The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.8 per cent for February 2022 as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). This movement was largely impacted by the 1.3 per cent increase in the index for the heavily weighted ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ division. The increase in the division ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ was mainly attributed to...

Jamaica’s first water resources master plan since 1990 will be launched on World Water Day, March 22, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston. The plan was developed by the Water Resources Authority (WRA), which has responsibility for managing the country’s water resources. Chief Hydrologist at the WRA, Geoffrey Marshall, made the disclosure while speaking at a Jamaica...

The Government has taken several steps to protect and educate consumers, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. Among the initiatives is a National Consumer Policy, coordinated by the Consumer Affairs Commission, that establishes a formal structure to enhance consumer protection policies among government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has been instrumental in the seizure of US$957,564, £40,135 and Can$6,435 at the nation’s ports and has investigated 62 financial cases since April 2021. There was also the forfeiture of US$207,201.00 and Can$17,450.00 to the Crown under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The disclosure was made by Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Officer of...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is calling on unvaccinated persons in the parish to take the jab as soon as possible, as COVID-19 is still affecting the island. Dr. Graham, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar recently, noted that vaccination numbers in the parish had dwindled. “We have seen...

The administrations of the Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James have said that emphasis is being placed on improving the literacy and numeracy skills among students at all grade levels as full face-to-face classes resume. Speaking with JIS News, Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller, said educational strategies have been put in place...

Following a two-year break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Business Model Competition (NBMC) for tertiary institutions will return for the seventh staging in April. The annual competition, jointly staged by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), seeks to encourage entrepreneurial activity among tertiary students and increase collaboration between the private...