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Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said he is pleased with the outcome of a joint venture agreement between the Government and New Era Homes, which is providing almost 1,000 middle income housing solutions in Portmore, St. Catherine. Under the joint venture programme, the land is owned by the individual developer and financing is done through different...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is implementing measures to ease pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, which will be open tomorrow (Jan. 12). Outlining the measures to JIS News, Traffic Manager at the NWA, Michael Saunderson, explained that the Derrymore to Constant Spring Road intersection has been transformed from three lanes to four, while...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, on (Jan. 10) signed two contracts valued at more than $500 million for the upgrading of the Bluefields All-age School in Westmoreland and the construction of new facilities to house the Springfield Primary School in St. James. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry's National Heroes Circle office in Kingston. Bluefields All-age will be...

Prime Minister Hon Bruce Golding has been reassured that restoration of damaged sections of the Lionel Town hospital in Clarendon is soon to begin on a phased basis. This assurance was given over the weekend by Minister of Health and MP for South Eastern Clarendon, Hon Rudyard Spencer during a tour of the hospital facilities by the Prime Minister and...

The Hanover Health Department, has once again called for the relocation of the Tryall Gardens Housing Scheme central sewerage plant. At the first monthly meeting of the newly elected Councillors, held at the Hanover Parish Council, on Thursday (January 10), Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Derrick Storer, pointed out that although the Tryall Gardens Housing Scheme plant is...

Pesticide Control Authority Inspector, Hugh Ho Young has emphasized the need to ensure that pesticides are used in a safe and careful manner to avoid the harmful consequences. He was speaking at a community meeting sponsored by the Authority at Tranquility in Portland on Thursday (January 10). The meeting was one of several similar events sponsored by the agency in...

The government is looking at ways in which it can support the national football programme, especially as it relates to the Reggae Boyz' bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sport, Olivia Grange, to meet with the executive of the JFF to look...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, says government will be taking steps to protect and preserve archival material that contains footage and photographs related to Jamaica's history, by digitizing what is available, especially what remains at the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). She said a committee will be established to look at the state of the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange on, January 10, 2008, presented a sponsorship cheque to the Jamaica Rugby Team to assist with their preparation for the International Rugby Board (IRB) Youth World Championship slated for Santiago, Chile, April 9-30, 2008. In presenting the cheque to Chairman of the Jamaica Rugby Union Mr. Jacob Thompson, Minister Grange...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke is appealing to parents who visit the Bustamante Hospital for Children to be cognizant of the challenges being faced by the hospital and to refrain from abusing the staff. "I am appealing to parents who use the services of the hospital to be more mindful of the challenges being faced by the hospital with the increased...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is of the view that a foreign policy which has served Jamaica well over many years does not require change at this time, but that some shift in strategy based on the current global environment and the different areas of emphasis may become necessary. This, he said could include a review of countries with which Jamaica...

Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, has said that the divestment of the sugar industry presents the opportunity for the country to explore synergies and investments in areas such as alternative energy. "This is a time of challenge, but tremendous potential. We (the Government) have to be careful that when this divestment takes place, that the collaboration is...