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A new 300-seat lecture theatre valued at $35 million was handed over to the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on April 4, by Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation. The state-of-the-art facility will allow the college to expand its curriculum to offer degree programmes in hospitality and tourism management, and management information systems in business studies, to a larger number of...

Several parcels of land in western Jamaica, which should become available for housing construction soon, were toured by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang on April 4. The sites include Green Mount and Hague in Trelawny; Rhyne Park, Salt Spring, Glendevon and Montego Hills in St. James; and Haughton in Green Island, Hanover. The Green Mount lands in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to rehabilitate the Rozelle main road in St. Thomas, which was severely damaged by surges last year during the Hurricane season. Manager for Communications and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw told JIS News that the work would be carried out this financial year. "As you know, the area is seriously threatened because...

The Ministry of Agriculture's Animal Breeding and Husbandry Project has been allocated $33.2 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. This project focuses on research activities aimed at improving the quality of livestock and animal products, and comprises seven sub-projects - Feeds Research and Evaluation for Livestock; Research and Evaluation of Breeding Systems for Dairy and Meat Animals; Research and...

The Ministry of Education is aware of the fact that boys learn differently from girls, and the issue is being addressed by a literacy team, National Literacy Co-ordinator, Laurel Brent Harris has said. Mrs. Brent Harris was responding to questions during a recent JIS 'Think Tank', where she outlined the Ministry's four-pronged National Literacy Strategic Plan, as well as the...

A new 300-seat lecture theatre valued at $35 million was handed over to the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on April 4, by Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation. The state-of-the-art facility will allow the college to expand its curriculum to offer degree programmes in hospitality and tourism management, and management information systems in business studies, to a larger number of...

Several parcels of land in western Jamaica, which should become available for housing construction soon, were toured by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang on April 4. The sites include Green Mount and Hague in Trelawny; Rhyne Park, Salt Spring, Glendevon and Montego Hills in St. James; and Haughton in Green Island, Hanover. The Green Mount lands in...

A sum of $140 million has been allocated to undertake revitalisation of the dairy sub-sector, in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. This amount is part of a $248.8 million allocation to undertake activities under the crop and livestock production programme of the Ministry of Agriculture, which provides support in the management and improvement of...

The Technical Services Directorate in the Ministry of Agriculture has received a $356.5 million allocation in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. The Directorate is responsible for directing and co-ordinating the activities of the Ministry's technical division. This include: Research and Development, Veterinary Services, Fisheries, Zoos and Gardens, and the Forestry Department. Provisions from the budgetary allocation have been made to...

A sum of $140 million has been allocated to undertake revitalisation of the dairy sub-sector, in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. This amount is part of a $248.8 million allocation to undertake activities under the crop and livestock production programme of the Ministry of Agriculture, which provides support in the management and improvement of...

The Technical Services Directorate in the Ministry of Agriculture has received a $356.5 million allocation in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. The Directorate is responsible for directing and co-ordinating the activities of the Ministry's technical division. This include: Research and Development, Veterinary Services, Fisheries, Zoos and Gardens, and the Forestry Department. Provisions from the budgetary allocation have been made to...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Hon. Olivia Grange yesterday (April 4, 2008) officially launched the Jamaica Heritage Trail Project and unveiled the first heritage signboard at the Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann. The heritage trail project is an initiative of the Spanish Embassy and the Spanish Jamaican Foundation and is being undertaken in collaboration with the Jamaica National...