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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 7.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 7.

PM Announces New Measures To Contain COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 7), announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new measures will become effective on December 10 and end on January 14, 2022....
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left); Chairman of the Board at CHASE Fund, Omar Frith (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, are led on a tour of a section of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, by Acting Head of the Early Childhood Department at the Bethlehem Moravian College, Kade-Ann Daley-Salmon, at the official opening on Monday (December 6).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left); Chairman of the Board at CHASE Fund, Omar Frith (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, are led on a tour of a section of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, by Acting Head of the Early Childhood Department at the Bethlehem Moravian College, Kade-Ann Daley-Salmon, at the official opening on Monday (December 6).

Early-Childhood Practitioners Pay Up For Consideration
Acting Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones (left), and Councillor for the Flanker Division in St. James, Senator Charles Sinclair (second left), at a ceremony where garbage drums were handed out to residents of Flanker, on December 7. Residents (from third left) are Shirley Robinson and Catherine Cunningham.
Acting Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones (left), and Councillor for the Flanker Division in St. James, Senator Charles Sinclair (second left), at a ceremony where garbage drums were handed out to residents of Flanker, on December 7. Residents (from third left) are Shirley Robinson and Catherine Cunningham.

Residents Of Flanker Get Garbage Drums
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

CCCJ Act Amended
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology, from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on December 7. The session is being held under the theme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology, from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on December 7. The session is being held under the theme 'Harnessing the Power of Transformative Science and Technnologies to Drive Our Communities Forward’. The virtual Meeting will end on December 8.

STEM Academies Will Equip Youth With Skills For New Digital Economy Jobs – PM

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, display a cheque of $3,075,000, donated to the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), from a gift of $21 million to causes of women empowerment, at a handover ceremony held at the High Commission of Canada in St. Andrew yesterday (December 6).
Gender Affairs

Canada Gives JA$21M To Support Women Empowerment

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Canada’s donation of $21 million to causes of women empowerment will “immensely” aid victims of domestic violence. Speaking at a handover of the funds at the High Commission of Canada, in St. Andrew, yesterday (December 6), Minister Grange said the gift was made by the Canada Fund for Local...
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Finance & Public Service

PSA | Clarity Regarding $5,000 Banknotes

Bank of Jamaica is aware that the $5000 commemorative banknote, issued on 23 July 2012 in celebration of Jamaica’s 50 years of political independence, is currently in circulation. The Bank has also been advised that persons are experiencing difficulty conducting transactions with this banknote. In this regard, the Bank apologizes for any inconvenience caused. Although the commemorative $5000 note is...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, December 6, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 18 91,554 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 11 52,097 Males 7 39,454 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 91 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 0 4,930 Hanover 3 2,973 Kingston & St. Andrew 1 22,615 Manchester 1 5,972...
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The new Montego Bay Fire Station in St. James.
Local Government

Official Opening In Sight For Montego Bay Fire Station

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says the Montego Bay Fire Station in St. James has reached “practical completion”. “We were able to achieve practical completion on the fire station about two weeks ago, so the contractor has been working on clearing the defects, because some defects were identified and those are being [dealt] with...
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Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann, display their vaccination cards in front of the facility on Sunday, November 28.
COVID-19 Vaccination

Big Take-Up Of Vaccines By Vendors At Pineapple Craft Market

Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann are almost 100 per cent vaccinated and should be getting some business from both cruise and stopover arrivals in the coming months, tourism officials say. President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, and Chairman of the island’s Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, are currently in discussions with...
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President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera, speaking at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multi-Sectorial Forum held recently at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. Seated is Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams.
Local Government

MBCCI To Host Crime Summit

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) will be collaborating with stakeholders in St. James to host a major crime summit in February 2022. MBCCI’s President, Janet Silvera, made the disclosure while addressing the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multi-Sectorial Forum held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre recently. She stated that the event will be centred around devising counteractive...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, December 5, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 67 91,536 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 46 52,086 Males 21 39,447 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 92 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 1 4,930 Hanover 6 2,970 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,614 Manchester 1 5,971...
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