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The Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM) has received US$30,000 from the UN Global Environment Facility Fund to promote tourism in the Portland Bight area, which encompasses most of plains of South Clarendon, and Hellshire in St. Catherine. Since 1999 the National Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) created the zone as a Protected Area, and in 2004 it delegated management of...

Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer, has called for an alliance between the health sector and other sectors of the society, pointing out that the issue of healthcare is not the exclusive domain of health professionals. "The health sector must forge and maintain strategic alliances with other sectors such as agriculture, tourism, environment and customs and immigration, to protect the health...

"This is just the beginning of great things to come," Minister of Information, Culture Youth and Sports said of Usain Bolt's spectacular world record run of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York at the Icahn Stadium yesterday. I know that they (the athletes) will grow from strength to strength and do great things in Beijing" Minister...

During the fiscal year 2008/09, infrastructural improvements will be undertaken at the Scientific Research Council (SRC). These include the refurbishing of the microbiology laboratory and other facilities of the Product Research and Development building and the Marketech offices, and safety systems (fire escapes). In addition, the security systems and information and communications technology (ICT) facilities of the SRC will be...

Jamaican author, Beverley East, will do a reading and signing of her well-received novel 'Reaper of Souls' in Florida next Wednesday (June 4). The event, slated for the Broward Community College in Pembroke Pines, is under the patronage of the Jamaica Consulate General in Miami in conjunction with the Broward Library Divisions. The reading is the start of a series...

Modernization plans are in place for the country's transportation system, particularly in the Corporate Area, the city of Montego Bay and three rural towns, Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has said. The Minister was making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on May 28. The rural towns earmarked are Ocho Rios, Santa Cruz and...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has informed that the Ministry is working with the security forces to implement a multi- dimensional response to the crime problem, and within the next few days, will be addressing the nation to provide a full account of the strategies that will be employed. The Minister made this announcement during a statement...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has commended the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, which is providing critical support services for young people, including Jamaican students. The Governor-General was speaking following a meeting with trustee Doreen Lawrence and a tour of the new Stephen Lawrence Centre at Deptford in South East London on Thursday...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has said that the country is producing qualified persons capable of addressing the skills shortage, which currently exists in the local insurance industry. Speaking at a brief ceremony at Marathon Insurance Brokers Limited's New Kingston offices on May 29, to formally introduce the company's new General Manager, Jane Francis, Mr. Shaw...

The Government will be putting into effect, rights-of-way measures, to streamline and regulate the conditions under which the placement of utility service or other facilities and materials, will be allowed across the island. "This new concept offers fundamental scope for improved public service within the Ministry and the overall Government service, especially via fibre-optic telecommunication, and that we are moving...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is to undertake a number of programmes and initiatives during the current fiscal year, in the Government's bid to further expand and improve the corridors of the toll highway. This was noted by Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, when he made his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House...

A sum of $5.9 billion is earmarked to facilitate the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake a number of programmes, aimed at further improving the country's road and bridge network during the current fiscal year. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House on May 28, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry said the work would incorporate...