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For most persons, retirement is a time for relaxation, after years of contributing to the development of the country. However, for some it's a time to learn a new skill or to further their education. In an interview with JIS News, Parish Organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in Manchester, Mrs. Estella Dyer-Crawford, says that senior citizens...

A number of communities in St. Elizabeth are benefitting from support from the Alpart bauxite company despite the closure of mining operations in the parish. The company, through its Community Council, is providing more than 300,000 gallons of water per day to residents from its St. Elizabeth wells, while maintaining a number of its social programmes in education, agriculture, sports,...

Two waste-to-energy plants are slated for early construction, which will see the country saving some US$60 million in the fuel importation bill, annually. This was announced today (October 16), by Minister of Energy and Mining, Honourable James Robertson, at a two-day Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum, being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. "Jamaica is on...

World Food Day (WFD), observed on October 16 since 1979, is a worldwide event designed by the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to increase awareness and understanding of year-round action to alleviate hunger. There have been tremendous advances in technology, but the world is still challenged by the scourge of hunger, with an estimated increase of 105 million...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw, met Thursday (October 8) with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Luis Alberto Moreno, in Madrid, where he encouraged increased IDB support to Jamaica, particularly in the areas of agriculture and energy, in addition to policy based loans. His call came in the context of the 98th Meeting of the...

Scrap metal dealers have been given one month to co-operate with the Government in uncovering the source of illegal activities, which have re-surfaced in the industry. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement at a press conference at his New Kingston office earlier this week following a meeting with the dealers. He said that certain...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has defended Government's decision to increase both the departure and telephone taxes, noting that the call to roll them back is a normal response from the public. The departure tax was increased from $1,000 to $1,800 while there has been an increase from 20%- 25% on telephone cards, telephone calls and instruments. Mr. Golding...

Jamaica has no need to worry about a threat to its ethanol exports to the United States (US) as the country's regulatory regime for imported ethanol is not likely to change in the near future. US trade representative, Ambassador Ronald Kirk, gave this assurance when he met with Jamaica's Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Anthony Johnson at the Embassy...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has boosted its ability to serve more customers, yesterday (Oct.1) commissioning into service 10 additional megawatts of generating capacity at the Bogue Power Station in Montego Bay. The project, undertaken at a cost of US$8.5 million forms part of JPS' generation expansion programme. With the additional capacity, Bogue is now the largest power generating point...

The lives of students from six schools for the deaf have been made easier by the provision of computers and audio-visual equipment, through funding from the Government's Universal Access Fund Company Limited. The equipment, valued at $6 million, which will make communications much easier at the institutions, was presented on Wednesday (September 30) at the Danny Williams School for the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, will receive the National Energy Policy before the end of the week. This was announced by Minister of Mining and Energy, Hon. James Robertson, at a Town Hall meeting in Clarendon, on September 23. "The energy policy is ready and will be in front of Cabinet and Parliament. I speak to the Mineral policy...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has informed that as at the end of August, a total of $4.8 billion has been collected from the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on fuel. Mr. Shaw was responding to a question posed by Opposition Spokesman on Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, at last Wednesday's (Sept. 16) sitting of the...