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The Clarendon Infirmary, has received a gift of six water heaters from Sylvia Martin, a friend of the institution. Matron at the Infirmary, Joyce Anderson, expressed appreciation for the gift, which she said, would benefit the elderly residents of the infirmary. "The residents here," she said, "are experiencing bodily changes. They are not able to tolerate change very well. These...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has lauded the Gore Consortium Report, which looks at the housing demand by hotel workers on the North Coast. "It was some good work done by the investigators and does provide a good indication of where we ought to go on the North Coast, and certainly good database on which to start...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Clarendon Chapter, held its annual Senior Citizens' Cultural Day last week, which showcased the various skills and talents of the country's older residents. The event, held at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church in May Pen, attracted a large gathering of seniors, who, adorned in the colours of the various senior citizens' clubs, entertained...

Clarendon educator Floris Meikle, has called on parents to ensure that children learn proper values and get a good educational start at home, before they enter the school system. Mrs. Meikle, who was speaking at the annual school leaving exercise of the Holy Cross Basic School held recently at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Asia, Manchester, argued that when...

Government and the World Bank have joined together to pursue strategies to effectively address challenges faced by residents of some inner city communities, through the Inner City Basic Services Project (ICBSP). A five-year project, which began in 2006, the ICBSP is jointly funded by the World Bank and Jamaican Government at a cost of US$32.8 million. The World Bank has...

The banana industry should be fully recovered from the devastation sustained during the passage of Hurricane Dean by the end of Summer, says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Producers Group, Jeffrey Hall. He tells JIS News that export of banana chips has already commenced. "While export of fresh bananas have not really started in real volumes as yet, over...

The Farmer Registration Programme, introduced by the Ministry of Agriculture last year to combat praedial larceny, has been intensified in the parish of St. James, with some 4,700 farmers registered to date. According to the Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Wentworth Mitchell, the percentage of farmers seeking registration has seen a sharp increase due to the...

Come July 1, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), will begin operating a cashless system on all its premium buses, which are the large luxury units which ply the out-of-city routes. Speaking today (June 24) at a JIS 'Think Tank', Marketing and Sales Manager at the JUTC, Lenworth Simms, explained that this cashless system means that, "only Smart Cards will...

The Ministry of Agriculture's, Fruit Tree Crop Project, is going well in St. James, with approximately 100 farmers involved in the initiative. "So far, over 50 hectares of fruit trees such as avocado, otaheite apple, june plum, ackee, guava, mango, naseberry, soursop, among others have been established across the parish with more and more farmers coming on board," said Rural...

A full implementation schedule is being developed for recommendations contained in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Strategic Plan, which is being targeted for roll-out over a three year period. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Dr. Ann Marie Barnes, said that over the next few weeks, a cost attached to the plan would also be submitted to...

Funds are now available at a subsidized interest rate of three per cent, through the European Investment Bank (EIB), for investments in renewable energy. Speaking at the opening of First Caribbean International Bank's 13th branch in Liguanea on June 22, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw informed that there are funds available through several channels, including the...

Government Senator Hyacinth Bennett has called for a moral rearmament campaign to be put in place, so as to address the decline in morals and fundamental values in the society. Senator Bennett, who opened the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (June 21), said that too many of the country's disruptive citizens suffer from the "hole...