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Member of Parliament (MP) for South West St. Catherine, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington has noted that the Goldmine water supply system is now being upgraded and replacement lines are being laid between Blue Hole and Marlie Hill in that constituency. Explaining, he said, "Phase one of the Colbeck Heights/Red Ground/ Bartons...

Opposition Spokesman on Health and the Environment, Dr. Fenton Ferguson has said the Government must be commended for implementing the policy of Free Health Care. He argued that such a bold step must be highlighted and that health professionals be lauded for stepping up to the plate in making the policy a reality. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the public has been responding positively to the Government's call to pay their taxes. "We are getting tremendous response. This June compared with last June, we raked in $12 billion more compared with last year; 37 per cent higher than we collected last year. (During) the first quarter...

Culture is the way of life of a people. It is the storehouse of our traditions, aspirations, and values. It encompasses our belief systems, world views and forms of recreation and entertainment. Culture gives expression to a people's creative diversity and fosters tolerance, generosity of spirit, forgiveness, and respect for others. It is defined in many other ways by many...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, today (July 8), signed a convention with Spanish Ambassador, Jesus Silva, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. At the signing, held at the Finance Ministry's headquarters in Kingston, Mr. Shaw noted that the agreement was a very important and...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, will lead a delegation to Spain on a four-day visit. Members of the team, who leave the island tomorrow (July 9), include Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Karl Samuda; Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, and Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) President, Robert Gregory. The delegation is slated...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Karl Samuda, is urging the country's investment promotion agency, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), to place more emphasis and focus on the promotion of investments in sectors outside of tourism. This comes against the background of what he said are a significantly high percentage of investments being channeled into tourism, compared to other sectors such...

Four new classrooms are to be constructed at the Muschett High School in Trelawny by the Ministry of Education. This was announced by Education Minister, Andrew Holness, at the school's graduation ceremony on July 3. "Very soon this school will be off shift and it is the plan of the Ministry of Education to take off the 112 schools that...

Reforestation of the Upper Rio Bueno/White River (Ocho Rios) Watershed Area will be discussed at a two-day stakeholder meeting, to be hosted by the Ecosystems Management Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The forum will be held from July 8 to 9 at the Executive Shaw Park Guest House in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Public Education and...

The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda from 1-4 July 2008. The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. David J. H. Thompson; the Prime Minister of the...

Community Development Officer for the Social Development Commission's Spaldings cluster, Anece Denton, has urged residents of that division to become involved in the various community groups in the area, as they seek to empower themselves. Speaking at a Constituency Development Fund meeting in Spaldings recently, Ms. Denton outlined the important role played in the smooth operation of the governance mechanism,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, Minister of Information, Culture Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange, other Government representatives and scores of well-wishers welcomed Minister with responsibility for Mining and Telecommunications, Derrick Smith back to the island, upon his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) yesterday (July 6). Mr. Smith was returning to the island from the United States, where he...