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The achievement of our Jamaican athletes Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir in capturing all three medals in the Men's 200 metres final at London Olympic Games marks a tremendous moment in our country's outstanding international sporting history.   “I rejoice at the brilliance of their performance which is the realisation of the dreams of so many generations of...

A strong Tropical Wave is currently influencing weather conditions across Jamaica. Showers and thunderstorms, as well as strong gusty winds, are forecast to continue to affect eastern parishes and gradually spread to central and western parishes through tonight.   THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED Fishers and other marine interests are advised to exercise caution due to deteriorating weather conditions in the vicinity of...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has strengthened its air quality management programme and its capacity to assess air quality parameters within the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). The agency has established two new ambient air quality monitoring sites in Washington Gardens, St. Andrew and Waterford in Portmore, bringing to five, the number of such sites in the Corporate Area...

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Health Card, aimed at improving the accessibility of medication for persons, who receive care at public-health facilities, should be available in the next three months. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, made the disclosure as he addressed a workshop to present and discuss the Ministry’s biennial work plan and its collaboration with the Pan...

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Help is on the way for the Mount Rosser Primary School in St. Catherine. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said the Ministry will assist the school’s efforts to built modern sanitary facilities in time for the start of the new academic year in September.  Mount Rosser Primary is one of 200 schools island-wide that still use pit latrines...

Newly elected President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, said that the organisation will work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to substantially reduce the country’s food import bill, which stood at nearly US$1 billion in 2011.      “We think that the fact that we have about 50 per cent of our arable land still idle,...

Fifteen residents of St. James, who have made significant contributions to the development of the parish, have received the 'Spirit of Independence Awards'. The awards were presented by the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, at a Jamaica 50 Flag-raising and Civic Ceremony, which was held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, on August 6. Hundreds of residents...

While Jamaica has recorded slow economic growth since independence, the social development of its people has improved significantly. This was the consensus among panelists participating in a discussion on: ‘Understanding Jamaica’s Economic and Social Development Since Independence’, at the Golden Jubilee Village, at Independence Park, on August 4. Director General of the Planning Institute Of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson,...

Jamaica is one of four Caribbean countries set to benefit from a US$25 million pilot project, to be funded and implemented by the Canadian Hunger Foundation in the region over the next two years, aimed at building marketing capacity. Speaking  at  Saturday’s (August 4) opening of the 60th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, at the Denbigh Showground, May Pen,...

It was an exhilarating affair, as Jamaicans, from every nook and cranny of the island, converged at the National Stadium in Kingston on Monday (Aug. 6) for the Independence Grand Gala. The event dubbed: 'Tributes in Gold' was the showpiece of the nation's Golden Jubilee celebrations, which served to highlight significant achievements of the nation over the past 50 years....

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the administration is seeking to reduce Jamaica’s food import bill by at least US$300 million, in the first instance, through measures to be pursued beginning this year. Delivering the keynote address at Saturday's (August 4) opening of the 60th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, in Clarendon, Mr. Clarke hinted at a...