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Jamaica To Appoint New Poet Laureate
A virtual ceremony to announce the new Poet Laureate of Jamaica will be held today, Wednesday, March 17 at 11:30 a.m. The Poet Laureate is generally selected from amongst a country’s most esteemed and accomplished poets. The event is being...
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Groundwork For Montego Bay Perimeter Road Progressing Satisfactorily
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says groundwork for the construction of the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James is progressing at a satisfactory pace. “The [plans] this year are to complete the design, acquisition work and the environmental studies that are required, and all that is progressing satisfactorily,” Dr. Chang said. He...
Health Minister Says Jamaica Still Doing Well In Fight Against COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says despite the rise in coronavirus (COVID-19)-related hospitalisations and deaths, Jamaica is still doing "fairly well" in the fight against the virus. Speaking at a press conference held at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (March 16) after the arrival of the first shipment of 14,400 doses of vaccines...
March 31 is the Employer’s Annual Return (S02) Due Date
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising employers that the due date for filing the Employer’s Annual Return (S02) is Wednesday March 31, 2021. Taxpayers are reminded that the Return MUST be filed online using the tax portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm and can only be done once employers and/or their agents are registered to do so. Support for employers and/or their agents who wish...
Jamaica Receives 14,400 Doses Of Vaccines Under COVAX
The Government of Jamaica has received a shipment of 14,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX Facility. Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to obtain vaccines procured through COVAX. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and World Health Organization (WHO)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi were on hand to witness...
Westmoreland Residents Urged To Keep Harmful Chemicals Out Of Children’s Reach
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring residents of the parish to keep harmful chemicals out of the reach of children in order to prevent accidental poisoning. “We are not comfortable with the number of accidental poisonings that we are seeing. Children are home and some of them are not getting adequate supervision. We had three...
Health Ministry Says There Are Some Typical Reactions To Vaccines
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising members of the public that there are some typical reactions to vaccines that can be expected 24 to 48 hours after receiving the jab. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, said that reactions to vaccines are a...