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The Jamaican High Commission in London has raised some $3 million (

The Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport yesterday (November 4) signed contracts valued at $67 million with six construction firms for the rehabilitation of more than 11 kilometres (km) of roadways under the Parish Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP). Six roads in St. Thomas totaling 5.9 km and valued at $35.3 million, and five roads in Portland totaling 4.6...

Woman Incorporated (WOMAN INC.) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and as part of activities to mark the milestone, the organization will be staging its annual trade fair and exhibition later this month. President of the organization, Dundeen Ferguson, gave details of the WOMAN 2004 Trade Fair and Exhibition yesterday ( Nov. 4) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, which...

Woman Incorporated (WOMAN INC.), the charity organisation that has been promoting the welfare of women in Jamaica for two decades, is concerned that Jamaican women are not proactive enough and are not exerting enough influence on society. Speaking at the launch of the organisation's 20th anniversary celebrations and WOMAN 2004 Trade Fair and Exhibition, Dundeen Ferguson, President of the organisation,...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture is moving to create a "centre of excellence programme" among selected traditional, technical and vocational high schools in Kingston. The project is designed to enhance learning by creating a cluster of schools and moving students among the schools, so that they can benefit from exposure to different subject areas and skills and profit...

The St. Thomas Parish Council will this month, pay tribute to 40 community stalwarts, who have made significant contribution to the development of the parish and who performed outstandingly during Hurricane Ivan, providing assistance to needy persons. The honourees will be presented with awards at a ceremony to be held on November 30. The function is being held as part...

The Government intends to spend approximately $33 million over the next three months to patch main roads damaged by Hurricane Ivan. In a release on November 5, State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson pointed out that the executing agency, the National Works Agency (NWA), would begin work on this programme this month and should...

A total of 7,200 students from 45 educational institutions in East Central St. James are to benefit from a breakfast programme being implemented by Member of Parliament for the area, Edmund Bartlett, with assistance from Food for the Poor. The East Central St. James Nutrition Programme, which targets early childhood level students from approximately 75 communities, will get underway on...

Prime Minister has stated that despite the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in September, the determined efforts of the government have ensured that the country's investment programme has not missed a beat. He said ground had been broken for the construction of the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay with the groundbreaking for the Oyster Bay Development in Trelawny scheduled to...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will initial a Heads of Agreement for the provision of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain on Saturday (Nov. 6). The agreement is expected to lead to a competitive and predictable long-term supply of LNG on an agreed base pricing and escalation basis. Mr. Patterson...

Minister of Health, John Junor has pointed out that the subsidy provided on prescription drugs under the National Health Fund (NHF), was on a per tablet basis and not on a per prescription basis, thereby maximising the benefit to patients who suffered from chronic diseases covered by the Fund. Mr. Junor was responding to concerns raised by Opposition Spokesman on...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby, has said that heavy debt burden was to blame for the Caribbean vulnerability to natural disasters. She pointed out, that when the majority of a country's budget was set aside for debt repayment, this invariably reduced the resources available to implement sound disaster management plans,...