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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the importance of Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot be understated, as it forms a part of Jamaica's programme of re-engaging the multilateral organisations. Minister Shaw made the statement in a release yesterday (Dec. 10), following meetings with Managing Director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Khan...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has said that access to clean water is essential to the process to alleviate poverty and to accelerate the movement towards sustainable development. "Any poverty alleviation strategy we undertake will be useless and inefficient without the provision of safe and adequate supplies of potable water," Mr. Warmington stated,...

Farmers in the community of Bamboo, St. Ann, are beaming with delight, as a new establishment, Betta Grow Farm Supplies, has been opened to serve them, and to help with the development of the area. Owners of the Store, Richard and Sheryl Orret, told JIS News that their aim is to bring quality service to the farmers in Bamboo. "I...

Senator Aundre Franklin, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Environment will on December 10-12 lead a delegation to the 14th Conference of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change which started in Poznan, Poland on December 1. The members of the delegation are Clifford Mahlung, Chief Climate Negotiator and Jeffery Spooner, Head of the Climate Branch of Jamaica's...

Leaders, teachers and clubbites of the St. James 4-H Clubs brought early Christmas cheer to residents of the Hope Hospice in Albion, when they visited the institution yesterday (Dec. 9), and presented residents with several gift packages containing food, clothing, toiletries and other goodies. The visit was part of the Movement's annual Christmas treat and Leaders' Week celebration. Established more...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will be hosting a workshop to highlight the technological strides being made in driver and vehicle testing. Under the theme: 'Charting New Frontiers in Driver and Vehicular Testing', the four-day seminar/workshop, slated for the Shaw Park Beach Hotel and Spa in Ocho Rios, St. Ann from December 11-14, will also highlight plans to improve the...

The Hampton School in St. Elizabeth ended its yearlong 150th anniversary celebrations on December 7, with a service of thanksgiving at the Chapel located on the school campus. The occasion was used to highlight the academic success of the students and the work of the alumnae, and thank the many sponsors and supporters of the institution over the years. President...

The need for strong and effective regulation to guard against exploitation of the country's mineral resources was stressed during consultations on the development of a National Minerals Policy, held at the St. Theresa Catholic Church Hall in St. Mary on Monday (Dec. 8). The forum, organized by the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications was part of a series of islandwide...

A total of 20 inmates, who have committed minor offences, but were incarcerated due to their inability to pay the required fines, will be released in time to spend Christmas with their families. The release of the inmates, who are from institutions in Kingston, St. Catherine and St. Mary, is made possible by Food for the Poor (FFP), through its...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured a total of $12.5 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers since the start of the 2008/09 financial year in April, Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen has disclosed. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank session held at the agency's offices on Half Way Tree Road on Tuesday (Dec. 9),...

Energy Minister, Clive Mullings, is reporting a significant increase in the demand for E10 fuel by motorists locally. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Automobile Association's (JAA) 'Make Cars Green' global initiative at its Kingston office on Wednesday (Dec. 10), Mr. Mullings said that since the introduction of the 10 per cent ethanol and 90 per cent 87 gasolene...

Food for the Poor, today (Dec.10), handed over two tractors, valued upwards of $4 million, to the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston. The tractors, which will benefit small farmers in St. Elizabeth and Manchester, were donated as part of Food for the Poor's Rural Economic Agricultural Programme (REAP). Director of REAP, George Thompson,...