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The Scientific Research (SRC), during the current fiscal period, plans to improve and increase customer productivity through the provision of science and technology solutions. As contained in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, the issue of low productivity in companies will be addressed, with baseline...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has said that US$10.8 million has been procured to protect the Palisadoes peninsula, in light of the impending hurricane season, which begins June 1. The Minister, who was making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 29, said that the sum is part of the US$20...

Fourteen-year old Machel MCalla aspires to become a lawyer. This dream, though ambitious, is nothing special really, until one considers that just five years ago, Machel, considered a slow learner, was extremely limited in his literary and numeracy skills. His parents, realizing that he could not reach his full potential at the primary school he attended, decided to transfer him...

The Jeffery Town Farmers Association (JTFA) in St. Mary has launched a community radio, JET FM 88.7, which will seek to air the "voices from the hills of St. Mary," President of the association, Wordsworth Gordon has said. He told JIS News in an interview that the initiative for JET FM 88.7 came about as a long searching avenue to...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) trained students from a range of institutions in various aspects of food processing during the fiscal period 2007/08. As set out in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, the training was used as a medium for promotion and technology transfer....

An independent evaluation team is now reviewing proposals from four firms for the development of the Vernamfield Cargo Aerodrome in South West Clarendon. By mid-September, it is expected that the potential developers would have submitted their development plans, Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry has announced. He was making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

A number of the country's roadways will be improved this fiscal year, with modern technology utilized in the process. This, according to the Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, who was making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28. "We are into new technical services, with critical expansion of many roadways...

The Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has hailed the world-class performances of Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown in the Reebok Grand Prix at the Icahn Stadium in New York tonight. In a statement, the Prime Minister said that all Jamaica celebrates Usain's tremendous achievement in setting a new world record of 9.72 seconds in the men's 100 meters and Veronica's...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has said that the Government is signing off on arrangements with the Chinese Government to build 18 new railway stations. Mr. Henry, in his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House on May 28, said that the government intends to re-establish the passenger and freight rail service in Jamaica as a...

The Port Authority of Jamaica will be undertaking a number of port development projects this financial year. Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry, in his 2008/09 Sectoral presentation in the House of Representatives yesterday (May 28), informed that a US$50 million project to design and construct four new marine beacon structures, each with concrete platforms on piles, will be...

The Toll Authority is to be strengthened, with the appropriate legislative framework put in place for the effective execution of its monitoring and regulatory functions. Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, contributing to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28), said the Authority is currently without the requisite legislative framework, which has rendered it...

In this presentation Mr. Speaker, I propose to speak on the theme: "Repositioning the Ministry for Human Resource Development". In doing so, I intend to examine a number of pertinent issues. These include productivity and its impact on national development as well as certain factors that are essential for the development of our human resources. I also propose to examine...