Jamaica will host a two-day regional conference on the ‘Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Sports’, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown, Kingston, beginning on September 19. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is being held in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). Minister...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is warning Jamaicans against purchasing and using illegal pesticides. Registrar of the PCA, Michael Ramsay, told JIS News that persons should be vigilant when purchasing pesticides, as the Authority has found that many of the substances being sold are not authentic. “People create their own concoctions and sell them, and the persons who are buying...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is urging local farmers to be more open to using new technology to increase productivity, while protecting the environment. He cited, for example, the benefits of aquaponics, a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic creatures supplies the...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says a Working Group comprising members of the Government and unions representing civil servants is being established to facilitate further discussions on the pension reform programme. He made the announcement during Thursday’s (September 14) joint Government of Jamaica/International Monetary Fund (IMF) press conference for the second review under the Precautionary Stand By...

The Assize Church Service, which marks the commencement of the Michaelmas term of the Home Circuit Court, continues to be a significant ceremony for Jamaica’s justice system. The annual service, which was held on Sunday (September 17) at the East Queen Street Baptist Church in downtown Kingston, saw the participation of a range of stakeholders of the country’s justice system...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaican farmers now have the technology to produce quality crops that can supply both local and international markets. He made the remarks as he addressed executives from the World Bank, as well as farmers and other stakeholders at the Schwallenburgh Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Rio Hoe,...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Omar Sweeney says the World Bank- funded US$15 million, Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) has been successfully completed. “The REDI ….exceeded most of its targets for improving market access for micro and small-scale rural producers, as well as the tourism product and service providers,” he said. He was addressing executives from...

With more than 10 days since the establishment of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Mount Salem St. James, senior residents are expressing their appreciation for the security exercise. “I am really hoping that the peace we are now experiencing will last,” said 68 year-old Allan Plummer, who has lived all his life in the community. Mr. Plummer, who...

An Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has been set up at the Portmore Fire Station in St. Catherine. This emergency medical service site will respond to road crashes along some of the major highways that meet in this area. A ceremony to officially launch the programme was held on Friday (September 15) at the Portmore Fire Station in Waterford, St. Catherine....