Issues - Local Government
Ministers Pleased With Yallahs River Works
KINGSTON (JIS)
Friday, September 03, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Thomas Western, Hon. James Robertson, are satisfied with the quality of river training works being carried out along the banks of the Yallahs River.
St. Thomas Leg of $36 Billion Road Programme launched
KINGSTON (JIS)
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The St. Thomas leg of the Government's multi-billion dollar Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) was launched on Wednesday (September 1), during a ceremony at the Paul Bogle Round-a-Bout, Morant Bay.
Ministry of Labour to Introduce Employment Registry
KINGSTON (JIS)
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is seeking to expand its offerings with plans to introduce an employment registry, aimed at matching workers with jobs.
Charles summons nurses to emergency meeting
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Jamaica Observer
THE Ministry of Labour has summoned the island's public sector nurses to an emergency meeting today, following reports yesterday of higher than normal levels of absenteeism among the health practitioners.
Bartlett Knocks Work on Mobay's New Public Park
Montego Bay (JIS)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has voiced his displeasure about the way the landscaping at the proposed public park, at the Old Hospital site, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay, is being done.
Mr. Bartlett stated that he has instructed the administrators at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the financiers of the project, not to pay over any more money to the contractors.
Companies Donate $6m to Restore Darling Street Police Station
KINGSTON (JIS)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Corporate entities, National Commercial Bank (NCB), LIME, and Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), have jointly contributed $6 million to the restoration of the Darling Street Police Station, West Kingston, which was damaged during the civil unrest in May.
Second PATH evaluation underway
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Senior staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, August 26, 2010
A second evaluation of social safety net initiative the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) is now underway.
"The evaluation is being carried out to see the strides made under the programme since it was last assessed, and how it is impacting the lives of persons in education, health and family life," Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles told the Observer.
New Bog Walk bridge brings hope
Published: Thursday | August 26, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner Karen Sudu, Gleaner Writer
The official opening of the Bog Walk bridge last Thursday heralded hope by political leaders that trade and travel in the St Catherine community would improve.
Natalie Neita-Headley, East Central St Catherine member of parliament, underscored the business and travel logistics which have been addressed with the construction of the bridge, particularly in relation to closing the distance between the market and the town's nucleus.
Tertiary Students in Western St. Mary Receive Help
PORT ANTONIO (JIS)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
More than 30 tertiary students from Western St. Mary were presented with cheques to assist them with their tuition fees, at the Gayle Seventh Day Adventist Church, in the parish, on August 22.
Council Introduces Effective Parking System in Falmouth
MONTEGO BAY (JIS)
Monday, August 16, 2010
The permit system introduced by the Trelawny Parish Council to control traffic in the town of Falmouth is reaping success, according to the Mayor, Councillor Colin Gager.
In an interview with JIS News, the Mayor said the system, which was launched in February for parking in designated areas, has been one of the major successes of the council.
