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The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, on Tuesday (September 1), destroyed some 25 tonnes of rice which was shipped to Jamaica from Vietnam in late June, but was found to be contaminated with rodent excreta. The FSPID's Senior Food Storage Scientist, Tamara Morrison, told JIS News that the rice,...

Just under a thousand school children in St. Catherine have benefitted from free health checks for back-to -school, provided by a medical team headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. A medical doctor and consultant surgeon by profession, Dr. Baugh is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine....

Local companies, Spatial Innovision and Totally Male, are among 10 regional entities vying for a $5.3 million (US$60,000) grand prize in the inaugural Pioneers of Prosperity Caribbean Award. The winner of the prestigious award will be named at a ceremony scheduled for the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on September 11. The ceremony, to be hosted...

Employees of St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) will resume the full work schedule by December as the company, yesterday (Sept. 2), announced plans to boost production. Chief Operations Officer at Noranda Intermediate Holding Corporation, Kyle Lorentzen, addressing a meeting of workers, government officials and industry stakeholders at the Kaiser Sports Club in Discovery Bay, said that production will be...

Sustainable Development Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Elizabeth Emanuel, is assuring environmentalists and the Jamaican public, that environmental preservation will play a pivotal role in the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan. "There is recognition worldwide that you cannot have socio-economic development with an unhealthy environment. The very basis of economic growth and development is your environment...

Despite the negative impact of the global recession on world tourism, Jamaica's tourism sector has grown by 3.7 per cent since the start of the year, with 40,000 more tourists vacationing in the island over the similar period last year. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a press briefing held at his New Kingston office this morning (Sep....

Residents of Annotto Bay, St. Mary, and surrounding areas, will be able to meet Prime Minister Bruce Golding at his next Town Hall meeting, at the St. Theresa Church on September ninth, starting at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Golding will be supported by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, who will give updates on road repair projects being financed...

The Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, which sets out a framework for the country to achieve developed status by the year 2030, is ready for implementation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has said. Economic Specialist at the PIOJ, Richard Lumsden, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (Sept.1), informed that the Prime Minister, in his budget presentation...

The Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System (APFIS) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to be upgraded. Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, today (September 3), signed a contract involving the Ministry and Sagem SA of France, for a US$990,000 (J$88 million) upgrade of the APFIS, at the Ministry of National Security in Kingston. The contract...

First year students attending the University of The West Indies (UWI) Mona's Western Jamaica campus, were advised to make sure that they enjoy the field of study they are pursuing, as only then will life within the institution be memorable. The advice came from Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he addressed the group at a...

The National Transformation Programme (NTP) has appealed to Jamaicans to observe a period of peace and forgiveness for the next five months, in order to create a more harmonious, productive and prosperous nation. The appeal was made by Director of Communications, Research and Evaluation at the NTP, Michael Aiken, during his presentation at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank...

Starting Monday (September 7), the National Transformation Programme (NTP) will be monitoring the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, with the aim of contributing to a positive behavioural change among students using the facility. "We are going to be on the ground, with the support of Mothers Patrol, the parents' body, and Students for Transformation, in engaging and encouraging our students to that...