August 2010
PM puts brakes on waivers
Published: Tuesday | August 3, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner Christopher Serju, Gleaner Writer
The manufacturing sector was dealt a blow yesterday with the announcement that the Government will not be granting any new waivers or incentives until the completion of a study to determine which should be abolished or retained.
At least one company, The Gleaner has learned, has taken issue with the decision announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding at the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show in Clarendon, as the latest measure to plug the country's revenue gap.
Private sector urged to invest more in agriculture
Published: Tuesday | August 3, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner Christopher Serju, Gleaner Writer
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday challenged the private sector to broaden its investment portfolio in agriculture, claiming the timing is right, with opportunities aplenty.
Delivering the main address at the closing ceremony for the 58th Denbigh Agricultural and Indus-trial Show in Clarendon, Golding said agriculture was the new frontier and not the old rickety area it has long been viewed as.
Tufton urges youth to get more involved in agriculture
Published: Tuesday | August 3, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner Laura Redpath, Senior Gleaner Writer
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of agriculture and fisheries, is urging Jamaican youth to consider agriculture as a viable career option.
Tufton was speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show, now in its 58th year, on Sunday.
"The more subjects (students) have is the more they want to be a lawyer or doctor or banker or hotelier," Tufton lamented.
Freeze on waivers
Government moves to reduce budget deficit
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large helpsh@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
THE Government has suspended the issuing of waivers and incentives in a move Prime Minister Bruce Golding said was expected to boost the economy and go a far way in reducing the budget deficit.
Contract Signed for new Control Towers at Both Airports
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, July 30, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, today (July 29), signed a $19.9 million contract for the construction of two control towers at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports, as part of the Government's plan to expand Jamaica's aviation industry.
ECJ Recommendations on Financing Finalised, Charter of Rights Bill Redrafted
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, July 30, 2010
Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, on Wednesday (July 28) announced that the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has finalised its recommendations for regulations governing political party financing.
Mr. Golding, who was speaking during a recent sitting of the House of Representatives, stated that the recommendations have been accepted by both political parties.
Vaz Says Gov't can save up to 60 Percent from Improved Technology
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, July 30, 2010
Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says Government could save up to 60 per cent on public sector expenditure, by incorporating technology into civil service operations when transformation is effected.
Speaking at Wednesday's (July 28) Post Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz cited telephony as one such area that could yield savings, consequent on technological inputs, by reducing its annual bill payments which currently amount to some $2 billion.
Bartlett Announces New Tourism Incentive Programme
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Wednesday (July 28) announced Cabinet's approval of the Tourism Industry Refurbishment Programme (TIRP), as part of efforts to boost the sector and grow revenues.
Under the new incentive programme, tourism entities licensed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), which are tax compliant, will be allowed a concessionary import duty rate of 10 per cent on a specified list of items for the refurbishing of their properties.
State of Emergency Could not Continue for Prolonged Period - PM
KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, July 30, 2010
Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the State of Emergency imposed on sections of the country in late May, could not have continued indefinitely or for a prolonged period.
Speaking on his monthly radio programme, 'Jamaica House Live', on July 28, the Prime Minister said a society must never become accustomed to living under emergency powers.
Back-to-school assistance for Mandeville fish vendors
Rhoma Tomlinson Jamaica Observer
Monday, August 02, 2010
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Fish vendors who sell in the Mandeville Market, reeling from slow sales, are to get help with back-to-school expenses, Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told the Observer.
The vendors saw sales plummet following reports that they were using embalming powder to preserve their fish, after a Manchester resident got ill after consuming fish bought in the market.
Agriculture Minister sees need for Ongoing Training for Green House Farmers
MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has suggested that farmers in the greenhouse sub-sector become engaged in periodic training, in order to minimize operational risks.
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