Consumers are being encouraged to pay keen attention to the ingredients panel and the nutritional facts label when making food purchases, by Clinical Nutritionist, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter. Speaking at the launch of Heart Month at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 23, Dr. Soares-Wynter said the nutritional...

South coast tourism, considered a distant second to the north coast in terms of visitor arrivals, is poised for a boom in 2018. The region, known for its breathtaking waterfalls, rivers, beaches and mineral baths; charming hotels and guest houses; and delightful eating spots, has benefited from major investment projects, which will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an entrepreneurial training and coaching programme to assist local farmers to better understand the tourism industry, will be introduced in the first quarter of this year. The programme will enable the farmers to tailor their production, distribution and logistics to match the requirements of businesses in the hotel and tourism sector. “It is really...

The Supreme Court on November 30, 2017, dismissed all the claims brought against the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) by two recently retired executives as it relates to the payment of a discretionary retirement benefit along with gratuity payments. Giving an update in the House of Representatives on January 23, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, explained that in...

The Government’s pre-shipment inspection regime for imported used motor vehicles, which will provide greater protection for consumers, comes into effect on February 1. Under the regime, the Government has employed the services of a company out of Japan, which will examine all used vehicles before they are shipped to Jamaica. Making the announcement today (January 23), at the Ministry in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the security operations being carried out under the State of Public Emergency in St. James, though in its very early stages, are going very well. “So far, the state of emergency has resulted in the detention of 197 persons and the seizure of four firearms and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition. Among...

Point of sale machines have been implemented in courthouses across the island to better facilitate the public in carrying out a range of transactions, such as the payment of traffic fines, bail bonds and maintenance allocations. The implementation, which is part of a thrust towards the modernisation of the courts, has been completed in all but one court as of...