More

Jamaica and its CARIFORUM partners are set to benefit from one of the most comprehensive and complex trade agreements that the region has ever undertaken. This opportunity is being presented in the form of the soon to be signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), between the European Union and CARIFORUM countries. Currently, the region is preparing not only to open its...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that the Government will be moving with urgency to source cheaper drugs, for the benefit and relief of those experiencing great hardships in acquiring them. Mr. Golding pointed out that the high cost of research for the production of newer and more effective drugs, has resulted in the present high cost of the commodity...

A sum of $55 million has been allocated to fund improvement works on the Roselle main road and the twin fords at 11 Miles, Bull Bay in Western St. Thomas. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with special responsibility for Development, James Robertson told JIS News that the drawings are in place and tenders should be...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that continued co-operation in areas of security and justice with the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom would be a major focus at the bilateral level. "The British Government is working closely with us in areas of law enforcement and intelligence gathering. With the United States, we...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that Jamaica has been fortunate to enjoy bipartisan support for its foreign policy and would continue to be guided by certain fundamental principles. These include sovereignty and the equality of states; non-interference in the affairs of the state; and respect for international law, Dr....

An independent Committee is to be established to address concerns brought forward by parents regarding the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has announced. Speaking in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 26), he emphasized that the committee would not review the marking of papers, but would focus solely on ranking, placement and awards of scholarships....

The old Goodyear tyre factory in Eastern St. Thomas could be occupied by year end by e-Services Group International (e-SGI), which has expressed interest in the facility with a view to occupying it. This could see a significant creation of jobs in the parish as well as improvements in infrastructure, and additional career opportunity for young persons. This was disclosed...

Residents of St. Ann now have easier access to the National Health Fund's (NHF) customer care services with the recent establishment of a help desk at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital. The help desk will seek to bring service to persons in the North East and North central sections of the island. The unit, which has increased the number of...

The CARICOM Single Market can only work effectively, if there is effective coordination of the region's macro-economic policies to create a single economy. In making this statement during the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 25), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh said the Single Economy process, which...

Against the background of ongoing global food shortages, plans are being made to increase yam production in South Trelawny, Member of Parliament for South Trelawny, Marissa Dalrymple-Phillibert has announced. Making her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 25), Mrs. Dalrymple-Phillibert said that in addition to significantly addressing the food crisis, increased yam...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has proposed the setting up of a $50 million Indigent Housing Fund. Making his contribution in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 24, Mr. Montague said that indigent housing was a vexed issue, not social housing, which...

State Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Montague, has said that work is slated to begin in the next two weeks to have piped water in some areas of Western St. Mary that are now without the resource. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives...