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KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says islandwide coverage under Jamaica’s immunization programme has been steadily increasing, particularly over the last 20 years. Mr. Spencer said that coverage for illnesses such as measles has increased from 74 per cent in 1990 to 88 per cent in 2009, adding that since 2000 there have only been two recorded cases...

KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, intends to table a Bill in Parliament, “in a matter of weeks”, prohibiting smoking in public places and spaces. Mr. Spencer said that the intention is to significantly enhance the ministry’s healthy lifestyle campaign, which is being promoted in earnest by the relevant departments and agencies. Speaking at the official re-opening of...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of State for Transport and Works, Hon. Othneil Lawrence, said he is pleased at the quality and quantity of work being done under the Jamaica Infrastructure Development Programme (JDIP). He said that equally satisfying is the positive response he has been receiving from persons, who use the roadways. Speaking to journalists Friday afternoon following a tour...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated the Jamaican team on the spectacular and outstanding performance at the just concluded IAAF world championships in Daegu, South Korea. The Prime Minister said  a more fitting climax to the Games could not have been scripted as  our men's 4X 100 metres relay team won the Gold Medal setting a new world  record, following...

KINGSTON — Some 6,000 children under five years old, from impoverished rural communities, are to be provided with free birth certificates through several registration fairs across the island. This birth certification initiative, which is to begin this month and continue into October,  results from a partnership between the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Registrar General's Department (RGD), with...

KINGSTON — Jamaicans are being encouraged to eat more locally produced chicken meat, in an effort to further boost the sector and to increase employment among local workers. "What we're trying to do is to get persons to eat more of the local chickens and to hold down on some of the imports, so that we can employ more of...

DAEGU, South Korea, September 4, 2011 - The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, MP has congratulated the Jamaican men's 4x100 metres team on their "amazing world record" run at the IAAF World Championships in South Korea. The team of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt set a new world record of 37.04 seconds in...

DAEGU, South Korea — The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, MP has congratulated Jamaica's Usain Bolt on winning the men's 200 metres at the IAAF World Championships in South Korea. Minister Grange said Bolt's victory, in a world leading time, was "a fine victory by an exceptional athlete." "Bolt has delivered again.  He ran a very fine...

KINGSTON — Corporate Jamaica has been very supportive of the outreach project of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), with Sammy's Shoe Store, Leder Mode, Caribbean Broilers Limited, and MegaMart Wholesale Club being the latest to come on board. The companies have willingly donated to the cause, after being approached for the first time since the agency adopted the Mount Olivet...

MONTEGO BAY — The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presented 14 persons from the County of Cornwall with the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards, for outstanding contributions to community development on Wednesday August 31. The awards were presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, at which five adults and nine...

KINGSTON — The first shipment of Jamaican honey, produced under a joint venture agreement between the Government, the All-Island Bee Farmers' Association (AIBFA) and the Boston Diaspora Ventures LLC (BDV), is expected to hit overseas markets within six months. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, at the signing of the agreement at the Ministry,...

KINGSTON — The top two companies formed under an entrepreneurship competition of the Obra youth initiative have been presented with grants of $120,000 each, to expand their business initiatives. In addition, the companies- Knowledge Unlock Soaring Heights (KUSH) and Glowbal Ink - will also be able to market their products through a partnership with the Sandals Foundation of Jamaica. Their...