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A workshop aimed at highlighting the need for closer collaboration among hospital administrators, public health inspectors and officers of the Pesticide Control Authority (PCA), was held in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay on Sept. 27. Staged by the PCA as part of Pesticide Awareness Week, which was observed from September 24 to 28, the workshop was held under the theme: 'Pesticide...

The amended Registration of Business Names Act, which became effective on September 3, stipulates that all corporations trading in names other than their corporate names, are mandated to register such trade names as business names. "Whereas the registration of trade names was previously optional, since the amendment, all corporations trading in names other than their corporate names are mandated to...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received some $85 million and equipment for the National Hurricane Clean-Up Project this weekend. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Executive Director, Christopher Powell said that the NSWMA has "looked at all the possible scenarios and how we are going to address them. we have done the best we can do...

A total of 2,275 bags of fertiliser have been distributed to 995 farmers in Portland, as the Government continues its programme of assistance to farmers in the parish who were affected by Hurricane Dean. Crawford Clarke, Parish Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Portland, informed JIS News that the distribution of the fertilizer began on September 14,...

Hope 2007 is expressing full support for the National Hurricane Clean-Up Project to be undertaken on (September 29), and on Sunday, September 30. Speaking with JIS News, Chairman of Hope 2007, Evangelist Errol Rattray said it was part of the Christian's duty to ensure that the country is cleaned, as cleanliness is next to Godliness. "There is a call for...

The use of greenhouse technology and hydrophonic production should receive a major boost, as a team from Spain is currently in the island carrying out evaluations of the current technologies, with a view to assisting the country to develop and promote their use. The Spanish government has agreed to implement a programme to finance consultative missions, the training of farmers...

Your Excellencies the Most Hon Professor Kenneth Hall, the Most Hon. Mrs. Hall, Members of the Cabinet, Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Members of the Privy Council, ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to first of all express my thanks to the Governor General for allowing me to disturb him yet once again, and to assure him that I shall disturb him no...

As the opening date for the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre approaches, commuters are being urged to purchase Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) smart cards, as this will prevent them from having to queue to purchase bus tickets at the centre. In a JIS News interview, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations at the JUTC, Joan Barnett said, "I would really like...

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NTFATIP) is seeking to have a number of bills passed in Parliament, which are designed to strengthen the country's fight against human trafficking. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, who made the announcement at a forum held on (Sept. 27) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston for young...

As the country prepares to undertake an islandwide post-Hurricane Dean clean-up on September 29 and 30, the Forestry Department will also be playing its part on National Tree Planting Day (October 5), to replant trees, particularly in areas that have been denuded. In an interview with JIS News, Forest Information and Public Awareness Officer, Stephanie Donaldson-Francis informs that on October...

The importance of ensuring that chemicals are used in a safe manner was emphasized at a community meeting hosted by the Pest Control Authority (PCA), in the community of Charles Town in Portland on September 26. This meeting was the fifth in a series of fora being staged in Portland by the PCA to sensitize the residents of the parish...

Six child development officers from the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) have been deployed to the parish of Portland to provide specialized assistance to a number of children with developmental disabilities. Speaking with JIS News, Director of the ESP, Antonica Gunter Gayle explained that the organization's presence in the parish was a collaborative effort between the Ministries of Labour and Social...