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Under the National Health Fund's Individual Benefits Programmes some 217,228 claims were satisfied between April 2004 and March this year. Some 77,773 claims were billed for the NHF card and 139,455 for the Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP), both of which fall under the NHF's Individual Benefits Programme. Based on information contained in the NHF's 2005 annual report,...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) will be spearheading a series of events in observance of National Science and Technology Month, which is being celebrated throughout November under the theme, 'Science and Technology for Economic Development: Energy in the 21st Century'. General Manager of SRC's subsidiary, Marketech Limited, Roselyn Fisher told JIS News that the planned activities "will ultimately engender public...

Friday (November 11) was a day of victory for the York Castle High School debating team which won the final play off of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)/Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Heritage Debate Competition. The competition, which was held at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann, saw a total of four schools arguing the...

The Gender in Water and Sanitation research, commissioned by the Ministry of Water and Housing has concluded that women play a major role in managing water supply and sanitation issues. The essential issue highlighted by the research, which was conducted in the communities of Mile Gully, and Warwick Castle in St. Mary; and Gravel Hill, Clarendon, was the need for...

Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew Delroy Chuck, while endorsing the Maintenance Bill, has said the courts must exercise caution in imposing maintenance orders under the new provisions. He noted that while there was no question that maintenance should be given where it was needed, it was felt that there were not enough safeguards in the legislation to...

The Clarendon Health Department will be carrying out baiting exercises as part of its rat disinfestation programme, which is aimed at tackling an outbreak of leptospirosis in the parish. Since the start of November at least four persons in the parish have died from the disease. The disinfestation programme commenced last weekend (November 12 to 13) with a major clean-...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking works to rehabilitate damaged roads and clear blocked drains in the parish of St. James. With recent heavy rains in that parish causing severe flooding and damage to several roadways, the agency has mobilized its resources to remedy the situation within the shortest possible time, said Senior Communications Officer in the NWA's western...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area one, Keith Gardner, has warned relatives of criminals to stop sheltering them, or they too could face criminal charges. "It has been said time and time again by various media that girlfriends, baby mothers, grandmothers and mothers must not wash the bloody clothes. The message has been sent and I think the...

The Chairman of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Joseph A. Matalon is proud to announce that two members of his senior executive team, Patricia R. Francis and Veniece Pottinger have been offered senior positions in international trade organisations. President, Patricia Francis has been appointed Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint technical cooperation of UNCTAD and WTO...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public to avoid using the Bog Walk Gorge as the water has now exceeded critical levels as reported by the Water Resources Authority (WRA). This means that the roadway is now inundated rendering the road impassable. Motorists are therefore being advised to use the alternative routes. The ODPEM...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that the Bog Walk Gorge is closed Also, the Troja School is closed, as the roads and the fording are blocked by landslides and flooding. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to avoid using this area. The Junction is also closed, as there are several blockages along the...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica(PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes has indicated that the Jamaican economy is beginning to return to some form of normalcy following the battering it took from recent hurricanes. Dr. Hughes told journalists at the PIOJ's quarterly press briefing held at its New Kingston offices today (November 15) that the goods producing sector grew by...