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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...

A total of $108.8 million has been allotted to maintain and upgrade health facilities in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A breakdown of the allocation will see $50 million going toward the health facilities improvement programme, which is an ongoing project for maintaining and upgrading the buildings and equipment of health care institutions; $38.8...

THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR, A TIME WHICH INVITES REFLECTION ON THE THEMES OF RESURRECTION, REBIRTH AND RENEWAL. HERE IN JAMAICA, ON THE SPIRITUAL LEVEL, WE JOIN WITH MANY OTHER NATIONS IN CELEBRATING THE CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL OF EASTER. ON THE PHYSICAL LEVEL, WE ARE ENJOYING OUR OWN VERSION OF SPRING - NEW LIFE APPEARING AND RAIN. BLOSSOMS ARE...

Jamaica Trade and Invest formerly the Jamaica Promotions Corporation, will be seeking to increase its engagements and partnerships within the public and private sectors, in order to attract more Jamaican investors in the local economy, Deputy President, Sancia Bennett-Templar, has said. She pointed out that Jamaica's ranking in starting businesses was high; however, its ranking with respect to sustaining and...