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Six Judges were sworn in today (April 5), to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court by Deputy Governor-General, the Very Reverend Canon Weeville Gordon, at a ceremony held at King's House. The judges are: Mahadev Dukharan, who will serve in the Court of Appeal; Martin Gayle, Marva McDonald Bishop, Christine McDonald and Bertram Morrison, Puisne Judges; and Audre...

Windsor Forest Primary School emerged winner of the recently held Reading and Mathematics competition among primary schools in Portland, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Port Antonio. The competition, which was held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), on April 2, was sponsored by the club in keeping with the commitment of Rotary International to implement programmes...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said over $1 Billion was being spent annually by the National Health Fund (NHF) to assist beneficiaries with the purchase of prescription drugs. She made the disclosure on Wednesday (Apr. 4) at the reopening of a new production plant by Federated Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. in Kingston. The Prime Minister added that the support of the...

Ontario's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Hon. Mike Colle, has said that the Miss Lou's Room, slated to open later this year in Toronto, would serve to strengthen linkages and exchanges between Jamaica and Canada. The Minister was speaking with Jamaica's newly appointed High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye, when she called on him at his offices recently. Minister Colle...

A sum of $6.14 billion has been allocated to the Disaster Management Programme in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works. This is outlined in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to develop a comprehensive system for dealing with disasters, whether natural or man-made, by implementing preventive measures, public education programmes...

The Government has allocated $3.49 million for the phasing out of ozone depleting substances in the Estimates of Expenditure which is now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to provide for the elimination and consumption of all ozone depleting substances in keeping with commitments under the Montreal Protocol and its respective amendments, to which Jamaica is a party....

The Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, has been allotted more than $2.82 billion this financial year to fund the Arterial Road Programme, which facilitates the maintenance of roads and structures. This is contained in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the total sum, $1.85 billion will go toward meeting the cost of...

A sum of $10 million has been allotted to the Improved Reproductive Health of Youth Project, in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation, which remains the same as the last financial year, will be used to continue improvements in reproductive health practices among adolescent youth. Funded by the United States Agency for International...

The Jamaica HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project will receive $250 million as set out in the 2006/2007 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of this project is to provide support for selected activities under the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. It also seeks to assist the Government in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, improve the treatment,...

A sum of $417.7 million has been earmarked in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure for the HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention and Control Programme in the Ministry of Health. Funded through a grant from the Global AIDS Fund, the programme seeks to strengthen the multi-sector national response to prevent and address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica. This will be achieved by beefing...

A total of $200 million has been granted to the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works for the construction of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. The allocation, which is contained in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, is to meet expenses emanating from the ongoing project, which is slated to be completed in October this year. Of the total, $100 million...

The sum of $78 million has been made available to the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works to enhance its Traffic Management and Control Programme. As contained in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the allocation will be used to undertake routine maintenance, rehabilitation and installation of traffic signals and road markings island-wide, as...