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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Information Service, Oroyo Eubanks (left), engages Grade 2 students at the Allman Town Primary School as they observe Reading Day on April 8. The event is part of Western Union Reading Week, being celebrated April 7-11 under the theme: ‘A Great Reader Makes a Great Leader’.

$27 Million for Initiatives to Improve Children’s Learning Environment

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 10, 2014
As the Government continues its work to improve the learning environment for the nation’s children, $27 million will be expended this fiscal year towards this objective. The activities will be...
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (left), and CEMEX Director of Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean, Olivia Caldwell, view portions of the supporting structure of the bridge linking sections of the access road to the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew, during a tour of the area on January 22. The two-kilometre road is to be repaired by CEMEX, a Mexican building materials firm, under a collaborative arrangement between the Governments of Jamaica and Mexico. (FILE)

Riverton City Landfill Access Road to be Repaired

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 10, 2014
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)

Increased Access to ICT Services

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, April 10, 2014

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Budget 2014/2015Justice

JSAT Project Gets $24.9 Million

A total of $24.9 million has been allocated to the Justice, Security, Accountability, and Transparency (JSAT) Project in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by Parliament’s Standing Finance...
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By: Chris Patterson, April 9, 2014