More

The Ministry of Agriculture's Livestock Research and Improvement Unit, located at Bodles in St. Catherine, continues to undertake activities aimed at enhancing the quality of livestock and animal products. Deputy Research Director for Livestock, Jasmine Holness tells JIS News that the activities comprise seven sub-projects focusing on research and evaluation of animal feed; systems for animal husbandry; breeding of dairy...

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has said that the Ministry has a direct responsibility to steward the development of the productive sector and the management community. This, he said, is in an effort to ensure that domestic and international investors attract incentives, which lead to the development of something fundamental. "The incentive must lead to the creation...

Regional Vice President for the International Organization of Employers (IOE), Ronnie Goldberg is urging Jamaican business owners to pay their taxes, not as a matter of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), but because it is their legal obligation. "Businesses and other companies need to obey the law; they need to go beyond the law and what is legally required to manage...

Miss Lisa Ann O'Gilvie of Caribbean Events Group, Expo Producer, is appealing to expectant mothers, parents, and other interested individuals to support the first 'Mom to Be and Baby Expo', scheduled for August 9 and 10 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. "We are inviting parents from all walks of life to come out to the Mom to...

The spotlight will be on the old capital in another week, when Emancipation and Independence celebrations for the parish of St. Catherine begin. Chair of the planning committee and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Sharon Hay-Webster told JIS News that this year's celebration would be one of cultural expression. "There will be the best of talent from...

Refurbishing work is in progress at the LLandewey Police Station in St. Thomas, with completion set for December. Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, accompanied by the Mayor of Morant Bay, Haniff Brown, and officer in charge of St. Thomas, Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, toured the station on July 24 to observe the work being carried out. The Minister...

The Manchester Parish Council, in collaboration with the Health Department, will begin clamping down on persons operating beauty salons and barber shops without proper licences as of July 31. To get operators to comply with the regulations, the Council, in June, hosted a sensitization seminar to update them on what the law stipulates and the process of getting certified. During...

The fruit orchard established in Nain, St. Elizabeth, by Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART), which has been leased to the Community Council, has been expanded with the planting of 1,000 June Plum trees, donated by the Ministry of Agriculture. The 54-acre orchard is geared toward income generation and employment creation. Crops include mango, citrus, Ackee, Naseberry, and June Plums. Chairman...

The South Manchester Youth and Sports Council will, on July 27 start a series of netball competitions at the Bethabara Primary and Infant School to engage young females in activities that can showcase their talents. The Council consists of 16 active youth clubs representing 14 communities, and 10 teams will participate in the competitions. The events are sponsored by Member...

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has emphasized that the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), has laid the foundation for the establishment of a level of credibility that will ensure and enhance the country's competitiveness. He also noted that the body would allow Jamaica to produce goods at a quality that would enable the country to compete...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has impacted the lives of 1.3 million Jamaicans from inner-city and rural communities since its inception 12 years ago. Over the period, US$167 million has been invested in 750 projects and while these are landmark figures, the JSIF approach in reaching the most underserved is perhaps the single most important factor that has contributed...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica must get back to the family and the role it plays because it is there that each person finds roots, connections, bearings and directions. He said that although people may stray or their behaviour may vary at times, it is the home and the role of the family that creates the architecture of behaviour....