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In this week’s edition of House Matters Government outlines plans for the assessment of the country’s broadband coverage.

Health Tourism is an international trend set by consumers seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. The term refers to those clients with medical conditions who would travel to experience healing therapies, to look and feel better, lose weight, relieve pain or discomfort, manage stress, or partake in the use of natural supplements to improve their health.

Tourism is big business in Jamaica; proudly holding the title of Jamaica’s leading source of foreign exchange. And for that reason, steps are constantly being taken to ensure that the brand is not just preserved. The preservation and promotion of these sites are today referred to as Heritage Tourism.

This week in House Matters, Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Anthony Hylton backs Global Logistics Hub initiative.

Expansion works to be carried out on main international airports, JDIP completion date extended, and Finance Minister defends adjustments to property taxes. Details after the break.

More than 10-thousand exhibitors from 188 countries gathered in Berlin from March 6 – 10, to present their products and services at the world’s largest tourism convention - ITB Berlin.Some 1–hundred ministers of tourism and state secretaries from around the world were also in attendance – among them, Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeil. He was on hand to...

This week in House Matters, Government seeks to improve efficiencies in the transport sector and China Harbour Engineering Company investing in the Logistics Hub initiative.

In this week’s edition of House Matters, Government stresses the importance of the IMF agreement and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces plans for the establishment of a Cultural and Creative Industries Commission.

Natural shorelines are the undeveloped fringe areas along the edge of a water body. They connect the shallow aquatic portion of the water body with adjacent upland. These areas provide important environmental functions, such as regulating water quality, including temperature, clarity, nutrients, and contaminants. Additionally, they sustain critical habitat for a variety of organisms, such as invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles,...

This week in House Matters, Government outlines its plans to fade out the shift system in the education sector.

NHT Best Schemes Competition launched, 50 percent reduction in murders in St. James in last quarter of 2012, scores benefit from NLA road show seroes. The details after this.

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday approved the withdrawal of 94.3 billion dollars from the Consolidated Fund, to allow the Government to carry-on its business from April 1 to July 31, 2013.