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A total of $133.5 million has been allotted in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, to maintain and upgrade health facilities. A breakdown of the allocation sees $50 million for the health facilities improvement programme, which is an ongoing project for maintaining and upgrading the buildings and equipment of health care institutions, while $10 million will be used to procure medical...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the cases of dengue have been declining, with the Ministry intensifying its efforts to stem the spread of this and other communicable diseases. "The dengue fever outbreak which started in July last year, peaked in November and since then, has been on the decline. Approximately five suspected cases are now...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, has emphasised that there is a need for Caribbean countries to assume a very proactive posture to address the ever increasing threat against international peace and security. She also pointed out that the world is under constant threat from terrorism and the region should keep itself informed and updated on ways...

General Manager of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, Victor Green has disclosed that all the shops in the centre will be opened by the end of June."Two more (shops) will be coming on stream and by the end of June, all the shops will be opened," he said. Mr. Green, who was speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', at...

A total of $133.5 million has been allotted in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, to maintain and upgrade health facilities. A breakdown of the allocation sees $50 million for the health facilities improvement programme, which is an ongoing project for maintaining and upgrading the buildings and equipment of health care institutions, while $10 million will be used to procure medical...

The Integrated Approach to the Marine, Coastal and Watershed Resources of East Central Portland project has been allocated $14.9 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is funded by the Government and the United Nations Office for Project Services, seeks to capture best practices and lessons learned through other coastal, watershed...

The Environmental Action Plan for Jamaica project has been aided with the allocation of $14.5 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of this project is to promote sustainable development in Jamaica by supporting capacity development of key Jamaican organizations involved in decision-making, management and use of Jamaica's natural resources. It also...

The HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention and Control Programme in Jamaica (Global Fund), has been allocated $374.6 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. This money will be used to further strengthen the multi-sector national response to prevent and address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica. This will encompass completing and implementing policies and legislative framework specially...

A sum of $5.78 million has been earmarked for the Natural Assets Managed for Rural Development and Sustainable Growth Project, in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The objectives of this project are to: strengthen governance processes to achieve truly integrated management of land and water use within selected basins; undertake a threat-based approach to...

As the price of oil soars, the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications has intensified its campaign to encourage Jamaicans to conserve energy. Senior Engineer in the Ministry's Energy Division, Fitzroy Vidal, told JIS News that the country was spending too much money to import oil and this is unsustainable. "It is estimated that last year we spent US$2.2 billion...

As plans move ahead for the staging of the third Diaspora Conference in Kingston, the Future Leadership Committee of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation (JDCF) will hold its second annual Youth Leadership Summit on Friday, April 11 in Toronto, Canada. According to Leo Campbell, the JDCF's Director of Future Leadership, the Summit will explore "areas of cooperation and support for...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be staging a food festival, involving parishes in its North Eastern Region, at the Gray's Inn Estate in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Friday, April 11. Marlene Pusey-Reid, Regional Manager for the North Eastern Region, told JIS News that the event would be held as part of this year's Festival of Arts Competition...