The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced that Republic of Ireland-based technology provider, eCurrency Mint Incorporated, has been selected to support the BOJ in testing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solution locally. CBDC is a digital form of central bank-issued currency and is, therefore, legal tender. In a statement on Tuesday (March 23), the BOJ said eCurrency Mint, which...

The Ministry of Justice is considering the inclusion of victims as part of the child diversion process to facilitate the mending of broken relationships within schools and communities. Child diversion is an alternative dispute resolution tool used primarily to put the child offender on a path away from the criminal justice system and its attendant negative features. It involves measures...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 439 36,670 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 252 20,626 Males 187 16,041 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 days to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 16 2,058 Hanover 15 1,040 KSA 117 10,415 Manchester 41 2,221 Portland 27 1,161 St....

According to Jamaica’s State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, access to financing is “one of the biggest challenges” for developing countries, “on a path to recovery.” Sen. The Hon. Leslie Campbell, who was addressing the 10th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation on March 18, noted that “ cooperation among...

Only priority groups selected for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination will be allowed to register online via the just-launched vaccination appointment system. The priority groups now being inoculated are persons aged 75 years and older, as well as members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan,...

Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the Aedes aegypti mosquito population in the parish has been reduced to seven per cent, as vector-control measures continue in a bid to counter the spread of the dengue virus. Speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, Mr. Lewis informed that approximately...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that, as at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday (March 23), at least 4,108 persons had booked appointments to receive coronavirus vaccinations utilising its online registration portal. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, while addressing the weekly virtual COVID-19 Conversations press briefing on Tuesday (March 23). He also informed...