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Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that a committee has been established to aid in the renewal of the country's Primary Health Care system. He pointed out that by September 2008, the committee would develop the concept and framework for a renewed Primary Health Care System in Jamaica; develop a strategic plan for a comprehensive and renewed...

In an effort to enhance the standard of education in secondary schools, the Ministries of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, and Education have jointly embarked on an e-Learning Project. The project seeks to utilize current state-of-the-art technology in Jamaican high schools to improve the quality of education delivered to students, enhancing their learning experience in the process, thereby improving the level...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed a Regional Workshop on the 'Integration of Sanitation Policies into National Development Plans of Caribbean Countries' to be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on April 28 and 29. The workshop will analyse the current sanitation situation in Caribbean countries, look at operational strategic issues and work at...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed a Regional Workshop on the 'Integration of Sanitation Policies into National Development Plans of Caribbean Countries' to be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on April 28 and 29. The workshop will analyse the current sanitation situation in Caribbean countries, look at operational strategic issues and work at...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer has assured that all relevant stakeholders have been engaged regarding the removal of user fees at public health facilities, except the University Hospital of the West Indies. He said all are now onboard and committed to ensuring that the policy succeeds. "We have met with every critical player in healthcare in Jamaica especially...

Plans are being made for the expansion of the Ministry of Agriculture's Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) outside of St. Catherine, where it currently operates.This is in an effort to assist the holders of unregistered lands in other parishes to formalize ownership of their properties. Activities are being developed in this regard, and when finalized, should see more landowners...

Over the next five years, Jamaica's education system should begin to see the benefits from a recently launched public/private sector partnership, known as 'Centres of Excellence'. "The education problems that the country faces, do not lie solely at the feet of the Ministry of Education. A collaborative approach can only redound to the benefit of the country," Education Minister Andrew...

Acting Auditor General, Pamella Munroe-Ellis, has underscored the importance of the role of audit committees in ensuring fiduciary prudence within Government ministries and agencies. She was speaking at a seminar hosted by the Audit Commission and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (January 15), under the theme: 'The Audit...

Since taking the Oath of Office on September 11, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has led the charge to create a framework for good governance, through improved accountability and the elimination of undue bureaucracy as the government seeks to advance economic and social development. The launch of Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, a strategy, which will help to chart the...

As at November 30, the Ministry of Education began the compulsory registration of early childhood institutions, in a bid to improve the quality of service delivered to youngsters at that level. Education Minister, Andrew Holness, speaking at a recent media briefing at his National Heroes Circle office, said that the exercise is aimed at ensuring that the standard of the...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that agriculture must be transformed into a modern and competitive sector in order for it to survive and grow. Dr. Tufton was speaking on November 7 at the agriculture task force workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, to discuss the draft vision for the sector as part of Jamaica's plan...

Executive Director of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes, has said that the development of the plan, which will put Jamaica on a path to achieve developed country status by 2030, will have the full participation of Jamaicans from various sections of the society. Speaking at the launch of Vision 2030, the long-term strategic National Development Plan,...