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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...

At the age of eight Collin Brown surprised his family by preparing a tasty Sunday dinner of stewed chicken and rice and peas. Now, after 10 years of living and working in London, the award-winning chef has opened one of the most talked about new restaurants there. 'The Lane' which was opened in January of this year, has already developed...

Parish Agricultural Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. James, Wentworth Mitchell, has appealed to 4H movement leaders to ensure that youngsters are exposed to new technologies in agriculture. Mr. Mitchell, who was speaking at the opening ceremony of the St. James 04H annual Parish Achievement Day, held at the John Rollins Success Primary School, in Rose...

A sum of $245.8 million has been allocated to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. This money is to be used to undertake activities under that body's agricultural extension service for Domestic Food Crop and Tree Crop Programmes, and for grants for Crop Production and Extension, Forestry, and Rural Development. The agricultural extension service...

A total of $4.69 million has been set aside in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out activities for the sustainable elimination of all Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), in keeping with Jamaica's commitment to the Montreal Protocol for the phasing out of ODS. The money will be used to achieve a number of targets during the period, including the...

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...