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Come month end, fishermen should begin accessing the $50 million retooling loan facility announced by Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate on April 16. The loan scheme, funded by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), is being made available at an interest rate of 7.8 per cent. It targets fishermen with small to...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has encouraged athletes to continue to maintain a sustained and high level of performance in their respective sporting fields. "Constantly work to hone your skills in your chosen sport and maintain high standards of physical fitness," she urged, noting that sports served as a source of unity and upliftment for the...

Minister of State with Civic Responsibility in the Office of the Prime Minister, Shahine Robinson, has said that the Contractor General has given the assurance that all the money spent under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will come under intense scrutiny. "We do not intend to administer this programme under the modus operandi of the previous programme. We are committed...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Jevene Bent, has called for unity among the country's policing bodies. "The confrontation, which sometimes occurs between 'red seam' and 'blue seam' police must stop now," DCP Bent stated as she addressed the 24th annual conference of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) yesterday (June 11) at the Runaway Bay HEART Hotel. "Whether we are...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government had a good discussion with the Opposition during talks at Vale Royal today (June 11) and that much of the meeting centred on crime. Mr. Golding was speaking this afternoon following the talks which started shortly after 10:00 a.m. and ended at approximately 2:30 p.m. He said there was total unanimity on both...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Project Implementation and Service, Daryl Vaz, this afternoon (June 11) signed a $25 Million contract for Phase One of the upgrading of Reach Falls in Portland, The signing took place at Jamaica House. Mr. Vaz applauded the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for their efforts at spearheading the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has signed a Ministerial Order prohibiting the export of scrap metal until further notice. The Minister, in a statement to the House of Representatives yesterday (June 10), said that this action had become necessary as a result of "illegal activities that now pose a major threat to the economic development of the...

Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has urged the Government to put laws in place to enhance the investigative capabilities of the security force. "Some of this legislation had already been drafted. These include: a Port Security Act that would facilitate the more effective setting and enforcement of security standards for all ports, whether public or private and...

Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has recommended the establishment of a corps of Community Safety Officers, who would work in tandem with the police. "These would be civilians appropriately vetted and of the required integrity, but who would be able to augment the resources of the police and assist in tasks such as patrolling communities along with...

Community Relations Officer in the Ministry of Education, Charmaine Gooden-Monteith, has said that the education transformation process will ensure greater equity within the education sector, increased use of technologies, and full attendance to Grade 11. Mrs. Gooden-Monteith, who was delivering the keynote address, at the opening of a computer laboratory at the Harmons All-Age School in Manchester recently, said that...

Delegate of the Maryland House of Assembly, Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, has lauded the Jamaica Association of Maryland for 20 years of outstanding service to the American state. Addressing the Association's 20th anniversary banquet and awards ceremony at the Best West Hotel in Baltimore recently, Mrs. Pulliam said, "your organization has contributed immensely and has projected your country in such a way...

A community meeting, organized by the Spalding Police to discuss traffic management in the town centre, will be held tomorrow (June 12), at the Spalding Primary School, Clarendon. Taxi owners and operators, leaders of community organizations, school principals, street vendors and business owners in Spalding are expected to attend the meeting, which begins at 7:00 p.m. Superintendent of Police in...