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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that government would continue to make the right decisions to maintain gains in terms of macro-economic stability. "No effort must be spared in seeking to maintain the economic gains we have made, by moving to control inflation, stabilizing the foreign exchange system and maintaining industrial peace, which are critical elements...

Residents of Manchester have been benefiting from a series of malaria control programmes being conducted in the parish since Monday, January 8. The programmes, organized by the Manchester Health Department in collaboration with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), consist of larvicidal and fogging activities, as well as community meetings, aimed at sensitizing citizens on measures to take to protect themselves...

State Minister for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has said that the government was working to ensure that all Jamaicans had access to potable water and adequate sanitation, in keeping with commitments under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Dr. Ferguson, who was addressing stakeholders at a Water and Wastewater Sector Retreat yesterday (Jan. 17) at the Couples...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) last year, settled 89 per cent or 1,641 of the more than 1,800 complaints received and secured in excess of $46 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers. Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, who spoke to JIS News about what she said was a record breaking year, said that of the amount collected,...

A five-month campaign to rid the streets of illegal bleaching products and to increase awareness about the dangers of using these items will begin next month. To be undertaken by the Standards and Regulation Division in the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Jamaica Library Service, the campaign, dubbed 'Don't Kill the Skin,' is part of observances for Black...

Some 300 customs officers are being trained to bolster border control operations, as the island prepares to host the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. The Jamaica Customs Department has allocated some $6 million for this training exercise, which will include enhancing the customer service capabilities of customs officers. Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations at the Jamaica Customs Department,...

A series of national consultations on, 'The Professionalization of Youth Development Work in Jamaica', was launched in the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, today (January 18). The Montego Bay consultation is the first of three, which will be held across the island, hosted by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) and the National Council on...

Founder and Artistic Director of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), Professor Rex Nettleford is slated to be the guest speaker at the 19th Annual International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) Conference to take place in Toronto, Canada, from January 18 to 21. The four-day conference will be held under the theme, 'Widening the Sphere: Taking An Expansive View...

State Minister for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has said that the government was working to ensure that all Jamaicans had access to potable water and adequate sanitation, in keeping with commitments under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Dr. Ferguson, who was addressing stakeholders at a Water and Wastewater Sector Retreat yesterday (Jan. 17) at the Couples...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) last year, settled 89 per cent or 1,641 of the more than 1,800 complaints received and secured in excess of $46 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers. Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, who spoke to JIS News about what she said was a record breaking year, said that of the amount collected,...

A five-month campaign to rid the streets of illegal bleaching products and to increase awareness about the dangers of using these items will begin next month. To be undertaken by the Standards and Regulation Division in the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Jamaica Library Service, the campaign, dubbed 'Don't Kill the Skin,' is part of observances for Black...

Some 300 customs officers are being trained to bolster border control operations, as the island prepares to host the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. The Jamaica Customs Department has allocated some $6 million for this training exercise, which will include enhancing the customer service capabilities of customs officers. Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations at the Jamaica Customs Department,...