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The capacity of the Ministry of Health and Environment to quickly diagnose, treat, control and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, such as leptospirosis, is being strengthened through the commencement of the Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) test, at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kingston. The ELISA is a rapid test capable of detecting the first sign of illness...

The Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, today (February 18), signed a US$10 million loan agreement for the second phase of rehabilitation works on four sections of roadways in three parishes. The 47 kilometres of main road, some of which were designed under phase one of the project, include Ferris Cross to Mackfield in Westmoreland; Alexandria to...

The Broadcasting Commission has said that during the course of this year, every household will be informed about the need to begin making arrangements to convert their cable boxes and other domestic receiving equipment from older analog to more current digital recording systems. Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, noted while the process of the switchover is expected to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said research and development activities should be synchronized with the country's growth and production objectives, if Jamaica is to become globally competitive. He said science and technology have largely remained academic in nature and that in order to benefit the economy, it should be more practical, purpose defined and outcome driven. Mr. Golding's comments were made...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is playing a pivotal to improve the country's tourism product, by providing funds for sustainable development projects. An agency of the Ministry of Tourism, the TEF was established in 2005 with the primary role of funding projects earmarked for execution in the Tourism Master Plan, which is aimed at enhancing Jamaica's image and positioning the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced the creation of the Herb McKenley Endowment Fund to award outstanding Jamaican athletes for their contribution to sports. She made the disclosure on Saturday (Feb. 16), at a track and field invitational event hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is calling on Jamaicans to become partners with the government, as it embarks on its programme to re-organise, restructure and better manage solid waste. Part of this re-organisation programme, Mr. Golding said, will include the re-fleeting and expansion of the capacity of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). To this end, the NSWMA has acquired...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has heaped praises on the Roman Catholic Community and in particular, the founder and head of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkisoon, for the work they have been doing for persons who otherwise would have been abused, abandoned and discarded by society. Describing their work as 'the actualization of the Ministry of Jesus Christ', the...

Jamaicans suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction or urinary incontinence could soon find relief, with the official launch of the NeoControl pelvic floor therapy system in Jamaica on February 24. The non-invasive treatment is being marketed by Neotonus Inc., a United States-based company. Since gaining United States Food & Drug Administration (USDA) approval in 1998, more than 1.5 million NeoControl treatments...

Seven years ago, St. Elizabeth cattle farmer and mother of two girls, Donntte Ewars, decided to foster 10-year old Troy Sterling, whose mother was unable to care for him. Now 17 and getting high grades at the Lewisville High School which he attends, the young man has given Ms. Ewars no reason to regret her decision. "I have no regrets,"...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) will be hosting a workshop on mosquito and rodent control at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston from February 20 to 21. This will be the second workshop of its kind to take place this month, with the first held in Montego Bay on February 13, with some 35 pest control operators in attendance. Registrar...

An impressive line-up of female singers, deejays, dancers and poets have confirmed their participation in the first-ever all female fund-raising concert and telethon being planned by the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) to mark International Women's Day, March 8 . The event is scheduled for the Courtleigh auditorium on March 8. The line-up will include Judy Mowatt,...