| KINGSTON, July 2 (JIS): |
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Labour and Social Security Minister, Horace Dalley
has said that efforts have been made to improve the social and physical
infrastructure of his North Clarendon constituency. Minister Dalley, who was making his contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in the House on June 30, pointed out that during the past 12 months, several kilometres of farm roads were upgraded in North Clarendon, covering such communities as Pennants Crawl, Mears Crawl, Red Hills, Collington, and from Crofts Hill to Jericho. He noted that the upgrading of the roads provided the opportunity for “hundreds of farmers to be able to move their produce to the market for sale”. On the matter of education and training, he said primary schools in the constituency were equipped with computer facilities to improve the rate of computer literacy in the schools. Furthermore, he said the back to school programme, aimed at providing children with financial assistance, was also continued in a bid to ensure that no child was deprived of the right to an education because of a lack of economic resources. Minister Dalley noted that this year it was planned to spend less, as it was expected that fewer families would be dependent on the programme, “as a result of the increased employment opportunities derived from training”. Mr.
Dalley said that in the area of training, emphasis was placed on
equipping individuals in the communities with the skills needed
to improve their employability for jobs, not only in Jamaica, but
also elsewhere as a result of the free movement of labour. |
