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Community Health Aide from the Clarendon Health Department, Sharlene Carty (right) checks the blood pressure of Public Health Nurse from the Manchester Health Department, Shernett Kerr-Turner during the commemoration of World Cancer Day recently.

Healthcare Workers Provided With Free Cancer Screening & Education

With the recent commemoration of World Cancer Day, the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) used the opportunity to focus on its healthcare workers, by providing them with free cancer screening, education and wellness checks. Scores of healthcare workers from the...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Logo.

JCDC Extends Deadlines For 2022 Competitons

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Land Identified To Build State-Of-The-Art Correctional Facility

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, which is deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure. Beside him is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith.

Finance Minister Outlines Benefits Of Compensation Restructuring

Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses the virtual launch of the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) programme on February 25.

New Certification In Hotel Industry Analytics Launched

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

4 years ago Tourism

$31 Million Set Aside In Tourism Budget For Creative And Cultural Industries

A sum of $31 million has been earmarked in the 2022/2023 tourism budget to support Jamaica’s creative and cultural industries. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while addressing the premiere of the film ‘Link Up’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (February 27)....

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), addressing Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives at Gordon House. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

4 years ago NIDSOffice of the Prime Minister

Issuing Of NIDS ID Cards To Be Piloted In Corporate Area

The issuing of identification cards (IDs) under the National Identification System (NIDS) will begin through a pilot programme to be undertaken in Kingston and St. Andrew. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the exercise is expected to kick off “early in the second half of this year”. He was speaking during...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure.

4 years ago Tourism

No Visible Impact Of Conflict On Tourism – Bartlett

There is no visible impact of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia on tourism, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “But what I can indicate to you is that the potential impact is very, very strong, and it’s not something that we’re ignoring,” the Minister added. He was responding to a question posed during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, (FILE)

4 years ago Education

Full Resumption Of Face-To-Face Classes March 7

The Ministry of Education and Youth, has approved the full resumption of face-to-face learning effective Monday, March 7. To aid in the preparation of institutions, additional funds are being disbursed for sanitisation and procurement of furniture where needed. In addition, documentation is being prepared to ensure the timely payment of the fourth tranche of the funding grants, which is due...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

4 years ago Industry

JBDC Establishing Essential Oil Incubator

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is establishing an essential oils incubator that will provide manufacturing capacity for clients as well as further position the country to tap into the lucrative global industry. The development forms part of a project that aims to, among other things, establish an organised and viable essential oils industry. In welcoming the initiative, Minister of...

4 years ago Agriculture

Dairy Programmes For AEIs Islandwide

The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) is prioritising the development of dairy programmes in Agricultural Educational Institutions (AEIs) islandwide. Fifteen schools across the island are slated to benefit from the AEI Programme, which seeks to strengthen in-school dairy production. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the JDDB, Devon Sayers, told JIS News that this is an important strategy in safeguarding the...