine. The building will be situated on lands across from the Portmore Mall behind Captain's Bakery. Signing on behalf of the Portmore Municipal Council were Mayor of Portmore, Keith Hinds and Chief Administrative Manager, David Parkes while...