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Senior citizens from the Bluefields area of Westmoreland have been presented with gift packages by the Bluefields People's Community Association (BPCA), and given free specialised health care by staff and students of Bryan's Nursing Academy in the parish, over the past few weeks. The elderly persons were visited by members of the Association, particularly the 'shut-in' members of the community,...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is strengthening its capacity to contribute more significantly to the country's disaster risk reduction efforts. Director of Sustainable Development and Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, said that the agency has introduced a sustainable development planning model known as Threshold 21(T21), and is pursuing the creation of a national spatial plan, which will...

Chairman of the St. James Festival Visual Impact Committee, Odette Soberam-Dyer, has commended the business entities in Montego Bay, which participated in the Business Place/Shop Window Display Competition. Soberam-Dyer, who visited the entities yesterday (Aug. 12) to present certificates to the participants and plaques and prizes to the winners, said that all the entities did a "tremendous job". "I was...

Jamaica has been praised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), for its involvement in formulating the Global Jobs Pact, which aims to boost job creation and economic recovery efforts across the globe. There are "Jamaican fingerprints all over this Global Jobs Pact," said Director of the ILO's Policy Integration Department, Stephen Pursey, at the meeting with officials of the Labour...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has assured farmers that his Ministry will not allow the importation of foodstuff to drive them out of agriculture. "We have launched a programme, where we are now reclaiming some of the crops that we used to grow and grow well, by helping farmers with the best practices, with the training,...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, said last night (Aug.12) that the 2009/2010 Supplementary Estimates, which will be tabled in Parliament early in September, will be about "doing plenty with little." "When we present the Supplementary Estimates early in September, we are going to outline where we have to cut," Mr. Golding told a huge crowd at his Town Hall...

Cabinet will consider the terms on which the Government will negotiate a new loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its Balance of Payment (BOP) needs, when it meets on Monday (Aug. 17) at Jamaica House. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding told a huge crowd at last night's (Aug.12) Town Hall Meeting at the B.B. Coke High School...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the libel laws must not become a firewall that is used for the protection of unprincipled persons. "There are people, who deserve not only to be exposed, but to be put behind bars, who are able to hold on to the libel laws and hold it up as a shield and...

More than 190 primary and tertiary level students have benefitted from $1.8 million in back-to-school support from alumina refinery company, Jamalco. The students, who are from the company's mining areas in Clarendon and Manchester, were presented with cheques, books and other educational items, at a ceremony held yesterday (Aug. 11) at the Harmons All-Age School in Manchester. Managing Director of...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech), are collaborating to implement the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) in Jamaica. This is according to Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at UTech, Dr. Carol Archer, who was speaking to JIS News yesterday (Aug. 11), following the opening of the regional training workshop on...

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is reporting that stability has returned to the foreign exchange market, enhanced by a lowering of the demand for net foreign currency to facilitate current account transactions. BoJ Governor, Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere, speaking at the quarterly press briefing at the Bank's downtown Kingston location this morning (Aug. 12), said that the reduction in the demand...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere, has emphasised that the fundamentals of the economy have not been deteriorating, despite the near-term challenges. In fact, he said, most economic indicators are pointing "in the right direction," to improve the economy, over the medium term. "The exchange rate has remained relatively stable and we expect this stability to...