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The Bank of Jamaica says its recent interventions in the foreign exchange market are intended to address temporary demand and supply imbalances.

The People’s Choice and winning architectural design for Jamaica’s new Parliament building, ‘Out of Many One People’, is moving closer to the construction stage. Find out more on today’s edition of Urbanscope.

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is planning a week of activities from November 17 – 23, geared at stimulating investment in the mining sector. Transport and Mining Minister Robert Montague says the week of activities dubbed National Minerals Week will comprise forums and panel discussions geared at educating Jamaicans about the various investment opportunities available in the sector. Listen to...

Drip irrigation has changed the way Jamaican farmers water their crops. And farmers in Cascade, St Ann are among the latest to receive drip irrigation and water harvesting equipment courtesy of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We share how the equipment has impacted the residents on today’s edition of calling farmers.

North Coast Highway Marking 90 percent complete, UTECH Launches Built Environment Graduate Programmes and Mining Ministry to Host Minerals Week.

BOJ addressing imbalances in forex market; IMF to continue supporting economic reform agenda; and Jamaica to host 4th Ministerial Meeting for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas.

Primary, Secondary and Early Childhood institutions across the island are being encouraged to enter the Trees for Peace Competition put on by the Violence Prevention Alliance, VPA. The Competition was conceptualised to create clean safe green spaces for peaceful conflict resolution within the school environment. Listen to RAJA to hear more about this story.

Farmers in Cascade St Ann benefit from pilot irrigation project courtesy of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We tell you more on today’s edition of calling farmers.

Ground has been broken for a new government run adult transitional centre catering to homeless persons. The facility will be built in Kingston, which combined with the parish of St. Andrew is home to the highest number of displaced persons who remain adrift on our streets. Listen to this programme to get further details.

On House Matters this week: House pays tribute to former Industry and Commerce Minister Douglas Vaz, Energy Minister gives update on quality of service by telecom companies and Health and Wellness Ministry to spend 1 billion dollars to fight the dengue virus. Listen to House Matters to get the details

The Government will be spending 1.3 Billion dollars on the National Mitigation, Sanitation, Drain-Cleaning and Beautification Programme, to be carried out over the next several weeks.

Over 1 billion dollars is to be spent over the next three months on enhanced measures to contain the spread of the dengue virus on the island.