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A 40-foot container load of imported vegetables is expected to arrive in the island early next month, to compensate for the shortfall of local produce in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. The vegetables are being imported by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the agency's Central Marketing Company will be responsible for distributing the produce to retailers. JAS President, Senator...

Beginning the first week of November, the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is expected to begin distributing agricultural supplies to farmers who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Ivan. JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, told JIS News that funding for the effort had come from contribution made to the JAS by the United Way of Jamaica and the Council of...

The Manchester Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade has organised a number activities to observe Fire Safety Awareness Week (October 24 to 30), under the theme: 'Fire prevention.develop the habit'. Highlight of the Week will be the mounting of an exhibition at the Mandeville fire station. Officer in charge of Fire Prevention, Owen Thomas told JIS News that his department...

It is a great pleasure to be here this afternoon. I extend a warm and very special welcome to our partners from Grupo Iberostar on this very important occasion - the groundbreaking for Iberostar Rose Hall Resort and Spa. I have a very special interest in this development. It represents a significant milestone in the successful implementation of our strategic...

Some 80 potential investors from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, France and the Far East are participating in the three-day Harmony Cove Resort Development Investors Conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay. The Harmony Cove Development Project, expected to be established on the scenic Harmony Hall property in Trelawny at a cost of US$1.1 billion,...

Approximately 99 per cent of the National Water Commission's (NWC) total production capacity has been restored after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan, Charles Buchanan, Corporate Public Relations Manager of the Commission, has said. "Virtually all our systems are either completely restored or have some amount of restoration that has taken place on them," Mr. Buchanan told JIS News in...

Justices Zaila McCalla and Leighton Pusey have been appointed to serve in higher offices of Jamaica's judicial system. At a swearing in ceremony conducted by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke at King's House on October 21, Justice McCalla was appointed to act as a judge of the Court of Appeal, while Justice Pusey was appointed...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has awarded nine educational institutions across the island with cash prizes and trophies, for the quality of the entries in the RADA School Garden Competition. The institutions were chosen from a group of over 50 entries and were judged in the categories of Vocational Institutions, High and Technical High schools, and Primary, Junior High...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has called on the country's farmers to increase production to ensure food security. The Minister, who was speaking at a World Food Day function at the William Knibb High School in Trelawny on October 21, said the recent hurricane had highlighted the severity of the shortage of local produce. "We should strive to produce as...

Family Planning Week will be observed from October 24 to 31 under the theme: 'Planning Your Family - More Than Making Babies'. Communications Officer at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dianne Thomas told JIS News that the theme was in keeping with the goal of attaining 2.5 as the total fertility rate, which was the average number of children...

In keeping with the observation of Heritage Week, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) is hosting a three-day cultural exhibition at its Kingston office from October 13 - 15. Manager at the Island Record Office, Joyce Brown told JIS News that the exhibition would feature displays about the National Heroes and other famous Jamaicans who have contributed significantly to the development...

The Portland Infirmary in Port Antonio is to benefit from a new laundry room with modern appliances at a cost of $3 million. Ground was broken for the project on Tuesday, October 19. The scope of work will include the rehabilitation of the existing building and equipping it with washing machines, a dryer and a solar heat generating system. The...