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With the implementation of the CARICOM Single Domestic Space set for February 1, regional immigration and customs officials throughout the Caribbean are completing their preparation for this regime, which will significantly expedite the movement of persons within the region during the upcoming Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 tournament. Speaking on behalf of the CARICOM Ministerial Subcommittee on Resource Mobilization, O'Neil...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has said that the government was undertaking a number of housing projects on the booming north coast, which will provide about 2,118 housing solutions. Mr. Pickersgill, who was speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday (Jan. 30), said that the projects were being undertaken by the Ministry through the joint...

The House of Representatives yesterday (Jan.30) approved amendments to the Loans Act, to move from $650 billion to $700 billion, the maximum amount of money that can be borrowed by the government. Finance and Planning, Minister Dr. Omar Davies, who moved the motion, explained that the loan ceiling comprised debt borrowed by the government excluding on the external side, borrowing...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) will be placing special focus on Portland during the month of February, in an effort to encourage more persons in the parish to become foster parents. In an interview with JIS News, Esther Gooden, Children's Officer for Portland said that in addition to events to be held in the parish in observance of National Foster...

The community of Whitehouse in Westmoreland could be getting a new health care facility soon, as the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has been granted permission to construct a health centre on a two-acre plot of land in the community. The property was donated by developers Tropical Sunshine Properties Limited. A delegation comprising Acting Regional Director for the WRHA, Dr....

The Civil Service Establishment (General) Order Resolution 2006 was approved by the House of Representatives, yesterday (January 30). Deputy Leader of Government Business in the House and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Fitz Jackson explained that, "the resolution seeks to amend the existing Civil Service Order of 2005 which, under the Civil Service Act, the...

< Minister of Information and Development, Hon. Donald Buchanan, has said that the Cabinet Office would be undertaking a programme of reconstruction and modernization, which is aimed at improving the system of governance. "The strategic reconstruction and modernization of that office. will seek to make the whole administration of government with specific reference to the responsibilities of the Cabinet Office,...

Cabinet yesterday (January 29), received a five-point strategized business plan from the Chief Executive Officer of Air Jamaica, Michael Conway and Chairman of the Board, Owen K. Melhado. "This is the latest strategized business plan to make this airline more efficient and more effective," Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan said yesterday (January 29), at the weekly post-Cabinet press...

Cabinet yesterday (January 29), approved two air service agreements between Jamaica and Chile and Jamaica and Brazil. The agreements are expected "to enhance and make more liberal route schedules" between Jamaica and the two South American countries, Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan has said. Mr. Buchanan was speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He...

Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, has said that the islandwide beautification programme would be strengthened, with specific attention given to the resort towns of Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Falmouth and Port Antonio. Speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held yesterday (Jan. 29) at Jamaica House, Mr. Buchanan noted that the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and...

The winner of the 21st Commonwealth Writers' Prize will be announced in Jamaica on May 27, 2007 at the Calabash International Literary Festival.The festival will be held in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth from Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27. An annual award of the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize has become an increasingly valued and sought-after award for...

The delivery of education at Iona High School in Tower Isle, St. Mary, has been enhanced with the construction of a new block of classrooms at the institution. The building, which was officially handed over to the school by Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson on January 26, was constructed at a cost of $21.37 million. Included in the...