Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) spending billions to cut electricity theft
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is intensifying its drive to clamp down on companies and individuals stealing large volumes of electricity.According to the head of corporate communications at the JPS, Winsome Callum, the light and power company...
Robertson bats for more public/private sector partnerships
MINISTER WITHOUT portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson, is batting for more public/private sector partnerships (PPP) which, he said, is a key element in infrastructure development. Robertson, in his contribution to the 2008-2009 Sectoral Debates...
Government to again subsidise fertiliser
The cost of fertiliser will, for the second time in six months, be subsidised by the Government, according to Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. Tufton told a meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) on Wednesday that $50 million would...
Portia urges debate on sex offences bill
OPPOSITION LEADER Portia Simpson Miller wants Parliament to debate the report of a joint select committee which had recommended that the Offences against the Person Act and the Incest (Punishment) (Amendment) Bill be merged to...
New beneficiaries for PATH
Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles says 38,000 new beneficiaries were added to the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) at the end of June. In a statement to the House of Representatives, Charles said another...
Scholarship to be set up in memory of nursing pioneer
Sybil Evangeline Evans, affectionately called 'Aunt Sybil' and 'Nurse', was an outstanding contributor to the nursing legacy in Jamaica. Her contribution has not gone unnoticed by her family members who will set up a scholarship fund in her honour at The University...
Japanese delegates 'meet for coffee'
A delegation comprising 13 members of the Association of Japanese Importers of Jamaican Coffee (AJIJC) visited Jamaica recently to pursue discussions with members of the coffee industry on the marketing of Jamaican coffee in the Japanese market....
Shelters for abused women soon a reality
The establishment of three shelters across Jamaica for battered women might become a reality within months, as the Bureau of Women's Affairs is still counting millions of dollars collected from a mediathon held earlier this year.Up to Tuesday, more than...
Jamaica getting $3b grant to fight AIDS
Jamaica's efforts to fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS was Wednesday boosted with an additional US$44m (J$3.1b) grant from the Global Fund. The grant, which will be received this month, is based on the new National Strategic Plan 2007-2012, which aims...
Broderick calls for bauxite MoU review
TEN YEARS after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between players in the bauxite sector, trade unions and the Government, a state minister is calling for a review of the agreement. Laurie Broderick, state minister for mining and telecommunications...
Redundancy payouts for sugar workers by September 30
Sugar workers employed at state-owned factories are to receive their redundancy payments by September 30, Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced at the Jamaica Agricultural Society annual general meeting on Wednesday in May Pen, Clarendon.Golding said...
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