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Prime Minister Andrew Holness recently reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to safeguard the resources within the proposed Cockpit Country Protect Area or CCPA. But let’s take a step outside of the designated area into the hills of North Manchester to see what exactly the designation will be protecting the CCPA from.

The economy is estimated to have grown for the April to June quarter this year, primarily reflecting growth in the Hotels and Restaurants and Mining and quarrying industries. That’s according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Stay tuned for the breakdown. We’re going for growth.

The Cockpit Country is home to thousands of plants, animals and people. But with all the talk about what’s happening in the Protected Area, very little attention is being given to the human effect caused by the generations of families that have lived there for well over 150 years. Understanding the consequences of human activities on the spaces is vital...

The cockpit country is responsible for approximately 40 per cent of the island’s exploitable water resources and in November, 2017, The Government of Jamaica announced in Parliament the proposed boundaries, dubbing the region the Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA). In the months following, the Save the Cockpit Country petition and campaign was launched and since then, the CCPA has been the...

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) will continue in its monitoring role beyond the end of Jamaica’s Precautionary Standby arrangement (PSBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). EPOC was established in 2013 to monitor the implementation of the country’s economic reform measures under its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However Jamaica is set to successfully complete the Precautionary Stand-By...

The Back to School season is here again and the new school year is right around the corner. Parents and guardians have to think about finding the money to provide the new bags, shoes uniforms, etc, as well as all the various school related fees. As they spend their hard earned cash to prepare their children for school, the Consumer...