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Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government Reform in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Montague, has informed that the Government is continuing its consultations with stakeholders, for the development of a Single Road Authority. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 24), the State Minister explained that the single...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be increasing its fleet of buses to 500 by March 2009, as part of measures to improve the efficiency of the public transportation system. Vice President of Operations at JUTC, Bill Allen, told JIS News that a total of 200 buses would be added to the existing fleet, with 100 of that number...

A draft constitutional amendment that will allow for the entrenchment of Local Government is now ready. This was announced yesterday (June 24), by Minister of State, in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, during his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. "The constitutional entrenchment will finally set...

Minster of State with responsibility for Local Government, in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Montague is encouraging Jamaicans to pay their property taxes. "Let me warn that at the end of October when the amnesty closes, we will enforce the law in order to collect the property taxes. We will not flinch; we are asking the Opposition to...

Opposition Spokesperson on Information and Youth, Lisa Hanna is urging the Government to build more youth information centres across the island. Currently there are four centres that provide information, counselling and access to the internet. Miss Hanna said even though three additional centres are to be built, there was a need to extend their functions to include: resource opportunities for...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has informed that the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has rezoned the island, in an effort to increase the cleaning zones, which will allow for intense cleaning across the country. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House...

The St. Thomas Parish Council is inviting residents to contribute to the reform of Local Government by attending and putting forward suggestions at meetings.On Thursday, July 10, the Council will be having its council meeting at the Trinityville Anglican Church, instead of the Council's Chamber in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. Secretary/Manager of the Parish Council, Clinton Gordon told JIS News...

The Jamaican community in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is being invited to submit nominations for the Jamaica Independence Awards, to be presented at this year's Grand Independence Ball, to be held on Saturday, August 16, at the New York Hilton Hotel & Towers at 1335 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan. This event will be held under...

Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Information, Lisa Hanna is urging quick deliberation and passage of the proposed cyber crimes legislation in both Houses of Parliament. "There are currently many (persons) including and especially children who are victims of digital imagery, often enhanced and falsified, that depict amongst others, statutory rape," Miss Hanna said. Making her contribution in the 2008/09 Sectoral...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang leaves the island today (June 25), for Grenada to serve as the region's 'Champion Minister' at a Special Dialogue convened at the Fourth Caribbean Environmental Forum (CEF), being held from June 23 to 27. Organized by the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI), a technical institution of CARICOM, with the regional mandate for...

Initiatives toward increased cassava production in St. James are being spearheaded by a group of 40 farmers in the Flower Hill area of the parish, who are currently preparing some 15 acres of land for the project. Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Wentworth Mitchell, told JIS News that the bammy factory in Flower Hill was constantly...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked the Ministry of Health to explore the feasibility of increasing the number of specialist hospitals to provide a more strategic approach to treating those illnesses. Mr. Golding's appeal comes against the background of statistics that show chronic non-communicable diseases accounting for more than half of the deaths in Jamaica and five of the top...