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...

Operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially those in the food processing industry, are being encouraged to ensure that food product labels and packages meet regulatory standards. The call came from Technician in the Science and Technology Division at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Pauline Bailey, who was speaking at a recent ‘Virtual Biz Zone’ session, hosted...

Eighty-eight students enrolled in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) have been assisted in their preparations for the 2023/24 academic year with the provision of school supplies from Digicel Foundation. Speaking during the handover ceremony at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Hanover Street in downtown Kingston on Monday (August 21), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel...

Twenty-six children from the community of Blue Hole in St. Catherine have received back-to-school supplies from the Tameka Hill Foundation. They were presented with the items on Saturday (August 19), at the Pentecostal City Mission Church Incorporated in the community. Pastor of the Church, Concheta Thomas, said it was an “amazing” moment for the children and their parents. “It is...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has allocated $50 million to carry out immediate renovation to the St. Ann Infirmary in Priory. In an interview with journalists following a tour of the facility on Friday (August 18), Mr. McKenzie expressed displeasure with the maintenance of the infirmary, outlining that urgent action will be taken to improve...

Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones, is urging persons to refrain from illicitly disposing bulky waste. Mr. Jones, who spoke with JIS News during a recent dump eradication exercise in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, encouraged citizens to bring these items to the nearest dump rather than disposing in their communities. “We want to use this opportunity to...

Upgrade of the Rhyne Park Water supply system in St. James, which will benefit scores of residents, is close to completion. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who visited the facility on Friday (August 18). The Minister viewed work being conducted on the number one...