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The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is appealing to members of the Police Force and the Military, and Election Day workers to submit all relevant information to the office in order to facilitate a smooth voting process on August 21 when they go to the polls. Speaking with JIS News, Public Education Officer at the EOJ, Tekese Gilpin-Allen, emphasised that...

Construction on the Type Three health clinic in James Hill, Clarendon, has commenced. Director of the Health Facilities Maintenance Unit at the Ministry of Health, Vincent Williamson, informed JIS News on Thursday (July 19) that "We have laid out the building, excavated the foundation, put in the reinforcement bars, we have cast the foundation, and we are actually blocking up...

Jamaica's primary institutions for data collection and analysis, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), are reporting inflation figures so far this year that reflect a continuation of last year's low levels of general price increases. The low inflation figures are all the more important when viewed against recent increases in the national minimum...

Jamaicans across Canada are gearing up to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Jamaica's Independence with flag-raising ceremonies, balls and banquets, church services, and outdoor festivals. Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye will be kept very busy as she presides over her first Independence celebrations since assuming duties in January this year. High Commissioner Coye will be travelling to Montreal,...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has informed that a Cabinet submission has now been prepared for the approval of the new role and conditions of work for District Constables. The Minister who was speaking at an awards ceremony for District Constables held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel yesterday (July 20) noted that the submission seeks approval for the...

Parish Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), St. Catherine, Andrew Carty has informed that the Ginger Rehabilitation Project funded by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), has been very successful. The project is aimed at increasing ginger production, free from the rhizome rot disease. Mr. Carty said that since the inception of the programme a number of areas...

Some 161 tickets have been issued to persons for urinating in public, under the Anti-Litter Ticketing System which was implemented on May 1, by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Offenders are required to pay a fine of $2,000. "This is all about the measures we need to take to bring about a change in the behaviour of our...

Approximately 150 persons with disabilities from Western Jamaica, participated in the first in a series of three public regional consultations on the National Disability Act, at the St. James Parish Church Hall in Montego Bay, on (July 19) The day's activities included presentations and workshops on the formulation of the National Disability Act (2007), covering topics such as the purpose,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, has warned Justices of the Peace (JPs) who are actively engaged in the current political campaign for the upcoming General Elections on August 27, not to adjudicate matters in the courts. "If you (Justice of the Peace) are actively campaigning, you need to advise the Custos, so that he can remove...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has signalled its continued commitment to fully support the viable fruit export and agro-processing markets, with the award of a total of $750,000 to six farmers who are involved in commercial orchard crop production. Each farmer has received a voucher valued at $125,000 that will be used to purchase agricultural inputs. The farmers were...

Primary School students in Kingston and Manchester, who are interested in science and technology, will get a closer look at careers in that field when they participate in science summer camps from July 23 to 27. The camps, hosted by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), in collaboration with the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), are designed to make science and...

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Jamaican Regiment will mount The Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace on alternate days for a period of one month beginning Thursday 19th July at 11:30 a.m. On Friday 27th, Sunday 29th & Tuesday 31st July it will mount the Windsor Castle Guard. Lieutenant Colonel Derek Robinson commanding the Jamaica Regiment said, "Competition for the...