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Government is reviewing the viability of its postal outlets without reducing the vital services that they provide for rural residents. This assurance was given by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz after visiting the Moneague Post Office and the Rio Hoe Postal Agency in St Ann recently. The...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has assured the country that the Government is close to resolving outstanding issues with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will enable the Fund to proceed with its application for a US$1.2 billion standby loan agreement. Mr. Golding, in a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3), said that the departure...

Jamaica is slated to benefit from a $154, 769,042 (US$1,738,798) project to reduce the threat of invasive alien species (IAS) to the region's biodiversity. The project titled: 'Mitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean' is being funded by the United Nations Environment Programme's Global Environment Facility (UNEP-GEF), and was officially launched on Wednesday, October 28, at...

Micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being positioned to make a more significant impact on the Jamaican economy, with a public consultation on policy suggestions for enhancing the sector. The public consultation at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston on Thursday (October 29), saw business leaders, members of academia, civil society and government policymakers exchanging ideas. Speaking on behalf...

General Manager of Petrojam, Winston Watson, has stated that the refinery is now ready to supply both grades of E10 (a blend of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline) to service stations, islandwide. In an interview Friday (October 30) with JIS News, Mr. Watson disclosed that as of November 1, both E10 87 and E10 90 (Octane) will be rolled out...

Jamaica will be hosting important meetings of Foreign Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean (CALC) on Integration and Development, and the Rio Group, November 4-6, at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa Hotel, Montego Bay St. James. In welcoming the meetings, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, underscored their importance....

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Mrs. Dolsie Allen, has said that the use of the Consumer Alert publication is an effective medium of keeping consumers informed, so they can exercise greater intelligence in their purchasing decisions. Speaking at a Think Tank held yesterday (Oct. 29) at the JIS office in Kingston, Mrs. Allen pointed out that...

Disaster management, under the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), is undergoing an important shift from a reactive, crisis response approach to one of proactive risk mitigation. "This has allowed ODPEM to develop innovative strategies to adapt to climate change, and particularly the more frequent and intense storms associated with it," researcher and doctoral student from the Department...

As part of ongoing efforts to increase awareness among Jamaicans of the importance of productivity, the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will be hosting its fourth annual National Productivity Awareness Week from November 9 to 12. The week will be observed under the theme: 'Transformation for Sustainable Competitive Advantage'. According to Executive Director of the JPC, Dr. Charles Douglas, this year's...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that the government will be assisting the 50 vendors who lost goods in the fire at the Oxford Mall in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, October 27. Mr. Golding made the announcement during his monthly 'Jamaica House Live' call in programme, on Wednesday, October 28. "We can't replace what they have lost, but...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that economic growth in rural communities was going to have to come from agriculture. Mr. Golding said tourism, mining nor other similar investments, will never ever have the penetration of agriculture to provide a real base for generating economic growth in rural communities. Mr. Golding was speaking last night (Oct 27) at...

Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has reaffirmed his Government's commitment to ensuring that the right transport links, amenities and infrastructure, are in place for the redevelopment of downtown Kingston. Mr.Golding made the statement Tuesday (October 27) responding to the announcement that Jamaica-based, regional telecommunications giant, Digicel , the largest mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, will be moving offices...