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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, addresses the EU-GOJ virtual conference on result-based management and people-centred development, held on March 30.

EU Delegation Head Highlights Jamaica’s Results-Based Approach To Achieving SDGs

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, says Jamaica’s results-based approach to achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aligns with that of the EU. The EU implements the use of a...

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers a Statement in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 30). Also pictured are Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Second Vaccination Blitz To Be Held April 3 At National Arena

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), responds to a question posed by Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Kirk Wright, during the first in a series of one-on-one media interviews, dubbed, ’10 Minutes with the Prime Minister’, on Wednesday (March 31). The interview was conducted at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence – Vale Royal. The series, to be held for approximately 10 weeks, will see Mr. Holness engaging a representative from a media house each week in a 10-minute session, during which they will pose questions to the Prime Minister on matters relating to crime, the economy, and the coronavirus (COCVID-19) pandemic.

PHOTOS: 10 Minutes with the Prime Minister

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Working With ECLAC To Expand Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

5 years ago Justice

Judiciary Announces Early Closure Of All Courts

The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that all courts will be closed at 11:00am tomorrow (Thursday, April 01, 2021). All courts will reopen on Tuesday, April 06, 2021. The Judiciary apologises for the inconvenience caused by the early closure. For further information, members of the public are encouraged to contact the Court Administration Division (CAD) at 876-754-8337...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

5 years ago TourismWorks / Construction

Work To Progress On Harmony Cove Tourism Project

The Harmonisation Group Limited (HGL) is slated to continue work on the Harmony Cove tourism project in Trelawny during the 2021/22 fiscal year. The development is among several engagements programmed in HGL’s corporate/operational plan for the period, details of which are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2022. Harmony Cove...

Construction under way on a section of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000

5 years ago Works / Construction

NROCC Encourages Persons To Report Complaints

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is encouraging persons who may have complaints arising from the construction of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 to make contact with its offices. This is to ensure that the concerns of critical stakeholders are attended to, through the company’s community stakeholder programme. In an interview with JIS News,...

Workmen repair a section of the Mt. Carey roadway in St. James as part of the National Works Agency’s patching programme in Western Jamaica.

5 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Completes Patching Programme In St. James

Community Relations Officer for the western office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the St. James leg of the ongoing patching programme is complete. The patching initiative in the parish was done at a cost of $30 million and forms part of a larger programme in the region, which targets critical sections of several roadways in St....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on the matter of tackling violence, during its sitting on Tuesday (March 30).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Government Working On Comprehensive Strategy To Deal Decisively With Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government takes the matter of violence seriously, is working to develop further strategies and put in place impactful policies to deal decisively with the scourge. “I want to reassure the nation that the outrage is there; the Parliament, myself as Prime Minister, our role is to respond to the outrage of...

Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent .

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

SRHA Exceeds COVID-19 Vaccination Target

Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, says the region continues to exceed its daily COVID-19 vaccination targets. He noted that the region had a target of 3,120 persons on March 24, which has since been surpassed by 54 per cent, with some 4,780 vaccinated on that day. Mr. Bent was speaking to JIS News subsequent...

Senior Medical Officer, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dr. Natalie Whylie (second left) and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Burknell Stewart (left) read the label on a box of turmeric tea. Occasion was Wednesday

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Patients At KPH Receiving Turmeric Tea

Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) are being provided with turmeric tea in a bid to boost their immune system. Shavuot International Holdings Limited, through distributor Derrimon Trading Company Limited, has been supplying the hospital with 10 cases of tea per week since about mid-March. The arrangement, which is for three months, was formalised during a virtual...