Governor General, Professor Kenneth Hall has indicated that the new legislative year will be very active, during the opening of the 2008/2009 Budget Year this morning.
Unions representing workers at the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will today be seeking to have the company’s Human Resources Director removed from the committee overseeing a job reclassification exercise at the JPS.
Prime Minister, Bruce Golding said the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union, which concluded last year will take place in April.
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton said the ministry is moving to tackle the lethal yellowing disease, which has been affecting coconut plants.
The National Worker’s Union is meeting with representatives from the labour ministry today regarding pension payment for workers at the Caribbean Cement Company.
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) said it intends to arrive at a resolution to a long-standing reclassification issue with unions representing workers at a meeting tomorrow.
