Building a Better Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY (JIS):
Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service

The new Cornwall Court sewerage disposal system, which has been designed to serve some 1,000 households across North West St. James, has been completed at a cost of $300 million, eight months ahead of schedule.

MONTEGO BAY, (JIS):
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has urged Caribbean countries to urgently adopt a more integrated approach to development, with special attention to water and natural resource management.

KINGSTON (JIS)
Saturday, June 19, 2010

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United States-based lighting and solar technology company GreenRg Management, LLC, plans to invest in Jamaica through its Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology.

The company manufactures various products using LEDs, which are semiconductor devices that create light without the use of mercury or gas.

Mandeville, (JIS)
Saturday, June 05, 2010

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced that the new design work to curb the erosion of the Alligator Pond Fishing Beach, in Manchester, will be in place within another 30 days.

Addressing fisherfolk and farmers at a town hall meeting on Thursday (June 3) at the Little Ochi Conference Room in the community, Dr. Tufton told the gathering that much of the original plan had to be shelved because of the erosion of the shoreline.

KINGSTON (JIS)
Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has lifted the ban on the export of scrap metal effective Thursday (May 6), while announcing a raft of measures that will govern the industry for the next four months.

In a statement to the House of Representatives Tuesday (May 4), Mr. Samuda explained that the measures to be implemented include the ban on export of all items made of copper, until further notice.

KINGSTON (JIS):
Friday, April 23, 2010

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The 'Palisadoes Shoreline Protection and Rehabilitation Works' project, a partnership between the governments of Jamaica and China to restore and protect the Palisadoes shoreline, was launched Wednesday (April 22).

WASHINGTON DC (JIS):
Monday, April 19, 2010

Minister of State for Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to play its part in facilitating cooperation between oil producing and consuming countries in addressing climate change.

KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Government has implemented a pilot Development Assistance Centre (DAC) within the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to improve the turnaround time for building applications.

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the current development application approval process has been criticised as being inefficient, in terms of the time taken to process applications.

KINGSTON (JIS):
Thursday, March 25, 2010

As the world continues to grapple with the dangers of global warming and abnormal weather patterns, the Government of Jamaica is committing to placing these issues at the top of its agenda this legislative year.

KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Safety practices in the building and construction industry will come under increased scrutiny as the Government moves to ensure the protection of employees on work sites.

According to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, safety is "serious business" and the Ministry will be ensuring that measures relating to best practices are being carried out.