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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, yesterday (July 9) announced that an additional 38,000 persons who were previously not accepted on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), would now be qualified and included in the pogramme. This has resulted from a modification in the selection process or the Beneficiary Identification System (BIS), in June, to...

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastern Westmoreland, Luther Buchanan has informed that land has been identified in the Belmont/Whitehouse area for the construction of a cemetery. "It is a fact that in the parish of Westmoreland, Whitehouse has the second highest number of persons and with that knowledge of an increase in the demand for burial space in the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding leaves the island on Saturday. July 12, for Maracaibo, Venezuela, to attend the Fifth extraordinary PETROCARIBE summit of Heads of State and Government. The summit, which is scheduled for Sunday July 13, will discuss and evaluate commitments and agreements signed at the fourth Petrocaribe summit held in Cuba in December 2007. The meeting will also discuss...

Among a number of contracts approved by the Cabinet at its sitting this week is one for the Hunts Town/Wellington Water Supply (pipe laying works) to Bacchus Engineering Works in the sum of J$17,231,500.00. The districts of Hunts Town and Wellington in St. Mary have been "experiencing less than moderate population growth because of the unavailability of a reliable supply...

The Cabinet at its meeting this week approved the addition of Mr. Adrian Foreman of A.B. Holdings to the membership of the Board of Directors of the Land Development and Utilization Commission (LDUC). The other eight members of the LDUC who had already been appointed are:1. The Honourable Pat Rousseau O.J. Chairman2. Ms. Joy Douglas3. Mr. Peter Knight4. Mr. Anthony...

Mr. President, members of this honourable Senate, I wish to use this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the opportunity afforded me by the appointment to this Honorable Senate by the Prime Minister and Chief Servant, Hon. Orrett Bruce Golding. Mr. President, I deemed it an honored and a privileged position as less than 300 persons since attaining universal...

The re-configured Planning and Development Division in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is to work more closely with core development agencies. These include the Urban Development Corporation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, the Natural Environment and Planning Agency, the HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaica Trade and Invest, the Scientific Research Council, the Office of Utilities...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has informed that several water projects have been developed for the parishes of Clarendon and Portland. These include systems at Brandon Hill, James Hill, Peace River, Pennant Wood/Rosehall, Birds Hill/Chateau/Palmers Cross, and Christiana/Spaldings in Clarendon; and Fruitful Vale, Shirley Castle and Buff Bay/Windsor Castle in Portland. Making his...

President of the Principals Association of Jamaica, Michael Stewart is lauding the Government's Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), noting that there has been incremental academic and attendance improvement by student beneficiaries. He told JIS News that the improvement was, to a certain extent, a direct result of the government's 22.6 per cent increase in the funds allocated...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has said that activities in the informal sector have contributed to the "slipping and sliding" of the economy and the negative consequences on the lives of Jamaicans. Noting that the informal sector is now 40 per cent of the entire economy, he described informal operators as people hustling to make a...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson has said that the Government, and the nation, must remain committed to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and make every effort to reduce the economic gap. Mr. Robertson, who was making his presentation in the 2008/9 Sectoral Debate in the House, today (July 9), noted that the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has said that the Ministry has designed 'Starter Home Units', as a means of providing affordable housing for low income families. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (July 8), Mr. Warmington informed that the homes are detached stand-alone 270 square...