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Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding says the Wigton windfarm in Manchester will be providing hard currency savings for the country, while earning from the sale  of carbon credits overseas. “It will save us almost 60,000 barrels of oil imports per year, at a value of over US$5 million,” the Prime Minister  pointed out, adding that together,  Phases One and Two...

As the world economy continues to grapple with the rising cost of crude oil, which is now at a record high of US$100 per barrel, and threatening to go up even further, more and more countries are looking towards alternative sources of energy, including renewable sources, to meet their needs. Renewable energy refers to energy from natural sources such as...

Community leaders from across the parish of St. Catherine on February 18 participated in a workshop aimed at promoting awareness of the Vision 2030 Jamaica national development plan and its various benefits. The workshop, held at the Social Development Commission (SDC) office in Spanish Town, was the penultimate session in an island-wide series organised by the Planning Institute of Jamaica...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) on February 16, officially launched its ‘Lighting Efficiency Project’, at the Half-Way Tree Primary School, St. Andrew, which will see the institution raking in estimated savings of some $264,450 annually. Under the project, the PCJ has replaced all the school’s T12 fluorescent lamps with energy efficient T8 fluorescent lamps; all magnetic ballasts with energy...

Jamaica has come in for commendation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) for initiatives to improve the macro-economic environment and to address crime and corruption, even while members have highlighted areas where improvements must be made. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, said that coming out of the WTO Trade Policy Review (TPR), held last...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, on Wednesday reported on Jamaica’s Third World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Trade Policy Review (TPR) exercise, at a press conference held at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive Offices. Under the TPR Mechanism, small, developing countries like Jamaica are reviewed every six years to; in essence, analyze the country’s...

The deadline for submission of applications in the dance, music, speech, drama and traditional folk forms of the 2011 Festival of the Performing Arts and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions, has been extended to Friday, February 11. Programme Director at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dorrett Thaxter, said the date has been extended to allow more persons to enter the...

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will roll out a series of workshops and consultations next month, to discuss a national strategy for making the youth an integral part of the planning and implementation of all Government policies and programmes. The move is in keeping with the concept  of  "youth mainstreaming"...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles is encouraging employers to make use of the National Skills Bank to identify skilled job seekers within the country. “The skills bank (provides) a list of skills that are available throughout the country parish by parish, category by category. Through this National Skills Bank, demand or shortages in various job categories...

Jamaica to host the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism investment conference in May this year. This premier event focuses on the boundless opportunities for tourism related investments in the Caribbean, in hotels, attractions and the supply of goods and services. Prime Minister Bruce Golding made the disclosure January 16 when he officially declared open the two day Caribbean marketplace ceremony and...

RISE Life Management Services Limited is looking to expand its programmes to assist more at-risk youth and to extend its reach outside of the corporate area. “Because our focus is the at-risk youth and their family members, we would like to provide an opportunity for more and more young people, who are not able to get jobs on their own...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is assuring Jamaicans that the information they will be required to provide for the 2011 Population and Housing Census will be kept in the strictest confidence. “We are bound by the Statistics Act to keep the information confidential and in the final analysis, no information is divulged on any individual. That is not the...