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Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

Returning Jamaicans Advised To Keep Abreast Of Measures To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is encouraging Jamaicans planning to return home to keep abreast of the necessary precautionary steps to take upon arrival, amidst the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19). Speaking with JIS News, PICA’s...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

Westmoreland Health Department Steps Up Public Education

Courts Assessing Operations

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Education Ministry Partners With RJRGLEANER Communications Group To Provide Educational Content To Students

Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds (centre), speaks during the recent signing ceremony for the US$50-billion Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in Kingston. The project, which targets funding and technical assistance support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), will be executed by the DBJ. Listening (from left) are IDB Caribbean Group Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner Jones; and Chief of Operations, Adrianna La Valley.

DBJ Provides Support To MSMEs Worth $4 Billion

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, speaking at a press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (March 18)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security

Ministry Of Labour And Social Security Provides Support To Families Of Quarantined Communities

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security completed its third day of distributing welfare package to the families in the quarantined communities of 7 Miles Bull Bay. The Ministry began its relief effort on Saturday, March 14, 2020. To date, a total of 900 welfare packages containing basic food supplies, toiletries and personal care items have been distributed to residents...

6 years ago Industry

Coconut Board To Complete Acquisition Of 1,000-Acre Property

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) will be seeking to complete the acquisition of a 1,000-acre property during the new fiscal year. The property will be used to establish a new seed garden, nursery and farm, which will provide raw material for the establishment of coconut water and coconut oil factories. As contained in the 2020/21 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of...

Commercial Services Manager, St. James Municipal Corporation, Pamela March, speaking at a meeting of the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee at the Corporation in Montego Bay on Wednesday (March 18).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

Charles Gordon Market To Be Sanitised This Weekend

The Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay will be cleaned and sanitised this weekend. Commercial Services Manager at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Pamela March, said that the exercise will commence after the market’s closure on Saturday, (March 21), and will be carried out with assistance from the St. James Fire Department. “On Saturday, after 2:00 p.m., when we close,...

6 years ago Local Government

Registrar General’s Department Adjusts Opening Hours

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has adjusted its opening hours as part of measures to contain the risk of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective Wednesday (March 18), the offices across the island will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekdays until further notice. Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte, told JIS News that...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security

Security Minister Pleased With Joint Security Forces

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says he is pleased with the operation of the joint security forces in the Seven and Eight Miles communities of Bull Bay in St. Andrew. The communities have been placed under quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This follows a Declaration Order by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (March 18). Listening (from left) are Chief Medical Offiicer, Dr.Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

More Food Packages For Seven And Eight Miles

The Government will be increasing the delivery of food packages to the Seven and Eight Miles communities in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, which are currently under quarantine. “We will be making more available,” said Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “I visited the warehouse where the packing is taking place and we co-opted and got the support...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (March 17).

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Records First Death From COVID-19

The Government reported that Jamaica has recorded its first death from the coronavirus (COVID-19). He is a 79-year-old male from Clarendon with a travel history to New York. He was known to have had diabetes and hypertension. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, made the disclosure during a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday...