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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, makes a point while addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 11).
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, makes a point while addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 11).

Jamaicans At Home And Abroad Encouraged To Participate In Diaspora Symposium

Jamaicans at home and abroad are being encouraged to participate in the upcoming virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The two-day event, which will take place on June 16 and 17, is being held under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Vaccinated Persons Must Quarantine If They Show Signs Of Having COVID-19
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

PM Highlights Importance Of Global Services Sector
​Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean. (JIS File Photo)
​Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean. (JIS File Photo)

Education Ministry Invites Diaspora Volunteers For Extra Lessons Programme
Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, gets assistance from a member of the Forestry Department to plant a fruit tree at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings on June 10. Occasion was the Manchester launch of the National Tree Planting Initiative.
Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, gets assistance from a member of the Forestry Department to plant a fruit tree at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings on June 10. Occasion was the Manchester launch of the National Tree Planting Initiative.

Thousands Of Trees To Be Planted In Manchester

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St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.
Community

SDC St. Elizabeth Grants $316,000 To Support Community Economic Initiatives

The Social Development Commission (SDC) in St. Elizabeth awarded $316,000 in grants last month to support economic development initiatives at the community level. Of the sum, $120,000 was provided under the Community Incentives and Grants Programme to four eligible community development committees (CDCs). “These CDCs are in Red Bank, Southfield, Ballard's Valley and Pepper, with each receiving $30,000,” said SDC Parish Manager, Alric...
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Head of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis.
National Security

Major Crimes Down In St. James

Head of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis, says major crimes, with the exception of murders, are down in the parish. Superintendent Ellis was addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held in Montego Bay on Thursday (June 10). “We are seeing an increase in murders, but in every other category of major crimes in...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Lucea on Thursday, June 10.
Local Government

Local Authorities To Consider Reducing Entertainment Fees

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says consideration is being given to reducing the fees charged by municipal corporations to stage events, in anticipation of the reopening of the entertainment sector. Addressing a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on Thursday (June 10), Mr. McKenzie said that a meeting will be held with the country’s...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

First Shipment Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine In August

Jamaica is expected to receive its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in August. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during the COVID Conversations and digital press conference, held virtually on Thursday (June 10). “We continue to work to get additional vaccines. You may have heard that we have...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference held on Thursday (June 10).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

28,355 Persons Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says up to Wednesday (June 9), 28,355 persons had received the second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) AstraZeneca vaccine. Jamaica has now completed 13 weeks of vaccination and as at June 9, some 161,850 persons had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine islandwide. This represents approximately eight per cent...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held today (June 11) at the JIS Head Office in Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans At Home And Abroad Encouraged To Attend The Diaspora Symposium On June 16 & 17

Jamaicans at home and abroad are being encouraged to attend the upcoming virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The two-day symposium, which will take place on June 16 and 17, is being held under the theme, ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora – Stronger Together for a Sustainable Future’. Key features of the symposium include health and wellness and education discussions, youth forum,...
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