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A comprehensive development plan for the Old Harbour Bay fishing Village should become available for stakeholder and public scrutiny by mid-February. The plan will act as a guide for the type of development to take place in the area. This was announced by Secretary Manager in the St. Catherine Parish Council, Michael Morris at the recent opening ceremony of a...

President of the Jamaica Agro-Processors Association (JAPA), Denise Perkins, is urging farmers to increase collaboration with agro-processors to ensure a steady supply of agricultural produce, especially for the export market. "We try to tell our farmers what we need. We try to map their acres.[we ask] what can you give us," she told JIS News, noting that problems of hurricanes...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has encouraged private holders of capital within the Caribbean, to invest in the region's productive sector. "If you look within the Caribbean. there are resources which somehow we need to tap for reinvestment in the Caribbean and expansion of Caribbean economy," Dr. Davies stated, as he addressed the Jamaica Stock Exchange-organized Investments...

Health Minister John Junor has assured, that the free movement of skilled persons throughout the region, will not impact negatively on the local health sector. Under the free movement clause of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), skilled persons are entitled to move and work freely throughout the region. Persons eligible include university graduates, media practitioners, artistes, musicians, sportspersons, managers, technical...

Agriculture has tremendous potential to provide employment, but there is need to understand the role of science and technology in sustaining development of the sector. "What has to be understood.is that science and technology has to play an expanding role, and what is also critical is how agriculture attracts capital [investment], because people cannot operate with the level of interest...

The House of Representatives on January 17, gave unanimous approval for the appointment of an Ethics Committee to investigate and report on complaints regarding the conduct of parliamentarians. Members of the committee, which is to be chaired by House Speaker, Michael Peart, include National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips; Health Minister, John Junor; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary,...

The country's elected leaders, heads of private and public sector enterprises, and church leaders gathered this morning (January 19), for spiritual reflection at the annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. This was the 26th staging of the event, which was held under the theme: 'Choose You This Day'. In his address, Governor-General, His...

The Bamboo Primary and Junior High School in St. Ann is to be expanded, to benefit more than 1,155 students and 34 teachers. A contract to carry out the work was signed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Bamboo Community Development Benevolent Society at a ceremony held at the school on January 19. "The JSIF family believes...

The Jamaica Customs Department has organized a week of activities to mark International Customs Day on January 26. Speaking with JIS News, Naomi Goulbourne Rodney, Public Relations Manager at Jamaica Customs Department said, "Instead of observing one day we thought we would make it a week of activities to give information and interact with our customers." The Jamaica Customs Department...

Residents of Silent Hill and surrounding communities in north Clarendon have benefited from a range of health services provided by a medical team from the Organization for International Development (OID) and Caribbean Outreach, which are based in the United States. At a health fair held on Tuesday (Jan.17) at the Silent Hill community centre, the medical team, comprised of more...

A team of senior officers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will meet with the Jamaican Diaspora in South Florida at a community forum on Saturday, January 21 in North Miami. The team members are Deputy Commissioner of Police, Charles Scarlett of the Intelligence Unit; Assistant Commissioner, Glenmore Hinds of Operation Kingfish and Inspector V.C. Campbell of the Narcotics Unit....

Effective immediately, Colombian and Jamaican nationals holding diplomatic and official passports will no longer have to obtain visas to travel between both countries. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, K.D. Knight and his counterpart in Colombia, Dr. Carolina Barco signed the agreement on January 16 at the just concluded Fifth Meeting of the Jamaica Colombia Bi-national Commission, held in San...