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The Child Development Agency (CDA) has developed a Childcare and Protection Service Manual, as part of its measures to ensure quality service delivery to wards of the state. The manual sets out protocols for CDA operations and service delivery and provides standards by which the CDA can be measured. According to Winston Bowen, Director of Programmes at the CDA, the...

In recent weeks, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and more specifically the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), which was launched in January 2006, has received considerable public attention. While the single market and economy is not to be seen as a panacea for the region's challenges in the current market arena, the CSME when fully implemented by December 31,...

Some $8.6 million was spent recently to renovate the Glenhope Child Care Facility located on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. The upgrading of the facility comes as part of the Child Development Agency's (CDA) move to address the physical and infrastructure of places of safety.The rehabilitation of childcare facilities commenced last year with the Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill,...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has provided a grant of $10.4 million to the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) for the purchase of equipment, which will assist public health inspectors to carry out health inspections. The new equipment, which will assist in the assessment of water quality, food including meat, and carrying out quarantine inspections, were handed over at...

The Caribbean region, including the Dutch, French and Netherland Antilles will present a unified approach for the reduction in the cost of HIV/AIDS treatment to the United Nations, at its General Assembly meeting slated for May/June in New York. The region will also lobby for a new global approach to the pandemic that will include a reduction in stigmatisation and...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has forwarded several recommendations to improve the condition of the island's farmers, chief of which is the establishment of a US$200 million 30-year rural development bond. Senator Grant, who was making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House on Thursday (Feb. 16), said that the...

Farmers in West Portland are to benefit from an all purpose tractor and other equipment valued at US$88,266, under the West Portland Jamaica Agricultural Society Modernization Farming Project, in April. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, who made the disclosure during the State of the Nation Debate at Gordon House on February 16, said the project...

'Jamaica, The Way Forward', a compilation of speeches made by the nations five prime ministerial hopefuls, was officially launched yesterday (Feb. 16) at the Social Sciences lecture theatre on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). The presentations, which were made by Local Government, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia Simpson Miller; National Security Minister, Dr....

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes, has said that the country's economic performance for the October to December quarter was very positive, with the economy showing significant recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Ivan, over the corresponding periodin 2004. Dr. Hughes, who was providing an update on last quarter performance at the Institute's quarterly...

A large audience comprising representatives of government, the judiciary, the diplomatic community, members of the public and well-wishers, gathered on the lawns of King's House on Wednesday (Feb.15) for the installation of His Excellency the Most Hon. Kenneth Hall, as the country's fifth Governor-General. So massive was the crowd, which included President of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency Professor Max...

Outgoing Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, has thanked Jamaicans for the support shown to him, during his 15 years of service as head of state. Sir Howard, who was delivering his farewell speech at the installation ceremony for new Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Kenneth Hall at King's House on Wednesday (Feb.15), said that Jamaica...

As at January 31, some 93,000 farmers across 13 parishes were registered under the National Farmers Registration Programme, with some 60,000 being verified as legitimate farmers to legally trade agricultural produce. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant made the disclosure during his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate at Gordon House on February 16....