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Communication and International Relations Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Bobique Brown.

OIC Commits to Support Data Controllers Impacted by Hurricane

Communication and International Relations Manager at the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), Bobique Brown, says the agency remains committed to supporting data controllers impacted by Hurricane Melissa, as the new registration period approaches. Mrs. Brown informed JIS News that...

Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Dr. Rufus Ewing (right), converses with Consultant General Surgeon at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Richard Aitken (second right), at the 18th KPH Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference, held on November 23, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Other doctors attached to the KPH are (from left) Dr. Ian Neil, Dr. Malik Graham, and Dr. Sabrina Holness.

TMRI Hailed as One of the Most Effective Research Facilities in Region

St. Catherine North Eastern Member of Parliament, Hon. Kerensia Morrison (right), relays the hurricane damage experienced in Bonnet District, Guys Hill, in St. Catherine, to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right) during a farm tour in the community on Thursday (November 20). Poultry farmers, Nadisha Simmonds-Small (left) and her husband, Conway Small (second left), have sustained approximately $750,000 in loss to their poultry operation. The tour forms part of the Ministry’s hurricane recovery plan and culminated with a Farmers Meeting at the Guys Hill Town Hall, where farmers received irish potato seeds, fertilisers and vegetable seeds.

Poultry Farmer Grateful That Ministry Will Help to Rebuild Sector

Late reggae singer and international superstar, Jimmy Cliff

The West Mourns the Death of Jimmy Cliff

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a press conference on disaster response post Hurricane Melissa, held on Thursday (November 20), at the Ministry's offices in downtown Kingston.

Ministry Sets Up Oversight Committee to Coordinate Welfare Help for Team Members

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a press conference on disaster response post Hurricane Melissa, held on Thursday (November 20), at the Ministry

7 months ago LabourSocial Security

No ID Required for Relief Support

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is reiterating that no identification is required for persons to receive Hurricane Melissa relief support. “No one will be turned away from receiving a benefit because of a lack of documents… that is a Ministry policy. However, it is not difficult for us to appreciate that we want to have...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes a statement in the Senate on November 21. At left is Senator Abka Fitz-Henley.

7 months ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Activates Host School Initiative

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has activated the host school initiative to assist students whose institutions have been severely damaged and not yet reopened following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provided an update on the initiative while making a Ministerial statement on the impact and...

7 months ago Energy

JPS to Use Bogue Island Facility to Help Restore Electricity in the West

In an effort to reconnect the remaining 25 per cent of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers who still remain without electricity, especially in the western parts of the island, the sole power company has a plan to use Bogue Island located west of Montego Bay. Manager for Grid Integration, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Errington Case, explained this strategy during a...

Global dancehall superstar Sean Paul performs during the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on Sunday (November 23), as part of the post Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

7 months ago EntertainmentHurricane Relief & Recovery

Text Lines Open for Donations to Telethon Until Nov. 30

Text lines will remain open until November 30 for donations to the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert. The event forms part of the national effort to support recovery, following the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Jamaicans can donate by adding credit to their Digicel or Flow phones and texting one of the following lines...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Persons With Leptospirosis Symptoms Urged to Seek Immediate Medical Attention

Persons presenting with symptoms of leptospirosis are being urged to seek immediate medical attention. National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, made the call as the country is seeing an uptick of cases of the illness in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at a press conference on Friday (November 21), said that...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 19).

7 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryNational Security and Peace

JDF to Transition from Relief to Rebuilding

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will soon transition from the delivery of relief and aid packages to focus on reconstruction and rebuilding as the nation moves to another phase of the recovery from Hurricane Melissa. “They will have to shift now to the distribution of construction, repair, and rebuilding materials. And they will also have to shift from giving out...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a press conference on disaster response post Hurricane Melissa, on Thursday (November 20), at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston.

7 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourSocial Security

Damage Assessments Completed for 17,000 Households

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has completed damage assessments of 17,000 households, to date, with some 47,000 persons recorded as being impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a press briefing at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday (November 20). The assessments are being conducted using the Jamaica...