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KINGSTON — President of the Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA), Vitus Evans, is lauding the measures by the Government to stabilize the economy, noting that they will serve to boost productivity and economic growth. "We welcome the reduction in interest rates, the stabilisation of the exchange rate and the firm grip on inflation," he stated at the organisation’s 45th Anniversary Annual...

KINGSTON — Trelawny will be the area of focus for the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), as the organisation observes Disability Awareness Week from November 27 to December 3, under the theme: ‘Together for a Better World for All… Including Persons with Disabilities in Development’. The week-long activities will commence with a Thanksgiving Service at the William Knibb...

KINGSTON — Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the recently concluded 14th Conference of Presidents and Governors-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reaffirmed the critical roles the Heads of State play in their respective societies. "If we were ever in any doubt about the relevance of our positions, we have seen from the Conference discussions...

KINGSTON — Have you been excessively hungry, tired or thirsty lately? Have you also been experiencing frequency of urination, blurred vision and/or unexplained weight loss? These could very well be symptoms of the lifestyle disease, Diabetes Mellitus, which has been categorized as one of the leading causes of deaths, globally. Termed, the ‘silent killer,’ diabetes is characterised by the presence...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Robert Montague, wants increased consumption of local produce to significantly reduce food importation. Speaking at the eighth anniversary of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) "Eat Jamaican" Day celebrations, at the Denbigh Show Grounds, May Pen, Clarendon, on Friday (November 25), Mr. Montague lamented that Jamaica’s food import bill averages US$806 million per...

MONTEGO BAY — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Resident Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Gene Leon, has said that his organisation is always willing and able to assist the people and Government o Jamaica. He said that Jamaica is one of 187 countries that are members of the IMF and part of the organisation's obligation to its members is to provide...

KINGSTON — Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, says that the PIOJ is satisfied with its method of measuring poverty in Jamaica, as it is based on the Survey of Living Conditions which a very important global standard. Speaking against the background of media reports on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent report of...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) wishes to advise that the residents of the Glenhope Child Care Facility are now being housed temporarily at various residential child care facilities within the South East Region. The residents had to be relocated following the fire which affected Glenhope last night. Glenhope is home to 73 girls who are in need of care and protection. ...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says there are numerous possibilities for significant expansion of trade and investment with Japan, as a result of a longstanding 40-year relationship with that country. Speaking at a special working luncheon hosted by JAMPRO for a visiting Japan-CARICOM Economic Mission to Jamaica, at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston on Tuesday...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Audley Shaw, has urged self employed professionals to become tax compliant and file their annual income tax returns. Mr. Shaw made the call on Tuesday November 23, 2011 in an address to the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Post Graduate Diploma Programmegraduation exercise, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. “Come...

Work on the construction of the St. Catherine Youth Information Centre (YIC), to be located in Spanish Town, is expected to get underway next month. Phase one of the facility, which will be housed at the old Spanish Town police station, is estimated to cost $60 million and should be completed within 12 months.  It is being funded by the...

Cabinet has received its first update on the Public Sector Transformation Unit’s (PSTU) Master Rationalization Plan (MRP). Minister with responsibility for the Public Service and Information, Senator Arthur Williams, told journalists at Wednesday’s (November 23) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House that the update is contained in the first quarterly report, which the PSTU submitted to Cabinet. Pointing out that...