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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Donald Wehby, has informed that the divestment of Air Jamaica is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2009. "The Divestment Committee is working with the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank. The final phase of the divestment, marketing and implementation, is currently underway...

As Government continues its drive for affordable housing solutions, Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, along with Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, this morning (November 17), visited a model home constructed by the Canadian company, Global Pre Cast Homes. The Prime Minister viewed the model unit on Oxford Road, at the request of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and...

Minister of State responsible for Project Implementation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, has reassured beneficiaries of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), that their land titles can be used as collateral to improve their economic standing. Mr. Vaz, who was guest speaker at a recent ceremony to present the titles, said that Government had realised...

As you celebrate International Students Day, I am very pleased to address you. You are the ones who will lead the message of positive change for the future through the corners of Jamaica. You are the torch bearers. You are student activists and student activism is no new concept to the youth of Jamaica. I was young once and I...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Corporate Strategies, Aubyn Hill, has urged more security firms and businesses to use Geographic Information Systems and related technologies such as Global Positioning Systems to fight crime saying, "Geographic Information Systems can be used more extensively to help counteract criminals and killers and in the process reduce the incidence of crime." Mr. Hill was addressing...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has endorsed the 'Save 300 lives' project, organised by the National Road Safety Council, to help reduce the number of road fatalities. Mr. Golding, who is chairman of the Council, gave his endorsement in a message to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims which is being observed today, November 16. Since the start...

More than 20,000 Jamaican nationals and friends in the Diaspora, turned out on November 9, to support the Jamaica Jerk Festival, at Markham Park, in Sunrise, South Florida. In its seventh year, the Festival has been described as one of South Florida's premium family events, with a host of activities for the entire family. Since its inception in September 2002,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has emphasised that the Government was committed to providing all Jamaicans with potable water by 2015, in keeping with the United Nations Millennium goals. Giving the main address at the ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the Hunts Town/Wellington water supply system in St. Mary, in Wellington, on November 12, Dr....

A training centre has been established in Lionel Town, Clarendon, by the Bethel United Church of Jesus Apostolic, in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA. Co-ordinator for the training programme, Dahlia Snowball, in giving an overview of the project, at a recent dedication ceremony on the church grounds in Lionel Town, said that the church had taken on the project, because...

Certificates of title were presented to 85 persons, by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, at the Shiloh Apostolic Church, in West Prospect, St. Catherine, on November 12. The titles were processed under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), and is part of the Government's thrust to assist persons to have security of...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said that discussions are being held with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, on the introduction of tax free Bonds by the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, with a view to putting the bank in a more competitive position. "The Minister has given the green light in principle, the Government is...

A report on squatting, focusing on public health, safety, environmental protection and security of the persons involved, as well as prospective solutions, is to be made available to the Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, to ensure that the issue is properly addressed. The Minister said he shared concerns about persons building houses in river beds and on...