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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Government's achievement of the fiscal deficit target for the 2007/08 financial year is demonstrative of its capacity to set credible targets. Speaking at a post-Budget Debate press conference at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Friday (April 11), Mr. Shaw said the achievement of a...

The Hanover 4-H Cubbies showed off their skills in naming and taking care of plants and animals, public speaking and other areas, at the 2008 Parish Achievement Day held recently at the Hopewell High School. The youngsters, age five to eight, competed in mounting mini displays, reciting poems; identifying seeds, pets and plants; colouring posters; among other things. Introduced last...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Government's achievement of the fiscal deficit target for the 2007/08 financial year is demonstrative of its capacity to set credible targets. Speaking at a post-Budget Debate press conference at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Friday (April 11), Mr. Shaw said the achievement of a...

In an effort to enhance the standard of education in secondary schools, the Ministries of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, and Education have jointly embarked on an e-Learning Project. The project seeks to utilize current state-of-the-art technology in Jamaican high schools to improve the quality of education delivered to students, enhancing their learning experience in the process, thereby improving the level...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that special libraries have continued to make significant contributions to professionals, as they aid researchers to access a wide range of resources. Professor Hall was speaking at King's House today (April 10), where he read the proclamation declaring April 13 to 19 Special Libraries Week. He pointed to...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has urged University students and other young Jamaicans to develop a passion for what they do and to accept the challenge of living with change. "There needs to be a passion among leaders. The continuing challenge of every generation and every single educated person is the challenge to live with change," he...

Economic growth is projected to accelerate to 3.0 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year, a rate that is significantly above the average of 1.2 per cent recorded over the past 10 years. This was stated by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, as he opened the 2008/09 Budget Debate, today (April 10), in the House...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service continues to review the performance of a number of entities under its portfolio that have been operating at a loss, and will make formal recommendations for rationalization and restructuring where necessary by the end of next month. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, gave this undertaking while opening the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that special libraries have continued to make significant contributions to professionals, as they aid researchers to access a wide range of resources. Professor Hall was speaking at King's House today (April 10), where he read the proclamation declaring April 13 to 19 Special Libraries Week. He pointed to...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has urged University students and other young Jamaicans to develop a passion for what they do and to accept the challenge of living with change. "There needs to be a passion among leaders. The continuing challenge of every generation and every single educated person is the challenge to live with change," he...

Economic growth is projected to accelerate to 3.0 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year, a rate that is significantly above the average of 1.2 per cent recorded over the past 10 years. This was stated by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, as he opened the 2008/09 Budget Debate, today (April 10), in the House...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service continues to review the performance of a number of entities under its portfolio that have been operating at a loss, and will make formal recommendations for rationalization and restructuring where necessary by the end of next month. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, gave this undertaking while opening the...