Minister Orders Independent Panel for McGowan case review The UHWI has been directed to provide a more detailed review of the case involving Miss Jalisa McGowan and to implement corrective actions. This directive has come following reports submitted to the Ministry from the Andrews Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of the West Indies. The review of these reports has shown...

It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security that workers are concerned by memos purportedly issued by employers mandating that they be vaccinated or otherwise be asked to resign. While the Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging persons to be vaccinated against the Covid 19 virus, vaccination remains a personal choice. The Ministry...

Founder of the Honey Bun Foundation, Michelle Chong, says collaboration between the public and private sectors is critical in developing innovative solutions to support the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. “It is important for us to demonstrate that we can work together, because people who share a common vision are powerful when they work together,” she said. “We...

Jamaica’s expenditure on imports during the 2020 calendar year fell by 26.4 per cent to US$4.76 billion, relative to the previous year. This was disclosed by Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, during the entity’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (April 15). Ms. Coy said the decline was largely attributed to lower imports of fuel...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has hailed the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme and E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) as prime examples of innovation in customer service. Speaking at a Jamaica Customer Service Association Leadership Forum and Service Excellence Webinar on April 14, he highlighted how the health pandemic demanded...

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is urging organisations and individuals across the region that wish to contribute to the disaster relief efforts for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to do so through their national disaster offices. In Jamaica’s case, that entity is the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). Speaking at a virtual press conference...

Despite the economy contracting by 8.3 per cent for the October to December 2020 quarter, relative to the corresponding period in 2019, Jamaica continues to show signs of recovering from the resulting fallout precipitated by the coronavirus (COVID-19). This analysis is based on the review of the latest key indicators, undertaken by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). Speaking during...