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Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.
Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.

Mayor Gager Bats For Duanvale Tourism

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, says Duanvale, home of late supercentenarian, Violet Mosse Brown, has the potential to become a major heritage site and tourist attraction. Mrs. Mosse Brown, affectionally called “Aunt...
Frontier Airlines’ inaugural flight from Orlando, Florida, to Montego Bay, taxis down the runway at Sangster International Airport in St. James on Tuesday (November 2) beneath a water arch created by airport’s Emergency Response Service firefighting units.
Frontier Airlines’ inaugural flight from Orlando, Florida, to Montego Bay, taxis down the runway at Sangster International Airport in St. James on Tuesday (November 2) beneath a water arch created by airport’s Emergency Response Service firefighting units.

Frontier Airlines Begins Non-Stop Flight From Orlando To Montego Bay
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (JIS FIle Photo)
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (JIS FIle Photo)

Malvern Branch Library Gets Solar Power System
Technical Specialist, Socio-Economic Development, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Technical Specialist, Socio-Economic Development, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

PIOJ To Stage Virtual Community Fair As Part Of Social And Community Renewal Symposium
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Foreign Affairs

Care Packages For Jamaican Students Have Landed In Cuba

The shipment of 100 care packages and 152 personal care items, collected on behalf of Jamaican medical students in Cuba, arrived in that island on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, “I am happy that the shipment has arrived in Cuba yesterday afternoon, after departing Jamaica...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
COVID-19 Vaccination

46 per cent of Latin America and Caribbean vaccinated

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 1.2 billion doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have, to date, been administered in member countries. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., says consequent on this, 46 per cent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had been fully vaccinated. He noted that at least 32 countries have...
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Police on patrol in Kingston. The pilot of the new electronic traffic ticketing system will be rolled out in late November.
National Security

Pilot Of Electronic Traffic Ticketing System To Be Rolled Out Late November

The Ministry of National Security will be rolling out the pilot of its electronic traffic ticketing system in late November. The e-ticketing application is expected to replace the existing manual traffic ticketing system used by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security, Delroy...
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The home page of the JDIC’s new website.
Finance & Public Service

JDIC Launches New Website

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) now has a new website, which provides depositors, member institutions and the general public with easier access to information, while facilitating increased engagement with the agency. “The Corporation redesigned its website with the aim of providing our audience with a more modernised layout, which will undoubtedly enhance the experience and allow users to access...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), is assisted by Managing Director, Red Stripe, Luis Prata (right), to cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Red Stripe Employee multipurpose facilities on Wednesday (November 3), at the plant’s St. Andrew location. Also pictured is Supply Chain Director, Red Stripe, Michael Grayer.
Social Security

Government Remains Steadfast In Push For Increased Employment For Disabled Persons

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says the Government remains steadfast and committed to lobbying for increased employment of persons with disabilities, in the push towards a more inclusive society. Speaking at the official opening of the Red Stripe Employee multipurpose facilities on Wednesday (November 3) at the plant’s St. Andrew location, the...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Coronavirus

PAHO Reports Decline In COVID Infections, Deaths Across Americas

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries, including several Caribbean states, have been recording declines in  coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said that more than 745,000 new infections and just over 18,000 deaths were reported across North and Latin America and the Caribbean during the last week. “This is the eighth consecutive...
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