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Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said it is imperative that Jamaicans be educated to appreciate the link between their values and behaviour, and the social and economic performance of the country. He pointed out that the large sum of money the country has to spend to remedy the results of anti-social behaviour and bad health practices, could...

The Sports Development Foundation (SDF), on March 10, officially handed over a multi-purpose court to the St. Aloysius Primary School, which was resurfaced at a cost of $650,000. Principal of the school, Pauline Stephenson, noted that the multi-purpose court was necessary and would be useful in the teaching of skills and technique in the various games. "I am sure our...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, J. C. Hutchinson, has reiterated the Ministry's stance to facilitate the growth of small businesses in the sector. He was speaking at the official opening of a week-long Business Development Workshop, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on March 10. Mr. Hutchinson said the workshop has come at an opportune time,...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that special attention is being paid to the primary health care system, in light of the commitment by the Government that there will be free health care for Jamaicans as of April 1. "We are looking at our clinics, because with the rolling out, it is going to require significantly more...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that special attention is being paid to the primary health care system, in light of the commitment by the Government that there will be free health care for Jamaicans as of April 1. "We are looking at our clinics, because with the rolling out, it is going to require significantly more...

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is among several entities working to develop and implement an action plan to combat proliferation of small arms in Jamaica. Other collaborative entities include: the Ministry of National Security, United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). "The VPA is very pleased to be working with so many groups locally and internationally...

Plans are being made for the expansion of the Ministry of Agriculture's Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) outside of St. Catherine, where it currently operates.This is in an effort to assist the holders of unregistered lands in other parishes to formalize ownership of their properties. Activities are being developed in this regard, and when finalized, should see more landowners...

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is among several entities working to develop and implement an action plan to combat proliferation of small arms in Jamaica. Other collaborative entities include: the Ministry of National Security, United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). "The VPA is very pleased to be working with so many groups locally and internationally...

Cabinet is to decide on a package of assistance for the family of the eleven-month-old baby boy, Broderick Ashmade Wright, who was allegedly killed by a policeman's bullet in March Pen Road, Spanish Town on Thursday. Two senior Government officials, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles and Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia 'Babsy'...

The Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has instructed the Minister of National Security to undertake, in consultation with the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General, an immediate review of the policy governing lethal engagement by members of the Police Force in their operational conduct. The instructions conveyed through the Acting Prime Minister Audley Shaw, require that the review be...

The Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 7-8 March 2008. The Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Baldwin Spencer; the Prime...

Cabinet is to decide on a package of assistance for the family of the eleven-month-old baby boy, Broderick Ashmade Wright, who was allegedly killed by a policeman's bullet in March Pen Road, Spanish Town on Thursday. Two senior Government officials, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles and Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia 'Babsy'...