The Manchester Health Department (MHD) is informing residents of Pratville, Asia and surrounding communities in South Manchester that the health centre is closed as it undertakes repairs. Repairs are scheduled to be completed for restoration of full services in October 2024. In the meantime, clients are asked to use the Newport and Cross Keys health centres in South Manchester or...

Vulnerable Jamaicans who were affected during the passage of Hurricane Beryl are to receive cash grants, through a US$1.4-million United Nations World Food Programme initiative. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “Through a collaboration with the World Food Programme, there will be an...

Health professionals, students, and cancer patients are being invited to explore the future of cancer treatment through innovations in nuclear medicine, at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC’s) upcoming webinar. Scheduled for September 12 at 1:00 p.m., the event, themed ‘Harnessing Atomic Power: The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Nuclear Medicine’, promises to be a pivotal opportunity for attendees to...

Young entrepreneurs within the Duhaney Park community are being encouraged to participate in the third annual Duhaney Park Young Entrepreneurs Business Project Proposal Competition. Interested persons may contact 876-214-6045, 876-335-3894 or 876-535-7304 for registration details. The competition, organised by the Duhaney Park Community Development Committee in partnership with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ),...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business persons that their 3rd quarter Estimated Corporate Income Tax and Self-employed Statutory Payments, that would usually be due on September 15, are instead due on Monday, September 16, 2024. This is as result of the 15th of the month occurring on the weekend. These include: • Estimated Corporate Income Tax (3rd quarter) •...

The Buff Bay Primary School in Portland is using farming technologies to generate the interest of students in agriculture and to boost food production for their canteen and for the market. Vice Principal at the institution, Keisha Braimbridge, told JIS News that last year they won a school garden prize at a 4-H Clubs event in the parish, and from...

Multiple-time Olympic and World Champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, will be presented with the Keys to the City of Kingston by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). The resolution to confer the honour on the sprint sensation was passed during today’s (September 10) meeting of the Council held in the Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston. Mrs....

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has, so far, conducted more than 13,500 assessments islandwide under the Government’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Government allocated more than $1 billion to the Ministry for the distribution of grant support to beneficiaries whose homes were...

Scores of craft traders in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently received back-to-school supplies for their children, courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism, Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC) and several other government agencies. The gesture, which took place during a treat at Ocho Rios Primary School, was designed to assist craft vendors suffering significant business losses due to damage sustained by the Ocho...