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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...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has said that there are plans in place to improve the educational capacity, as well as the literacy rate in Western St. Mary. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House on June 24, Mr. Montague pointed to literacy...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding this afternoon (June 27), signed a Heads of Agreement with the Brazilian firm, Infinity Bio-Energy (IBE), for the divestment of the Government's assets in the sugar industry, paving the way for full divestment on September 30. Under the agreement, the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) will still be managing the Government's assets at the six sugar...

The Osmond Watson painting, "De Lawd is My Shepherd", considered to be a Jamaican masterpiece, has been restored in Spain and was today handed back to the Honourable Olivia "Babsy' Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) to resume its place in the National Gallery of Jamaica. Making the presentation to Minister Grange at ceremony at the National...

Minister of Energy with oversight for Mining and Telecommunications Clive Mullings has informed that the Government is in the process of revising legislations governing safety and health at the workplace. As such an Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) will establish new standards to which all economic sectors must adhere. Speaking at the National Minerals Industry Safety Awards, on Wednesday...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night (June 25) endorsed a massive downtown Kingston redevelopment project which will be undertaken by the Urban Development Corporation in collaboration with the Kingston Restoration Company and the Kingston City Centre Improvement Company. The Prime Minister in his address at the presentation of the redevelopment and urban renewal project at the Jamaica Conference Centre described...

Young persons in North West Clarendon have been urged to make use of available land in the area, to address the global food crisis and to provide an income for themselves. This call has come from Alvin Murray, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) representative, at a Constituency Development Fund (CDF) meeting in Spaldings, recently. "The way forward is to get...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) will stage the first in a series of workshops aimed at developing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) in South Trelawny in July, Member of Parliament, Marissa Dalrymple-Phillibert has announced. Making her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on Wednesday (June 25), Mrs. Dalrymple-Phillibert said discussions to this end were held...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that with oil prices reaching astronomical levels and predicted to go even higher, inflation and economic growth in many developing countries would be impacted negatively. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25, the Deputy Prime Minister said that Jamaica's...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has applauded Jamaicans overseas who remain motivated to contribute to the development of the country. "I am very satisfied that the Diaspora is a very important and powerful resource for Jamaica, with great potential for technical help and financial assistance to Jamaica in terms of investment...

The Government is giving further financial assistance to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), to bring the total contribution from the state to the JFF to One Hundred and Fifty Million dollars as Jamaica prepares for the World Cup in South Africa Finals in 2010. The announcement came today (June 26) from Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture Youth...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will address the opening session of the 29th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to be held from July 1-4, in Antigua and Barbuda. The four day conference of CARICOM Heads will be chaired by Prime Minister, Winston Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda and will focus on...