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With the banana industry under constant threat from hurricanes and other natural events, the Government is looking at an insurance facility for the industry, which would pre-determine the occurrence of natural disasters and make payments on that basis. The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure at a meeting with banana farmers at the New Covenant Ministry...

The 16th annual national prayer vigil will be held on Sunday, December 9 at the Bread of Life Ministry in Linstead, St. Catherine from 7:00 pm to 10: 00 pm. The event, which will be held under the theme: 'Justice, Unity, Peace and Healing,' was launched yesterday (Nov. 30) at King's House. This year's event is being hosted by the...

Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, has said that the Bank is working closely with the Ministry of Agriculture for the growth and development of the agricultural industry. Mr. Reynolds, who was speaking at the opening of 'Opportunities Jamaica 07' recently at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, said that: "We are collaborating...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, earlier this week, officially opened new classroom blocks at Cross Keys and Bishop Gibson High Schools in Manchester. The projects were completed at a combined cost of $40.5 million, under the Ministry's Critically Needed Secondary School Spaces Programme. Under phase 1 of the programme, 11 high schools, including Bishop Gibson High and Cross Keys, were...

Consultant Psychiatrist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Wendel Abel, has commended the St. James Parish Council for its comprehensive range of services towards the care and rehabilitation of the homeless and street people of the parish. "It is to be noted that St. James and Montego Bay now boast one of the most comprehensive range of...

Construction of a new convention centre in Montego Bay and the development of Falmouth as a mega-liner cruise ship port, are scheduled to begin next year. The construction of the new convention centre for Montego Bay will enable Jamaica to compete in the large convention market for which the country is so well suited in terms of its available room...

Discussions are now well advanced with a Spanish company for the establishment in Montego Bay, of a new venture in health tourism. This new venture will offer exciting new prospects for Jamaica, according to Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding. Addressing the official opening ceremony of the new 5-star resort facility, Iberostar Rose Hall Beach hotel this afternoon (Dec 1) ,...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Friday (November 30) launched the 2005 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Report for Jamaica at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Speaking at the launch, Director General of STATIN, Sonia Jackson said the report was a compilation of data from a range of sector stakeholders, including the Child Development Agency (CDA), covering a host of...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes is calling for greater social cohesiveness to create a more inclusive and caring society that will ensure every citizen is treated as a stakeholder. He made the call while addressing the launch of the 2005 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Report and UNICEF's 2007 Update of the Situation...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has announced that the Ministry will be establishing a Parent Support Commission which will liaise with substance abuse intervention institutions to provide information and support to parents whose children are victims of substance abuse. Mr. Holness was speaking on Thursday at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) Public Forum on Substance Abuse and Youth...

Some 19 per cent of students between the ages of 13 and 17 who participated in the Global Tobacco Youth Survey (GYTS) in 2006 have indicated their intention to continue smoking. "What this study found was that almost one-third of students who confessed to having parents who smoke indicated that they intend to smoke in the future while 16 per...

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) commences the observance of Journalism Week tomorrow with the staging of the annual Wray and Nephew-sponsored Veterans' Luncheon. This year the association will honour media practitioners -Hartley Neita, Ken Chaplin and Ken Jones for long and faithful service in the field of journalism. On Tuesday morning the PAJ holds its inaugural Media Prayer Breakfast,...