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A mandate from the conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM has resulted in the Secretariat carrying out an appraisal of the state of implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), in the region. This is according to Programme Manager, CSME Unit, Ivor Carryl, who was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank in Kingston. Mr. Carryl is...

The two-day International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Tripartite Caribbean Conference officially ended Thursday (April 2) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. At the closing ceremony, a document outlining nine principles and actions deemed desirable, as the way forward in response to the current global financial crisis, was presented. These principles include: the implementation of holistic fiscal, employment and macro-economic...

Emancipation Day will be celebrated on August 1, as usual, this year although the date falls on a Saturday. A release issued by the JIS yesterday had quoted Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, as suggesting that Emancipation Day will be celebrated on Monday, August 3, instead based on the provisions of the schedule of the Holidays (Public...

The Transport Authority has stepped up its monitoring and regulatory activities over the last few months to clamp down on illegal operators in the public transport system. The Authority's Managing Director, Daniel Dawes speaking at a press conference held today (April 2) at the Ministry of Transport and Works' Maxfield Avenue office, said that more than 57 regulatory operations have...

Twelve-year old Huddoy Walters is the pride of Port Antonio Primary, having copped top honours in the Junior Division of the 2009 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Environmental Poster Competition. For his winning poster titled: 'Preserving Our Island's Paradise', the Portland student not only defeated other entrants from the wider Caribbean and Latin America, but earned US$6,000 for himself and his...

It is said that the first wealth is health, and with the Government's plan to have the country achieve developed country status by 2030, the Ministry of Health and Environment (MOHE) is moving to ensure that all Jamaicans are healthy by then. As part of this thrust, the ministry has already embarked on a transformation and restructuring programme to ensure...

A group of concerned citizens from the Dolphin Head community in Hanover have come together to form a committee, which will work to protect the unique flora and fauna of the Dolphin Head Forest Reserve in the parish. The 14-member Dolphin Head Local Forest Management Committee, which was launched yesterday (April 1) at the Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Church, will be...

The management of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre has banned the public display or waving of school flags in the facility, during this weekend's Boys' and Girls' Championships at the National Stadium, in the interest of the safety and comfort of commuters using the facility. The Ministry of Transport and Works has sanctioned the decision, which it regards as regrettable, but...

Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, after consultations with both the Transport Authority (TA) and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), has granted a 30-day extension to JUTC sub-franchise holders within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), in respect of the deadline for the renewal of their licences. The extension took effect Tuesday(March 31), the expiry date for the then...

Hundreds of residents in St. Thomas have benefited from the staging of health fairs under the Beyond the Horizon project, conducted by the United States Army in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Ministry of Health and Environment. The Yallahs High School hosted military and health personnel, who erected tents and provided medical care, free of cost,...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the country's export strategy must be adjusted to keep pace with the dynamism of the markets it is targeting. "Our export strategy must be driven by an understanding of the marketplace that we would like to serve," Dr. Tufton told the Jamaica Exporters' Association's (JEA) quarterly luncheon, at the Terra Nova...

The Ministry of Agriculture has started a comprehensive reorganisation of its marketing services, to assist farmers in addressing problems with sourcing markets for their produce. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Donovan Stanberry, told journalists at a media briefing on Tuesday (March 31), at the Ministry's Old Hope Road offices, Kingston, that a team has been appointed to undertake significantly enhanced...