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Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has challenged Jamaicans to keep their end of the bargain to maintain "a good environmental countenance" ahead of and beyond the upcoming Winter Tourist Season, which begins December 15. "I am just coming from what I would consider a very successful due diligence trip in Europe, as I got both a chance to market Jamaica...

Some 19 wells have been rehabilitated, cleaned or replaced under the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) Water Supply Project, which is being funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The wells are located at Little Greendale, Content, Cross Pen, Friendship, Twickenham Park, Government Park, Brown's Well and Cookson. Work under the water project has also resulted in the repair...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Dr. Charles Douglas, is encouraging companies to adopt a compensation system that is linked to productivity. The move, he said, will not only increase the productivity of workers, but improve working conditions and enhance the standard of living of employees. Explaining he said, "the productivity-linked wage system is nothing more than the basic...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) staged its inaugural lifeguard challenge in Montego Bay on Saturday (Nov.17), to raise public awareness about the role of lifeguards in saving lives and highlight their contribution to the tourism product. A total of 12 teams drawn from entities in Western Jamaica participated in the event held at the Cornwall Beach Complex, where team...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has been meeting with members of the Island Special Constabulary Force Association to discuss a number of key issues affecting that arm of the constabulary force. One of the main issues raised was the provision of housing for members of the force. Mr. Golding said he wanted the Ministry of National Security and the...

A National Customer Service Survey commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Environment, has found that while most Jamaicans are satisfied with the service provided at public hospitals, they are displeased with the waiting time, and access to laboratory and X-ray services and pharmaceutical supplies. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace Allen-Young, who revealed the results of the survey...

The Westmoreland Parish Council will be making $220,000 available for the implementation of 11 projects throughout the parish, which were proposed by students, who took over last week's (Nov.15) sitting of the parish council. The students, who served as junior councillors, made well-researched and spirited presentations on a project to improve their division and detailed how the money will be...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an estimated 0.5 per cent during July to September, with projections for a 1.2 per cent growth for the October to December quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wesley Hughes, who made this disclosure at the agency's quarterly press briefing held on...

As of Thursday, November 15, 283 people had lost their lives in road crashes since the start of the year and the reckless use of the roadways is impacting more lives every day. Children and young men account for the majority of road deaths and according to Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry "we need to put an end...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, left the United Kingdom on Thursday (Nov.15) for Spain, where he will hold talks with potential new investors in the tourism industry. The visit to Spain follows a strong showing by Jamaica at the four-day World Travel Market in London from November 12 to 15. Minister Bartlett told JIS News that his visit to Spain is...

The Kingston leg of the Spruce-up Jamaica campaign will get underway on Tuesday (Nov. 20), with the clean up and beautification of the main roundabout at the Norman Manley International Airport. The workday, which is being organized by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), is part of the overall initiative "to get all our resort areas ready for the winter...

Double Deuce Jamaica Limited, a new agro-processing facility, was officially opened in St. Thomas on Friday (Nov.16). Owned by James Chong and his wife Marvette, the facility, situated at the Yallahs Industrial Complex at Poor Man's Corner, will process ackee, breadfruit slices, fruit punch as well as carrot, mango and callaloo juices. More than 70 persons will be employed by...