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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester, has appealed to individuals to ensure that they consume safe water, to prevent gastroenteritis and other viral and bacterial illnesses. Dr. Campbell Forrester said, in a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday (March 12), that this is particularly important as, during the current drought period, more and more persons are...

Amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit Act and the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act were passed in the Senate on Friday (March 12), as part of measures to implement a fiscal responsibility framework in Jamaica. Leader of Government Business and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, who piloted both Bills, stated that the fiscal responsibility framework will provide...

Former Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Special Representative to Haiti, Most Hon. PJ Patterson, has said that the devastation caused by the Haiti earthquake provides the opportunity for the full integration of the country into the Caribbean Community drawing on the best of its history and culture. He noted that while Haiti had not yet subscribed to the Caribbean...

Jamaica was one of the most sought after travel destinations on display at the world's largest travel and adventure show, which was held from March 6 -7, at the Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. Over 200 exhibitors took part in the event, which attracted more than 20,000 visitors. Jamaica's booth was a buzz of activity, with the showing of...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Mr. Brian Wynter, wants the University of the West Indies (UWI) to reclaim its historic role of constructive engagement in public policy changes. "The university can contribute to monetary and fiscal challenges, by being the hub for policy discourse that it was in the decade of the 1960s," Mr. Wynter said. He explained...

There has been a slow down in the implementation of Rural Electrification Programme (REP) projects in Hanover. This has been primarily attributed to the lack of funds and, as a result, Councillors in the Hanover Parish Council have been advised to seek assistance from their Members of Parliament, through their Community Development Fund (CDF) allocation, to carry on the projects....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has said that the integrated risk assessment methodology, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Development Project (RiVAMP), is critical to addressing issues of climate and environmental change in Jamaica. Pointing to the assessment which will be undertaken in resort areas, he noted that it will...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has formally presented athletic equipment donated by the German manufacturer Adidas to four Jamaican schools under a new initiative aimed at giving greater support to youth athletes. Minister Grange said the initiative which will allow for the distribution of donated athletic goods to schools in a timely manner...

The Government is moving swiftly to provide secure accommodation for children being held in police lock-ups due to lack of space in existing juvenile remand centres. Following his announcement in Parliament last week, Prime Minister Bruce Golding received a report from the JDF, on Tuesday, on the timeframe for renovation works to be carried out at Cape Clear, St. Mary....

The Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of Parliament will be monitoring spending by Government agencies more closely from now on, according to its chairman, Opposition MP Dr. Wykeham McNeill. Opposition MP and Chairman of Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), Dr. Wykeham McNeill. In accordance with the new fiscal responsibility framework created by the Financial Administration and Audit...

The World Bank says it can help CARICOM increase its resilience to climate change, with innovative financing and low carbon growth strategies that include a focus on reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of energy in the region. World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick The Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is exploring opportunities to...

United Kingdom (UK)-based sugar processing and marketing company Tate and Lyle has expressed "very strong" interest in investing in Jamaica's sugar industry, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has said. He made the revelation today (March 11) at the Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) UK-Jamaica Investment Forum at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Mr. Shaw,...