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President of the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Professor Paul Ivey has announced the college's intention to offer a scholarship to the child of a beneficiary of Food For The Poor run Rural Economic Agricultural Programme (REAP). He made the announcement at a recent exposition at the St. Dorothy's Anglican Church, in Church Pen, Old Harbour. The expo...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Michael Stern has said that a brighter economic future will be secured for Jamaica, through greater wealth creation and better employment opportunities. "As a government, we have a clear objective to make Jamaica one of the most competitive and productive countries in the region. We see economic development at the...

Twelve patients at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston are getting a new lease on life as they receive cardiovascular paediatric surgery this week, from a team of heart specialists from Florida. The team comprising 21 medical, paramedical and administrative professionals, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs from St. Petersburg Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida is currently on a...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that there are great prospects in the agricultural industry for the marketing of non-traditional commodities. Noting crops such as sweet potatoes, fruits, vegetables, cassava, and yams, he urged Jamaica and the Caribbean region to move swiftly towards the development of this sub-sector. In a speech which was delivered by Senior Advisor in...

The Port Antonio Water Sewerage and Drainage Project has been allocated $400.6 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Funded by the Government and the European Economic Community, the project seeks to rehabilitate and expand the water supply and distribution systems in Port Antonio; improve the existing drainage system and to introduce a new...

A sum of $1.3 billion has been allocated to the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) Water Supply Project, with the National Water Commission being the implementing agency. According to the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project aims to provide an improved water supply system to the KMA (including Greater Spanish Town, South East St. Catherine,...

An allocation of $200 million has been made available in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure to provide motor vehicle loans to certain categories of public officers, as agreed with the Government and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions. According to the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, $20 million has also been set aside to provide computer loans...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) yesterday (April 1) ended what the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patricia Holness said was a successful three-city United Kingdom tour during which more than 320 applications were received. In addition to the applications for certificates for births, deaths, and marriages the RGD also received four applications for genealogical research. And according to Dr. Holness the...

According to the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, $50.06 million has been allocated to the Scholarships and Assistance Programme. The Programme ensures that public sector workers are adequately trained, thereby maintaining a professionally qualified and competent staff cadre. In pursuance of this goal, scholarships and financial assistance are offered in selected target disciplines, to public...

Further strengthening of the support system for farmers and other key stakeholders in the agricultural sector is expected during 2008/09, as $282.7 million has been allocated to the Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP). This is outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The project, funded by the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is...

A sum of $4.19 billion has been set aside to provide for the repayment of loans raised from commercial banks to finance water and sewerage projects; working capital support for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC); and loans for the Sugar Company of Jamaica, assumed by the Government. According to the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House,...

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has said that increased police presence will have a marked effect on the levels of crime and violence in Jamaica. "We feel very strongly that what is really going to have a marked effect on levels of crime and violence is the extent to which we can provide effective deterrents," he emphasized, during...