The Bank of Jamaica ( BOJ) is projecting a continued reduction in domestic inflation during the last three months of this year and for most of 2024. This was disclosed by Governor, Richard Byles, during the Central Bank’s quarterly monetary policy media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston on Monday (August 21). The projection represents a continuation of...

Citizens are being encouraged to report activities that can cause an increase in persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). These include, but are not limited to, open burning, improper use and/or disposal of agrochemicals and industrial chemicals, elevated temperatures and combustion processes, and unwanted by-products of industrial processes or combustion. Reporting these activities to...

The National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging hunters who will participate in the 2023 Game Bird Hunting Season to abide by the guidelines under the Wildlife Protection Act. The season opens on Saturday, August 19 and runs for six weekends until Sunday, September 24. Environmental Coordinator for Fauna at NEPA, Ricardo Miller, told JIS News that there are four...

The economy is estimated to have grown by 1.5 per cent during the April to June 2023 quarter, compared with the corresponding period last year. Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, made the disclosure during the agency’s digital press conference on Thursday (August 17). Dr. Henry said the out-turn for the review quarter largely reflected increased...

Citizens are being advised not to purchase products that contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs), as they can adversely affect human and environmental health. The call came from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Pollution Prevention Branch Manager, Bethune Morgan, who participated in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ‘Stop the POP Help Series’, held virtually on Monday, July 31....

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) through its Boosting Innovation Growth & Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) on Friday, August 4, 2023, announced the launch of the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF), a grant funding product to enhance the development of the productive sector, by supporting high potential business alliances to compete in regional and global markets. Christopher Brown, Programme Manager, BIGEE explained,...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says the region may experience more storms this hurricane season that initially anticipated. He said that the likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is now twice as much as was predicted at the beginning of June. “Instead of a 30 per cent chance it is now a 60 per cent...

Riversdale and surrounding communities in St. Catherine will be getting portable water from a $150-million investment, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Making the disclosure following a tour of water systems in the area on August 10, Minister Samuda said Riversdale has “suffered disproportionately”, and through “good...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has highlighted improvements in Jamaica’s economy and reiterated the Government’s commitment to doing more for the citizens. He says while the economy can be classified as being stable, the Government will continue to implement programmes that will benefit all Jamaicans. “Our economy has transitioned. Our growth rate for the last fiscal year was...