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The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation, an educational institution for teenage mothers, intends to expand its outreach this fiscal year, by increasing the number of participants by 10 per cent and encouraging at least 50 per cent of pregnant schoolgirls within the prescribed age, to enroll in the programme. Local Government, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, who...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) continued its mission of lending technical assistance to many individuals and companies, which engaged the Council's services throughout the 2004/05 fiscal year. This is reported in Ministry Paper 52, tabled by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1). The document detailed the performance of the SRC in...

The Department of Co-operative and Friendly Societies settled 80 cases involving $40 million during the 2004 /05 financial year, and is targeting to resolve 200 cases amounting to $67.1 million for the 2005/06 fiscal year. This is outlined in Ministry Paper 41, tabled by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technolgy, Phillip Paulwell in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1)....

The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is considering linking the Petroleum Company of Jamaica (Petcom) to PetroJam in order to improve the attractiveness of the Petrojam Refinery to investors under the PetroCaribe initiative. The consolidation of the two companies would mean that Petcom is no longer being considered for divestment. In fact, as noted in a Ministry Paper tabled in the...

The House of Representatives yesterday (June 1) gave its approval to amendments to the 1967 Firearms Act, to centralize the licensing process and eliminate corruption. National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips said the legislation provided for the establishment of an independent central authority and sets out procedures for the granting of licences, certificates and permits, and would allow for regular...

Businesses suffering from low productivity will be targeted by the the Scientific Research Council (SRC), as one of the Council's priority areas for the 2005/06 fiscal year. This is reported in Ministry Paper 52, which was tabled by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1). The Ministry Paper outlines that the...

During the 2004/05 fiscal period, the Wigton wind farm in Manchester, on some occasions, exceeded the expected average generation of 7 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The farm has a technical capacity of 20.7 MW. This is reported in Ministry Paper Number 55, which was tabled in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1) by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology,...

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) collected $74.3 million in regulatory fees for the 2004/05 fiscal year, exceeding the target of $67.3 million, which was set for the year. This is set out in Ministry Paper Number 53 which highlights the performance of the SMA for 2004/05, and outlines the focus for the 2005/06 fiscal year. Minister of Commerce, Science and...

A Tonometer, a piece of eye equipment used in the diagnosis of glaucoma, is to be handed over to the eye clinic at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas. The equipment has been donated by two Canadian optometrists, Dr. Victor Obasuyi and Dr. Modupe Oladeji in Toronto, Canada, and handed over to the Canadian Friends of St. Thomas Healthcare....

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation, an educational institution for teenage mothers, intends to expand its outreach this fiscal year, by increasing the number of participants by 10 per cent and encouraging at least 50 per cent of pregnant schoolgirls within the prescribed age, to enroll in the programme. Local Government, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, who...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) continued its mission of lending technical assistance to many individuals and companies, which engaged the Council's services throughout the 2004/05 fiscal year. This is reported in Ministry Paper 52, tabled by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1). The document detailed the performance of the SRC in...

The Department of Co-operative and Friendly Societies settled 80 cases involving $40 million during the 2004 /05 financial year, and is targeting to resolve 200 cases amounting to $67.1 million for the 2005/06 fiscal year. This is outlined in Ministry Paper 41, tabled by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technolgy, Phillip Paulwell in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 1)....