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Director at the Victim Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Justice, Osbourne Bailey.
Director at the Victim Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Justice, Osbourne Bailey.

Victim Services Division Improves Operations Islandwide

The Victim Services Division (VSD) is improving its operations and services in the offices islandwide. The Division, which mainly provides counselling services to victims of crime, also provides technical services, crisis intervention, volunteer mobilisation and court support. In an interview...
Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 16.
Manager for the Applications Secretariat Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Miguel Nelson, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 16.

NEPA Calls On Persons To Renew Environmental Permits
National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica, Beverley Lashley.​
National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica, Beverley Lashley.​

Jamaica To Appoint New Poet Laureate
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March 31 Deadline to Register for Voters’ List
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Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.
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CARPIN Calls For Use Of GHS For Classification And Labelling Of Cleaning Chemicals

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is calling for the use of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals used for cleaning in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Poison Information Coordinator at CARPIN, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, indicated that the discussion has been ongoing in the country for the past 10 years, without there being consensus...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right); Head of the Logistics and Operations Committee, Private Sector Vaccination Initiative, Peter Melhado (left) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (second left), affix their signatures to documents formalising the partnership for support of the COVID-19 vaccination management system, during a virtual ceremony on March 16. Also sharing in the moment at right is Chairman of the Oversight Committee, Private Sector Vaccination Initiative, Christopher Zacca.
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Vaccination Management System To Become Operational By Early April

The Government is partnering with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the deployment of vaccination management system software with a registration and scheduling module that will make the process of registration seamless. The digital health platform, which is slated to become operational in early April, will be accessed through the websites of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, receives his jab of the COVID-19 vaccine from Public Health Nurse, Claudette Trought-Gordon, at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V Clinic) in St. James, on March 16.
Works / Construction

Groundwork For Montego Bay Perimeter Road Progressing Satisfactorily

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says groundwork for the construction of the Montego Bay Perimeter Road in St. James is progressing at a satisfactory pace. “The [plans] this year are to complete the design, acquisition work and the environmental studies that are required, and all that is progressing satisfactorily,” Dr. Chang said. He...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), speaks with PAHO/WHO Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (left), at the Norman Manley Airport, on Monday (March 15), where he received COVID-19 vaccines that have been acquired through the COVAX Facility. Also at the airport (from third left) are Advisor, PAHO Health Emergencies, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse and UNICEF Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima.
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Health Minister Says Jamaica Still Doing Well In Fight Against COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says despite the rise in coronavirus (COVID-19)-related hospitalisations and deaths, Jamaica is still doing "fairly well" in the fight against the virus. Speaking at a press conference held at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (March 16) after the arrival of the first shipment of 14,400 doses of vaccines...
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Finance & Public Service

March 31 is the Employer’s Annual Return (S02) Due Date

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising employers that the due date for filing the Employer’s Annual Return (S02) is Wednesday March 31, 2021. Taxpayers are reminded that the Return MUST be filed online using the tax portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm and can only be done once employers and/or their agents are registered to do so. Support for employers and/or their agents who wish...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, points to the seal on one of the containers of vaccines, procuered through the COVAX facility, which arrived at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston on Monday (March 15).
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Jamaica Receives 14,400 Doses Of Vaccines Under COVAX

The Government of Jamaica has received a shipment of 14,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX Facility. Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to obtain vaccines procured through COVAX. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and World Health Organization (WHO)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi were on hand to witness...
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