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The Government of Jamaica, is currently negotiating financing for the construction of the Kingston and St. Andrew Water Improvement Project, which will, on completion, improve water supply to residents in the Corporate Area and its environs. This is according to Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, who was addressing a JIS 'Think Tank' at 58A Half Way Tree...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, is serious about education. He reiterated his position in Parliament yesterday, when he defended his position on Government's purchase of property at Ferry, which houses the Hydel Group of Schools, preventing the demise of the institution which provides education for over 1,200 children. He is so serious about the future education of the next generation that...

The Government of Jamaica has secured an emergency liquidity line of credit from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which will be made available to the commercial banks for on-lending to the productive sectors, where lines of credit have been cancelled. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, said that the Government had...

A book bank has been established in the Poor Relief Department of the St. James Parish Council, through which primary and secondary school students can access text books and other relevant reading material. The facility, which is a project of the 2007/2008 Junior Council, was officially launched in the Council Chamber, located in Montego Bay yesterday (Nov. 11). Giving an...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, today (Nov. 12) said that the Government will be seeking to collapse the Self Start Fund (SSF) and the Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) and placing these services under the umbrella of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). Speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing today (Nov.12) at Jamaica House, Mr. Samuda...

Jamaica's unusually high debt service requirements during the course of this year at $US1.3 trillion, coupled with the seasonal increased demand for foreign exchange, increased margin calls and the remnants of a historically high crude oil bill, have been largely responsible for the sharp depreciation of the Jamaican dollar, against the United States (US) dollar, in recent weeks. This was...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has emphasised that despite the global financial crisis, the tourist industry remains buoyant, and that the upcoming Winter season is projected to record a 5 per cent increase over the previous year. The Minister, in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) from London, England, where he is currently attending the World Travel Market Trade...

Debate on whether the country retains or abolishes the death penalty, began in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11), with Prime Minister, Bruce Golding opening the discussion. At the end of the Debate, Members of Parliament will be requested to give a conscience vote on the issue. In his presentation, Mr. Golding told the Lower House, that concerns...

At least 75 per cent of persons suffering from chronic diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes, should have better access to health care, and improved management of their conditions, by 2012. Acting Director of Disease Prevention and Control in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Sonia Copeland, expressed this optimism, today (November 12), at the launch of the National...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has urged petroleum marketing companies to make the necessary infrastructural changes at their service stations to meet the growing demand for the new E10 fuel. "There are long lines at the petrol stations as people are requesting E10. It's going very well," the Minister said as he addressed the Rotary Club of St. Andrew luncheon...

Investment opportunities that are available in the island's tourism sector, have been highlighted at a special Investor Forum, hosted by Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), at this year's World Travel Market Trade Show, which is currently underway in London. "Jamaica offers several attractive investment opportunities," Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, told the seminar this week, adding that the sector was the...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has reiterated that the acquisition by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) of the property at Ferry, St. Catherine, which houses the Hydel Group of Schools, was consistent with the UDC's development plan for the Caymanas land. "This plan provides for the mixed-use development of these lands including provision for residential, agricultural, light industrial, commercial, institutional, sport...