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KINGSTON — The Steering Committee set up by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, to handle the country’s push towards the implementation of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, held a pre-bidding meeting on September 26 for interested parties. The session, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, saw input from several experts in the natural gas industry,...

KINGSTON — Director General in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Faith Innerarity, has informed that the selection process for prospective Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries is currently being reviewed, to ensure that the neediest in the society are assisted. “PATH is continuously being reviewed, the programme is being re-evaluated. For persons who have applied...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, said that Jamaica has the capacity to produce adequate numbers of livestock, competitively and comparatively, to supply meat for the local and export markets. This, he contended, however, is contingent on the collaborative efforts of all sector stakeholders in harmonising activities, particularly relating to animal health and disease surveillance, food safety, and veterinary...

KINGSTON — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging public health officers to ensure that meat inspections are done at the location where the animals are slaughtered. Additionally, he wants the officers to make sure that butchers are registered with the local health Board, and are in possession of a log book, as stipulated by the regulations governing...

The popular and powerful medium of sport is proving to be very valuable to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), as the agency continues to promote Vision 2030 Jamaica, the country’s National Development Plan. Through the 2011 National 20/20 Community Cricket Competition, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC), the agency was successful in spreading the tenets of the plan...

KINGSTON — Effective January 1, 2012, agri-processors requesting waivers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, must get their applications certified by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).   The move, portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague explained, is to ensure that the processors are not indebted to farmers or other suppliers, outside of their regular credit arrangements. Speaking at a...

MONTEGO BAY — It is a proven fact that an educated nation will progress faster than one with a high level of illiteracy. At the micro level, the same applies for a region, a town or a district. With the introduction of numerous tertiary institutions in western Jamaica over the last five years, the latest being the University of Technology...

KINGSTON — Environmental issues will be among the key points for discussion at the upcoming series of public consultations on the Draft Minerals Policy, to be hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM). The document is entitled, The National Minerals Policy: Fostering Sustainability in Jamaica's Minerals Industry. The month-long consultations, set to begin on October 26, will cover...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Health is ramping up its campaign to not only have mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for up to six months, but also to encourage the entire family to support this critical process in the healthy growth and development of the nation’s children. As part of fulfilling the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) mandate to educate and...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) 'Eat Jamaican' campaign, designed to improve the lot of the more than 200,000 local farmers while easing the pressure on the country’s food import bill, will be targeting students between six and 18 years of age this year. The announcement was made at the launch of the JAS “Eat Jamaican” Essay Competition, at...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that plans for the Caymanas Economic Zone development in St. Catherine are being revised. While not stating the extent of the revisions, he said that Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has advised Cabinet that the project is being reviewed and “tweaked”...

A month-long series of public consultations is being planned by the Ministry of Mining and Energy (MEM), to introduce the re-engineered Draft National Minerals Policy for public approval. The document is entitled The National Minerals Policy: Fostering Sustainability in Jamaica’s Minerals Industry. The month-long consultations are set to begin on October 26, covering the major parishes where mining operations take...