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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore has revealed that a sum of $15 million has been committed to the disabled community. "This administration takes the issue of persons with disabilities very seriously. A commitment of $15 million was made by the Prime Minister to assist persons with disabilities in various ways, to deal with...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has been given two years within which to complete the reform of local authorities. "I have been given a mandate to complete this in 24 months,"Mr. Montague said at a media roundtable held at the offices of the Department of Local Government...

Minister of Energy, Mining, and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, has said that the country is at a pivotal point in its development, largely defined by an enhanced capacity to access and disseminate information. Mr. Mullings, who was addressing yesterday's (March 12) opening session of the Jamaica Community Access Point (CAP) Network Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, attributed this development to...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that some 6,996 boxes of callaloo have been exported, since the reinstatement of the vegetable on the ministry's pre-clearance list in August 2007. In 1995 the Ministry, in order to protect the integrity of the export programme, voluntarily removed the item from a list of Jamaican vegetables that could be shipped to the United...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced the establishment of a centre of excellence for agriculture at the Ministry's Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine. The centre, which is expected to be developed through a US$3 million provision from the Spanish Agency for International Development (SAID), is expected to underpin a number of initiatives, which the Ministry will seek...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness has said that the department's outreach initiative in the United Kingdom (UK) later this month is part of its objective to assist Jamaicans everywhere. "This is part of our continued thrust to fulfill our mandate to assist Jamaicans to access their important documents, wherever they may reside....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated fire-fighters from the Rollington Town, Stony Hill stations and the Rapid Response team, who up to early this morning, were engaged in putting out a massive fire which engulfed a large section of Jack's Hill, St Andrew last night. Mr. Golding commended the fire-fighters for their prompt and resourceful response to what was a...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated fire-fighters from the Rollington Town, Stony Hill stations and the Rapid Response team, who up to early this morning, were engaged in putting out a massive fire which engulfed a large section of Jack's Hill, St Andrew last night. Mr. Golding commended the fire-fighters for their prompt and resourceful response to what was a...

Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings has said that the placement of Community Access Points (CAPs) at strategic locations across the island is a direct initiative of Government to reduce the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) gap and to level the playing field for all. "We see CAPs as a viable solution to bridging the digital divide that...

Manager of the St. Ann branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Pedro Worghs, has reported that the Jamaica Bauxite Institute/RADA Faith's Pen apiculture project is well on target. The project, which was implemented at a cost of over $450,000, is geared towards encouraging young people to become involved in bee-keeping. "This project was planned to train and give...

This year, for the first time in the history of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) essay competition, winners in all categories will also vie for prizes for the best oral presentation of their entry. The prizes are being awarded by Lecturer and Communications Consultant, Fae Ellington, who made good on her expression of commitment last year, by announcing her...

Residents of communities in Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland are benefiting from a series of career development seminars being staged by the HEART Trust/NTA. Manager for the HEART Trust/NTA's Northern Region, George Coleman, told JIS News that the seminars have been very effective and there has been positive feedback from the attendees. He explained that the events "are...