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Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris, has said that the Ministry would be making submissions to Cabinet early next week for drafting instructions for the National Disability Act. Senator Morris, who was speaking at open panel discussion on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, today (Dec.7) expressed the view that the country will recover from the adverse effects of crime and violence through the grace of God and with the continued prayers and efforts of all well-thinking Jamaicans. "Despite what is happening now I see the vision of recovery, I see that we are...

Some 200 students of the St. Christopher School for the Deaf and the Edgehill School for Special Education in St. Ann, were presented with toys and other gift items at the annual Christmas treat sponsored by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA). The gifts, including toys, hand games, basketballs and footballs, arrived on the 'Voyager of the Seas' cruise ship,...

Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, has said that the Jamaican government was fully cognisant of the growth potential of the shipping sector and "that understanding has driven our commitment to the ongoing expansion of the sector, with a particular focus on facilitating increases in efficiency and productivity." Stating that Jamaica had the advantage of location as well as one...

It is almost 65 years old and is a household name in the country, but the Jamaica 4-H Movement has no intention of slowing the pace at which it is training and assisting young people. This year the organization, as further proof of its dedication to the development of its members, gave $850,000 in financial assistance under its grants programme...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson left the island yesterday for Bridgetown, Barbados to attend the 11th Special Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the 2nd CARICOM/Cuba Summit from December 7-8. The two-day regional talks will focus on several topical issues including those related to trade and development, as well as the further strengthening of relations between...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has reviewed the two day-old traffic changes that were implemented in sections of Half-Way-Tree, and has made some slight modifications. In an interview with JIS News, NWA's Acting Public Relations Manager, Petra-kene Williams pointed out that the modifications became necessary to alleviate the congestion that was taking place along several roads in the Corporate Area,...

The Cabinet Office will hold the second in a series of monthly panel discussions aimed at reviewing Jamaica's progress towards growth and development on Thursday, December 8, 2005 in the OPM Press Room at 9:00 a.m. The presenters for this Thursday's panel are Sen. Professor Trevor Munroe, Department of Government, University of the West Indies; Dr. the Hon. Carlton Davis,...

A new Disaster Management and Mitigation Act will be instituted as the government seeks to place emphasis on disaster mitigation and risk reduction. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, has informed that Cabinet has approved instructions for the drafting of the legislation act, which will repeal and replace the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Actof 1993. "The reason for this...

Approximately 86 per cent of government pensioners including spouses and dependants of deceased officers, will receive an increase in their pension benefits come January 2006. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at yesterday's (Dec. 5) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the increase would range from $14,400 per annum at the low end of...

As the festive season approaches, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is encouraging more Jamaicans to give blood through the message, 'Give the gift of blood this Christmas'. "We are still trying to sell people the idea that this could be something they do for the good of the rest of Jamaica; their contribution to society," said Communications Officer for...

Cabinet has awarded contracts totalling approximately US$1.17 million to acquire Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs under the HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention and Policy Project. Speaking at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, yesterday (December 5), Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman informed that Medi-Grace Limited has been awarded a contract for US$462,380 and Abbott Laboratories, Puerto Rico, US$474,174.63, to supply local...