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The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) will be taking the necessary steps to ensure that the requirements stipulated by the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) for the scrap metal sites are put in place. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, in a Statement to the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 29)....

In keeping with its thrust to protect the nation’s children, the Ministry of Health is urging all parents to ensure that their children are adequately vaccinated for their age. Director of Family Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, told JIS News that children must be adequately vaccinated, as immunization guarantees their protection against vaccine-preventable illnesses,...

The Eastwood Park Computer Resource Centre has been renovated at a cost of $3.2 million by the Universal Service Fund, formerly Universal Access Fund. The facility, located at the Eastwood Park Road New Testament Church of God in Kingston, has been outfitted with 18 computers, a server and two printers. The Fund has also provided furniture for the centre. Addressing...

Some 65 farmers from the parishes of Clarendon and St. Mary were presented with certificates on January 29, following their completion of the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja. REEACH) Cocoa Farmer Field School (FSS). The cocoa farmers - 16 from Bellefield in St. Mary and 49 from Brandon Hill, Wood Hall, and Park Hall in...

The Interim Report by the Public Defender on the incursion of the security forces into Tivoli Gardens and related matters has been delayed for over five months and is still not completed. After repeated missed deadlines for its tabling in Parliament, the Parliamentary Commission headed by the Speaker, the Hon. Michael Peart, met with the Public Defender, Mr. Earl Witter,...

The Government is to embark on a major Information and Communications Technology (ICT) initiative in March, aimed at improving the efficiency levels within the administration. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, made the disclosure during a ceremony to officially open the Eastwood Park Computer Resource Centre in Kingston, on January 28. “There is going to be...

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sadness and shock at the sudden passing of Headley Samuel ‘Sam Lawrence’ former Member of Parliament for the constituency of East Portland. The Prime Minister noted that on Sunday, the day before his death, he had attended a meeting where he was his usual thoughtful and amiable self. Those personal...

Come Wednesday (January 30), St. Ann residents will get a chance to speak directly with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Local Government Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott and other government officials, at the latest in a series of parish meetings, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC). The meeting is set for St. Hilda’s High School in Brown’s...

Sixty residents of Flankers and Norwood in St. James are now proud recipients of land titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). The residents, some of whom have been waiting for their land titles for over 30 years, received the instruments on Friday, January 25, at a ceremony held at the Flankers Multi-Purpose Centre. The handing over was part...

When the old Lyssons pavilion in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, is restored to its former glory, as planned, residents of eastern St. Thomas will have a brand new multi-purpose hard court equipped for basketball, volleyball and football. It is one of 14 facilities within the sugar growing areas islandwide that will be upgraded to enhance the physical and social well-being...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that a strategic plan is being developed for the treatment of cancer. He said the idea is to provide an integrated approach to cancer treatment and care, and over time establish a centre of excellence, where quality care will be available at an affordable cost. The Health Minister, who was speaking to JIS...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is encouraging members of the Consular Corps to assist in attracting investment from the global trading community, in the development of Jamaica’s global transshipment and logistics hub. Mr. Hylton extended the invitation during an awards dinner hosted by the Consular Corps of Jamaica for visiting directors of the World Federation of...