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As the Sectoral Debate for the 2008/2009 Parliamentary year enters its fifth week on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ken Baugh will make his presentation. Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy, Mining & Telecommunications, Mr. Laurie Broderick will also make his presentation while Opposition Members of Parliament...

Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), regional policymakers, representatives of the academic community, the private sector and financial institutions, as well as members of the Diaspora will meet in New York City later this month for the New York Conference on the Caribbean. The New York Conference on the Caribbean under the theme `A 20/20 Vision...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that the government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have discussed and agreed on a number of new areas of activity through which the Bank will provide critical and technical assistance to Jamaica that will help the country weather the many challenges it now faces. Mr. Golding was speaking this afternoon (...

Cabinet has given approval for a Bill to amend the Broadcasting and Radio Re-diffusion Act to be tabled in Parliament to expand the categories of broadcast licences which can be granted to eight. The new licenses will include island wide and limited area commercial sound broadcasting licences as well as island wide and limited area commercial television broadcasting licences. Other...

Thirty-five of the nation's distinguished educators are to be recognized by Prime Minister Bruce Golding for their outstanding contribution to education. The educators will be presented with the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, at a ceremony scheduled for the National Arena on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony was originally scheduled for the...

The Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association (JGRA) launched its National Road Safety Campaign, yesterday (June 4), under the theme: 'Buckle Up Front and Back.' The campaign, which was launched at Eddie's Esso Tiger Mart on Constant Spring Road in Kingston, is geared towards creating greater awareness of road safety, marks the start of National Road Safety Month, which is being observed...

Minister of Health and the Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has made an appeal to parents to ensure that their children are adequately vaccinated. Speaking at a post-Sectoral press briefing yesterday (June 4) at the Ministry's downtown Kingston offices, Mr. Spencer noted that the law governing immunization would be used, if necessary, to prosecute persons who prevent children from being vaccinated. "If...

The Ministry of Education, intends to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of National Security, to deal with behavioural problems in schools. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday (June 4), Minister of Education, Andrew Holness pointed out that the MoU would seek to address issues such as...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) of the Ministry of National Security will host a public forum on Friday, June 6, as part of efforts to obtain suggestions and concerns from citizens about the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its auxiliaries. The disclosure was made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PCOA, Richard Black during an interview with the...

Cabinet has approved the implementation of a National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). The Commission will be established with the support of the Ministry of Education to spearhead the implementation of the National Parenting Policy, currently being developed through the Early Childhood Commission. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House, yesterday (June 4), Permanent Secretary in the Information...

The Ministry of Water and Housing has entered into a contract with the University of Technology (UTech), for the preparation of a National Housing Policy. "This revolutionary arrangement sees the coming together of a consortium of some of the brightest minds from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica; a mix of policy...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding says that he is seeking the assistance of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in preparing Jamaica to make its contribution to a special high level meeting involving several key international figures. The meeting is slated for New York in September, to discuss the prevailing global food and fuel crisis.This comes against the background of what...