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Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller, has said that Community Development Committees (CDCs) should become the main platform for ensuring citizen participation in the management of the country. Speaking on Thursday (March 18) at a recent regional community consultation organized by the Social Development Commission (SDC) at the Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St....

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant has exhorted Jamaicans to buy more local products as a means of supporting the country's producers and stimulating economic development. Giving the main address at the annual general meeting of the Portland Association of Branch Societies of the JAS, held at the Old Port Antonio Marina on March 17, Senator Grant...

Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell has said that success in the use of information technology (IT) in Jamaica depended on building trust by addressing security issues. Speaking at a regional summit on data security at the Hilton Kingston Hotel recently, the Minister said: "We need to ensure that the man in the street understands electronic (e) commerce and...

In recent times, the tourist industry has been delivering, with performance improving each year. Today, it is ranked among the top five of the world's most favoured destinations, and is viewed as one of the major catalysts for growth of the country's economy. Audrey Marks, Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), one of the Government agencies that is...

Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell has lauded the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) and the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) for their assistance in preparing other Caribbean territories for the upcoming Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). According to the Minister, CARICOM had sought the assistance of the FTC in developing fair competition laws, "in time for the implementation...

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller, has said that Community Development Committees (CDCs) should become the main platform for ensuring citizen participation in the management of the country. Speaking on Thursday (March 18) at a recent regional community consultation organized by the Social Development Commission (SDC) at the Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios, St....

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant has exhorted Jamaicans to buy more local products as a means of supporting the country's producers and stimulating economic development. Giving the main address at the annual general meeting of the Portland Association of Branch Societies of the JAS, held at the Old Port Antonio Marina on March 17, Senator Grant...

Senate yesterday (March 18) passed amendments to the Domestic Loans Act, which will provide for an increase in the Government borrowing ceiling from $400 billion to $600 billion in order to finance expenditure programmes in the medium term. The Act provides for this amount to be borrowed in one single total or in installments and gives the Finance and Planning...

Reducing the effects of flooding is on the agenda as Jamaica and the rest of the world observe World Water Day on Monday, March 22. Jamaica is often affected by severe flooding and frequent flash flooding usually with "insufficient lead time to effect an adequate mitigative response," said Errol Douglas, Hydrologist at the Water Resources Authority (WRA). Mr. Douglas, who...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, said yesterday (March 18), that the Government was committed to ensuring that Jamaicans were safe on the nation's roads and was taking "practical measures to ensure that road safety is no accident". "The Ministry.through the Transport Authority, has introduced new regulations to govern public transportation. With regard to policy, we intend to launch...

Predicting Jamaica's weather over a five-day period has become easier as a result of the use of advanced technology by the National Meteorological Service. The equipment has also facilitated high levels of accuracy in the forecasts. "Weather prediction has become increasingly more accurate for the Meteorological Service. It is such that the Service is now able to have accurate five-day...

Senate yesterday (March 18) passed amendments to the Domestic Loans Act, which will provide for an increase in the Government borrowing ceiling from $400 billion to $600 billion in order to finance expenditure programmes in the medium term. The Act provides for this amount to be borrowed in one single total or in installments and gives the Finance and Planning...