Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has endorsed the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, which will focus on additional solutions Caribbean countries can develop in their fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and assist with policy direction. The two-day conference, which began on Thursday (November 19), is being held at the Courtyard Marriot hotel in Kingston, and...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says that an “all-of-Government” approach is being employed to improve the trade and business environment. Speaking at a recently held JIS Think Tank, Dr. Dunn said that part of the approach involves the use of technology to improve efficiency in doing business. He noted that there are several...

Public-sector workers are invited to submit their best logo design for Shared Corporate Services Jamaica (SCSJ), which is expected to come on stream in January 2021. Entries for the competition must be submitted in a portable document format (PDF), along with a completed application form via email to: letusknow@transformation.gov.jm by November 27 at 4:00 p.m. Executive Director of the Transformation...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the feedback from the evaluation of the pilot face-to-face classes has been favourable, even though there are areas to be addressed. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 17, she informed that officers from the Ministry visited the participating schools to conduct observation of the activities taking place and...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the advancement and development of the region is hinged on the use of technology to aid in building resilience, productivity and sustainability. “If we can harness the tremendous potential of technology, then our economies would dramatically improve. Service to our people in areas such as education, healthcare, business and...

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel, is encouraging teachers to take advantage of training opportunities, in order to meet the demands of teaching online classes. Mr. Gabriel was addressing the JTA Hanover Chapter’s half-yearly virtual meeting, which was held on Tuesday (November 17). “We want to encourage our teachers to keep accessing training opportunities, because we must...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says data indicate that obesity exacerbates the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister, who was addressing the virtual launch of the Ministry’s Public- Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme, on Tuesday (November 17), said obese persons, particularly those suffering from NCDs, including cancer, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases...