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Vaccination Sites Closed for New Year’s Weekend

Sites reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022 Vaccination sites will be closed on New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1 and Sunday, January 2, 2022 as Jamaicans observe New Year’s Day holiday. The vaccination sites will reopen on Monday, January 3,...
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Bank of Jamaica’s CBDC Pilot Project a Success
Pictured is Her Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Alexander Bustamante. The naming and commissioning ceremony was held at HMJS CAGWAY, Port Royal, on Thursday (December 30). It is the latest addition to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) fleet and will deploy as part of the 2nd District JDF CG fleet. It arrived at HMJS CAGWAY on August 5, 2021. The ceremony also featured the naming of the HMJS Samuel Sharpe and HMJS George William Gordon. Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Pictured is Her Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Alexander Bustamante. The naming and commissioning ceremony was held at HMJS CAGWAY, Port Royal, on Thursday (December 30). It is the latest addition to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) fleet and will deploy as part of the 2nd District JDF CG fleet. It arrived at HMJS CAGWAY on August 5, 2021. The ceremony also featured the naming of the HMJS Samuel Sharpe and HMJS George William Gordon. Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson

HMJS Alexander Bustamante Added To JDF’S Fleet
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, addresses a press conference held Thursday (December 30), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew, to update the country on exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited. Photo: Mark Bell
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, addresses a press conference held Thursday (December 30), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew, to update the country on exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited. Photo: Mark Bell

Mining Minister Hopeful For Commercial Finds
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Clifton Reader, showing off the COVID-19 home testing kits during a hand over ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (December 30). The kits will be donated to workers in the tourism sector. Photo: Okoye Henry
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Clifton Reader, showing off the COVID-19 home testing kits during a hand over ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (December 30). The kits will be donated to workers in the tourism sector. Photo: Okoye Henry

Tourism Workers To Get COVID-19 Home Testing Kits

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Temporary Closure Of Consulate General In New York

Due to the worsening situation resulting from the increased COVID-19 infections, and which has negatively impacted its operations, the Consulate General in New York will close temporarily to the public, from 31st December 2021 to 9th January 2022. Emergencies will be addressed on a case-by-case basis and by appointment. Please note that there could be delays in the processing of...
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Housing

NHT Contributions Refund Application Available Online Only

The National Housing Trust, (NHT), wishes to remind our customers that applications for contributions refund are ONLY accessible online. The NHT no longer accepts refund applications in-person at any of our locations as we continue to prioritise the safety of our staff and customers. Contributors may apply for their refunds via our website; www.nht.gov.jm, and also via our mobile app, ‘NHT Online’, which...
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Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague (left), in conversation with Director of the Tinson Pen-based Aeronautical School of the West Indies (ASWI) Christopher Gooding, in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (December 29). Photo: Michael Sloley
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Minister Wants More Jamaican Pilots Trained At Home

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, says a drive is on to get more Jamaicans trained locally for the airline industry, especially pilots. Speaking while on a tour of the Tinson Pen-based Aeronautical School of the West Indies (ASWI) in St. Andrew on Wednesday (December 29), the Minister said some 3,000 persons from Jamaica are in South Florida,...
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Producer Price Index November 2021 | STATIN

For November 2021, the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 1.4 per cent and an upward movement of 0.8 per cent was recorded in the index for the Manufacturing industry as released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The increase in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by an upward...
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PSA | Early Closure Of RGD Offices On December 31, 2021

The Registrar General’s Department wishes to advise its valued customers that All RGD offices will be closed at 12 noon to the public on December 31, 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Normal operations will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. Please be reminded that applications for birth, death and marriage certificate may be submitted online...
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Local Government Minister Says No Spectators Will Be Allowed For Upcoming Cricket Internationals And Schoolboy Football Matches

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has announced that no spectators will be allowed at the upcoming cricket or schoolboy football matches in the sporting calendar. “Specifically, these are the white-ball one-day and T-20 international matches between the West Indies and Ireland, scheduled for January 8-16 at Sabina Park, and the semi-final rounds of Manning and...
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