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Persons with disabilities will be able to travel in comfort when using the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. This is the word coming from Manager of the Centre, Victor Green. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Green said that the Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry had insisted that nutritionist Dr. Heather Little White, who is wheelchair bound, tour...

Tourist arrivals, particularly in Montego Bay, are on the upswing, with thousand of visitors coming into the island for the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, scheduled for January 24 to 26. The music festival, now rated as one of the top 10 events in the world, will be held at its home base, the Aqueduct, for the third consecutive...

The regulatory machinery of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) was put to the test during the 2006/2007 fiscal period, as the activities of unregulated investment schemes gained prominence. As outlined in the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation's (JDIC) annual report for the period, the FSC, as the regulatory agency with responsibility for the securities and insurance industries, was "forced to deploy...

A report on the investigations surrounding the dismissal of the St Elizabeth Independence Park Caretaker, Michael Bennett has been submitted to Prime Minister Hon Bruce Golding by the Local Government and Community Services Administration Department. Based on the findings of the investigations, Mr. Bennett is reported to have been wrongfully dismissed. The Local Government department noted that the St Elizabeth...

The transformation of Half Way Tree into a major commercial and financial hub could enter a new phase soon if Belgian company Besix, developers of the Half Way Tree Transportation Centre, gets the nod to construct a commercial and office complex consisting of two twenty storey buildings, on lands adjacent to the new transportation centre. Company directors presented their proposal...

Government is proceeding with work to repair some of the roofing of the May Pen Hospital which was damaged by the last two hurricanes and which has demobilised some sections of the hospital. These repairs should be completed to allow for the re-opening of the hospital wards within the next two weeks, according to the Senior Medical officer for the...

Jamaica has once again earned the recognition of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the appointment of Andrea Marie Brown, Executive Director of the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission, to the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding panel. Miss Brown, who joined the Commission in 2002 as the Executive Director, will serve as a member of the WTO panel established to examine the...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has expressed satisfaction over the progress of the pipe laying project now underway in sections of Flankers, Montego Bay. The project, which costs some $30 million will supply water to the communities of Norwood, Providence Heights, and Flankers, and is aimed at supplying approximately 2,500 households with potable drinking water. Work is...

An exhibition at the local parish library, special talks, and a workshop will be part of the activities that are scheduled to mark Earthquake Awareness Week in Manchester. Earthquake Awareness Week is being observed from January 13 to 19 under the theme: 'For Safety's Sake be Ready for the Next Earthquake'. Speaking to JIS News, Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness,...

Jamaica is among four countries participating in a pilot project, which seeks to build equitable and sustainable health systems through innovative, needs-based approaches for health human resources planning. Dubbed the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Project, the initiative is expected to transform human resource planning in the health sector by addressing critical issues in the context of population health needs...

The Government is contemplating upgrading work on the Lionel Town Hospital to return the institution to its former status, in order to further ease the patient load on the May Pen Hospital. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding who visited the Hospital on Friday (Jan. 11) as part of a tour organized by Health and Environment Minister, Rudyard Spencer, said something had...

Following the reported theft of material from the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation's (JBC) Radio Archives from the premises of the former national broadcasting entity, Minister of Information Culture Youth and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has announced the establishment of a special committee to examine the current arrangements for the safekeeping of the JBC Archives with a view to their making recommendations...