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Bank Of Jamaica Holds Policy Rate

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) announces its decision to hold the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements with BOJ) unchanged at 0.50 per cent per annum. In general, monetary policy decisions taken by Bank of...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, welcomes the arrival of 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of Mexico, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (June 30). Joining him (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AMEXCID), Dr. Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, welcomes the arrival of 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of Mexico, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (June 30). Joining him (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AMEXCID), Dr. Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez.

Vaccine From Mexico To Facilitate Second-Dose Blitz This Weekend
Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic.
Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic.

Canadian High Commissioner Welcomes Jamaica’s Investment Advisor For Toronto
Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science and Technology Education Unit, Kavelle Hylton (right), shares a photo opportunity with students during a science fair held in 2019. (Photo: Contributed)
Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science and Technology Education Unit, Kavelle Hylton (right), shares a photo opportunity with students during a science fair held in 2019. (Photo: Contributed)

SRC Hosting CSEC Workshops July 1 & 2
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Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) First Quarter 2021

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29).
Education

Education Minister Announces National School Learning And Intervention Plan

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced a ‘Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan’ aimed at helping students to recover from learning loss due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It includes the previously announced National Summer School, which will begin on Monday (July 5), and a National Extra Lesson Classes/National Homework Programme. The Minister, in...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), examines one of the emergency relief beds donated by the Rapid Relief Team to support the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Looking on are volunteer from the Rapid Relief Team, Brian Decasseres (centre) and Sales Manager at DFL Distributors Limited, Matthew Decasseres. A total of 168 emergency relief beds, 200 mattresses and 40 locally made bed sheets, were handed over by the Rapid Relief Team, DFL Distributors Limited and CAMKO Limited, respectively, at the Shalimar Warehouse in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29).
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Gets Donation Of Beds, Sheets

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed a donation of supplies to assist in the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response. A total of 168 emergency relief beds, 200 mattresses and 40 locally made bed sheets were handed over by the Rapid Relief Team, DFL Distributors Limited and CAMKO Limited, respectively, at the Shalimar Warehouse in Kingston...
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Dr Donna-Michelle Royer Powe - Director of Medical Services, DCS Lt. Col. (Retired) Gary Rowe – Commissioner of Corrections Ms. Shauna Trowers – Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security Senator the Honorable Matthew Samuda, Ministry of National Security John McIntyre, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Dr. Varough Deyde, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy John Celestine, Coordinator, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Embassy Bernell Kerr- Financial Specialist, U.S. Embassy Tomaisha Hendricks – Cooperative Agreement Manager, U.S. Embassy
National Security

U.S. Government Donates COVID-19 Supplies to Jamaica’s Department of Correctional Services

As part of the United States Government’s ongoing commitment to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Embassy through the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) donated medical supplies and equipment to the Department of Correctional Services to assist with preventing and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 at its facilities.  The items valued at $J4.5 million, were officially handed over by...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a tablet to grade-four Portsmouth Primary School student, Sarah Malcolm. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29), to hand over 50 tablets donated by the Toll Authority of Jamaica to the school based in Portmore, St. Cathrine. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (left); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Custos of Clarendon and Board Chairman of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, William Shagoury.
Education

Toll Authority Donates 50 Tablets To Portsmouth Primary School Students

The Portsmouth Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine, has received a donation of 50 tablets from the Toll Authority of Jamaica under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child’ Initiative. The devices, valued at $1.4 million, which come with protective cases and warranties, will benefit needy students who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH)....
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Executive Director of the Victim Services Division of the Justice Ministry, Osbourne Bailey, explains the many services and offerings of the Division.
Justice

VSD Serves More Than 36,000 Children Since 2006

The Victim Services Division (VSD) has provided critical support to more than 36,000 children since 2006. The VSD, which operates under the Justice Ministry, provides psychosocial support and social justice services to Jamaicans, free of charge, that help persons to cope and advance victim’s rights. Executive Director of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey, told JIS News that the Division has been...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), converses with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, and Chairman, Andrew James, during Tuesday’s (June 29) digital press conference to provide an update on the REB’s merger with the Commission of Strata Corporations.
Urban Renewal

Legislation To Merge Real Estate Board, Commission Of Strata Corporations To Finalise Shortly

Work is far advanced on the amalgamation of the Real Estate Board (REB) and Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) into a single Real Estate Authority of Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who noted that the operations of the entities have already been merged. He said that the...
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