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The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), is advocating active participation of seniors in economic activities, many of whom are still operating their farms, with help from the Council. Regional Co-ordinator for the Senior Citizens Programme in St Ann, Carmen Wilson, has reported that several seniors in her area are involved in farming, and would be taking an active part...

Jamaica, like many other nations, is very concerned about food security, thus this issue and rural development have become primary areas of focus in the current agricultural development programmes. According to Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, in his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate, this focus has resulted from "a combination of high food prices and high fuel and...

New measures governing the importation of motor vehicles are being developed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, State Minister, Michael Stern, has disclosed. He said that the measures, to be drafted into a policy, are being developed in conjunction with the modification of other specific guidelines, and would provide a single and comprehensive reference document on Jamaica's motor...

Students and teachers at the St. Thomas Technical High School in Golden Grove, are now benefitting from an upgraded and equipped computer laboratory, under the E-Learning Project. The project, which has been implemented in 186 learning institutions, utilises information and communication technology (ICT), to introduce new approaches to impart instructions, stimulate learning and consistently deliver quality education to students. Principal...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has issued an appeal to Jamaicans, to take responsibility for their health and come together to stop the current scourge of chronic non-communicable diseases, that have been affecting the region. Delivering the Message for Caribbean Wellness Day (September 13), Dr. Campbell-Forrester revealed that thousands of Caribbean...

The White Marl Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine, has received a face-lift, through the Inmate Public Work Programme. Work was carried out by 40 inmates from four correctional institutions, and involved the bushing of areas around the school and the painting and cleaning of the school building. The paint was donated by Brighton Engineers Limited, while the...

Revitalisation of the dairy sub-sector is well underway, the success of which will secure many farmers' livelihood, and help to address rural poverty and national food security. Some $140 million has been allocated by the Government, for rehabilitation of the dairy sub-sector, of which $52.5 million is earmarked for concessionary loans to farmers. The first two dairy farm loans were...

United States attorney-at-law, Joseph Krauss, has warned against Jamaica rushing into regulating mergers and acquisitions, as the country weighs the pros and cons. Mr. Krauss, who is an expert in antitrust and economic regulation, issued the caution while delivering the 9th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture, on the pros and cons of regulating mergers and acquisitions, on September 10, at the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that the upcoming International Congress on Sport for Peace and Development, will go a long way in helping countries to develop their sport policies, as well as their understanding of the role of sport in nation building. The Minister was speaking at a press briefing to launch the event,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Michael Stern, is advising that the Ministry will be vigilant in monitoring the local used car trade, to ensure that Jamaica does not become a dumping ground for what he describes as "energy inefficient guzzlers" from overseas markets. This, he says, is in an effort to protect the interest of...

Just one month after launching a toll free line for senior citizens, Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Beverly Hall Taylor, is reporting overwhelming usage of service. "The toll free line was well needed and it is being used by seniors. It has been well utilised not only for complaints; some persons call just to say hello...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has disclosed that the Government has reviewed the motor vehicle import policy, and has decided to modify the limitations imposed on the 20 per cent motor vehicle duty concession to public sector travelling officers, which was included in the 2008/2009 budget. "The Government has reviewed that policy and we have decided...