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Law Strengthened to Ban Electronic Devices in The Prisons

The Senate today (Dec. 17) passed the Corrections (Amendment) Act, 2021 which will facilitate tighter control of prohibited articles being transported in and out of correctional facilities. The Bill, which seeks to amend the Corrections Act of 1985, as well...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated left) and Harrington Costley of Costley's Construction (seated right), sign the contract for the installation of a perimeter fence at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon on the hospital compound on November 25. Observing (in the background from left are): Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament for Clarendon South East, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent; Manager, Projects Department, SRHA, Damion Morgan; and Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant.

Dr. Tufton Signs $38.9 Million Contract for Perimeter Fencing at Lionel Town Hospital

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw.

JIPO Looking to Incorporate Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. (JIS File Photo)

‘Good Ganja Sense’ Website Launched

The Civil Servants of the Year for 2021/22 (from left): Driver at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Clayton McCalla; Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service, Andrine Davidson; and Acting Manager of Information Systems at the Administrator-General’s Department, Ronald Frue, display their plaques during the Civil Servant of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (November 26).

Top Civil Servants for 2021/22 Awarded

4 years ago Uncategorized

Vaccination Blitz Sites – December 18 & 19

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, December 18 & 19, 2021 to receive the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, the first or second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and the single dose Johnson and Johnson for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and...

Acting Senior Medical Officer in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26.

4 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Ministry Of Health and Wellness Implements Measures to End AIDS

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a raft of measures that are geared towards ending AIDS in Jamaica. Acting Senior Medical Officer (SMO) in the HIV/STI/TB Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen, outlined the details during a JIS Think Tank on Friday (November 26). She informed that of the 32, 000 persons that are estimated by UNAIDS...

Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart

4 years ago Health & Wellness

100 Anchovy High School Students Vaccinated at Vaccination Blitz

Some 100 students who attend Anchovy High school in St. James have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a vaccination blitz held at the institution on November 25. The event targeted students and parents, as the administration pushes to get 65 percent of the student population vaccinated to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes. The blitz was hosted in...

4 years ago Agriculture

Sugar Stakeholders Urged to Work with Government to Secure Viable Future for Industry

Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on stakeholders in the sugar industry to work with the Government to identify solutions to current weaknesses and impediments, in order to promote a thriving sector that can meet market demands. “Together we must find the right parameters for a sustainable Jamaican sugar industry – cane farmers, investors,...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left), interacts with little Danella Williams, daughter of late police constable, Dane Williams. Occasion was a luncheon to honour fallen officers, held at the Office of the Commissioner in St. Andrew on Tuesday (November 23).

4 years ago Tribute

PHOTOS: Fallen Officers Honoured

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) participate in the presentation of colours parade held at the Polo Field, Up Park Camp on November 25. During the ceremony, the JDF retired three sets of Battalion Colours and presented five sets of Formation Colours in a spectacular ceremony. This year’s parade was the biggest in the history of the JDF and signalled the Force’s continued commitment to transformation.

4 years ago Information

PHOTOS: JDF Presentation of Colours Parade

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Executive Chairman of BluShip Cargo and Freight Limited, Daren Miller, during the entity’s 2021 Corporate Linkages on the Trade in Cultural Goods semi-virtual media briefing, at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel, on Thursday (November 25). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker.

4 years ago Entertainment

Film Industry Earns US$236 Million

Jamaica’s burgeoning film industry earned approximately US$236 million from 47 productions undertaken during the 2020/21 year, while generating 867 jobs. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said the outcome mainly resulted from portfolio agency, Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) work in actively promoting film as a viable local investment opportunity. He was speaking...