Jamaica has, with immediate effect, imposed restrictions on travelers from a number of African countries, following the emergence of the new variant of concern for the SARS-CoV-2, initially identified as B.1.1.529. The countries are: Botswana; Eswatini (formerly Swaziland); Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; and Zimbabwe.   NON-NATIONALS All persons who are not citizens or permanent residents of Jamaica and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the full rollout of the MyHR+ digital data system in schools will bring greater efficiency and improved customer service experience for stakeholders in the sector. During her virtual presentation at the 21st annual Caribbean Bursars’ Conference on November 18, she said implementation of the system is currently being undertaken at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information The Hon. Fayval Williams has given the assurance that come February 2022, Green Park Primary and Junior High School will be renamed Green Park Primary and Infant School. She was speaking at the ceremonial handover of tablets to students at the school on Wednesday (November 17). "I am happy to be joining forces with...

Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the ministry is putting the Blue Ocean Strategy to work, to return the sector to its pre-COVID-19 performance with arrivals and economic returns. “A Blue Ocean Strategy calls for the creation of business models that depart from traditional models based on competition and standardisation. It will see the Ministry of Tourism pursuing enhanced value-creation...

Students of the Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew now have access to a state-of-the-art Huawei Idea Hub Interactive Classroom System to support online/remote learning. The Idea Hub which was donated by international Information Communication Technology (ICT) firm Huawei Jamaica to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, facilitates intelligent collaboration and other features such as intelligent writing, high-definition...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed a contract with construction firm M and M Jamaica Ltd. for the completion of the second to last phase of rehabilitation work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. Signing of the contract took place during a ceremony held at Sandals Inn in St. James on Thursday (November 18). Minister...

The Consumer Protection Tribunal has issued a ruling in favour of a consumer who sought redress through the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC). The amount of $7,587,000.00 was awarded to the consumer after it was found that section 23 (damaged goods sold to consumer), section 24 (return of defective goods) and section 30 (false or misleading representation) of the Consumer Protection...