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The Central Information Technology Office (CITO) will host its third annual regional summit next month under the theme: 'Utilising Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Disaster Preparedness and Management'. The regional summit, which will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel from May 9 to May 11, is targeting decision makers in the public and private sectors, and in response to...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has said that cease and desist orders remain in place for OLINT Corp. Limited ("OLINT")/David Smith, et al; Overseas Locket International Corp./David Smith, et al; LewFam Investments and Trading Limited/Neil Lewis, et al; and LewFam Investments Club/Neil Lewis, et al. As such, members of the public are being advised not to conduct business with any...

Residents of Clapham in St. Ann, which is affected by rising waters, are receiving some welcome assistance from the West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO). Glendon Johnson, Manager for employee and community relations at WINDALCO, informed JIS News that the company has built a five-kilometre access road to Faith's Pen at a cost of $500,000. With the cemetery in Clapham affected...

Bauxite and alumina operations have been blamed for rising waters in some communities in recent times, but at least one expert in this area, has sought to dispel this view. Basil Fernandez, Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), tells JIS News, that the first recorded case of rising water occurred 142 years before bauxite operations even started in...

The best of agricultural production in Portland was on full display at the seventh Portland Farmers' Agricultural Exposition held on April 20 at the Old Port Antonio Marina. The event showcased the various crops cultivated in the parish and highlighted a number of value-added products from fruits, vegetables and ground provisions. In addition to the farmers' displays, information booths were...

The Portland Health Department has been conducting a rodent control programme in Port Antonio and Buff Bay to eliminate the rat infestation problem affecting both towns. Lorenzo Humes, Acting Deputy Public Health Inspector for Portland, told JIS News that the programme began in March after surveys were conducted in the affected areas, to determine the approach to be taken in...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left the island on Monday (Apr. 24) for a three-day official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. The visit which is being made on the invitation of Trinidadian Prime Minister and Chairman of CARICOM the Hon. Patrick Manning, is Mrs. Simpson Miller's first overseas engagement since her appointment as Prime Minister. On her arrival in Trinidad,...

The 17th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) got underway yesterday (April 23), with an official opening ceremony at Margaritaville, Negril. Staged annually by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) in collaboration with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the show brings to the island, the major players in the sector including tour operators, who package holidays to Jamaica;...

Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell has said that Jamaica has benefited from some $1 billion in investment in the construction and improvement of call centre facilities. Minister Paulwell, who was delivering the opening address at a Compumart-organized seminar on productivity gains from call centre operations this morning (April 21) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, said that based...

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been commended for their assistance in dealing with persons who breach pesticide regulations. The commendation has come from Hyacinth Chin Sue, the Registrar of the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), in an interview with JIS News. She pointed out that the strong assistance from the Police has yielded positive results, as wherever a...

The Clarendon Health Fund will be hosting a health fair on April 26, to raise funds to purchase a renal unit for the May Pen Hospital. The event, slated for the Leiba's Esso Tigermarket in May Pen, is being held in collaboration with the Clarendon Health Department. "We are hosting this health fair to see how much we can assist...

Portmore's Better Neighbourhood Programme is being hailed a success, with residents and private sector coming together on a number of greening projects, which have virtually transformed the municipality. According to Mayor of Portmore, George Lee, when the project was launched a year and a half ago, Portmore was a bare, dry place with little green areas and residents frequently complained...