The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is encouraging entrepreneurs who produce food or cosmetics to standardise their production process by using formulas instead of recipes. “The SRC often receives calls from persons who want to manufacture food or cosmetic products using our pilot plant. However, they are unaware that to produce products in a large commercial quantity requires a formula rather...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has underscored the role of Municipal Corporations in local governance. Speaking during a ‘Let’s Talk’ virtual forum on Monday (August 30), Councillor Vernon noted that Municipal Corporations work with other government agencies to administer and deliver wide-ranging services to citizens islandwide. He said these entities include the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), National Water...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reporting a 20.3 per cent increase in domestic crop production for the April to June 2021 quarter, over the corresponding period last year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said outputs moved from 170,027 tonnes in 2020 to 204,594.8 tonnes this year. “The quarter has produced a new record for domestic crop production. For...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says experts are conducting studies, clinical trials, and data collection to determine whether scientific evidence emerging will support recommendations in some countries for the administration of a third dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, also known as a booster. A booster is intended to further fortify the immune system against any...

Registration for participating in the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) is now officially open. Interested individuals and groups from Jamaica and across the wider Caribbean region and North and South America can now apply by visiting the platform registration page at https://rp-americas.undrr.org/rp-americas-registration. To register, interested persons must provide a valid...

The Real Estate Board is reminding real estate professionals to pay their annual licensing fees by September 30 to avoid having their licences expire. “For real estate dealers to legally practise they are required to pay annual licensing fees, either in full by March 30 or in half-year instalments, the first half by March 30 and the second by September...

Jamaicans are being urged to report suspected incidents of human trafficking to the authorities. Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Sub Officer in charge of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Vice Squad, Detective Inspector Kemisha Gordon, told JIS News that local law-enforcement stakeholders face challenges in citizens reporting suspected cases of human trafficking. Among these, she informed, are persons’ apparent lack of...