The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $3-billion Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to reset their operations. The launch of the DBJ SERVE Jamaica Programme took place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 15) and was addressed by Minister of Finance and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans who have already taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to become ambassadors in the fight against the virus by encouraging others to also take the jab. He noted that some 700,000 persons have been vaccinated, to date. “You are the ones who have decided to overcome your own personal fears,...

The Government has donated medical supplies valued at more than $10 million to the Republic of Cuba, to assist in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Spanish-speaking island. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, handed over the items to Chargé d’ Affaires of the Cuban Embassy, Ulises Calvo Borges, during a ceremony...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), exchanges greetings with representatives of private-sector companies at a ceremony for the receipt of donations valued at $2.4 million under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Implementation Programme. The function was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (September 15). Pictured (from left) are Executive Director of the Health...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that legislation aimed at combatting sexual harassment in Jamaica is not about emasculating men or removing the ability to flirt or start new relationships. “It won’t stop women who like to flirt from flirting, and it won’t stop women who like you, from giving you the...