The National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) and Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) are pleased with the participation and performance of students and other entrants in the virtual staging of the Post-GIS (geographic information system) Day competitions. “We are happy that those who participated were able to, and we're happy that they made the effort to participate,” NSDMB Senior...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the delivery of vaccines to the region through the Global Access (COVAX) Facility is increasing. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (March 17), Dr. Etienne said that nearly 400,000 vaccines, procured through COVAX, have been delivered to countries through the regional body’s Revolving Fund Facility since last week....

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) continues its child-protection programme with a series of drive-throughs covering several parishes. Regional Director of the CPFSA South East Region, Robert Williams, said that the intention is to go into communities to promote childcare and protection, especially those where the entity is seeing an increase in reports of child abuse. “We actually...

Persons in relationships who think they are experiencing intimate partner violence are being encouraged to access screening from the Victim Services Division (VSD), in the Ministry of Justice. Between January 2020 and February 2021, the VSD saw 884 clients who were victims of domestic crimes. Executive Director of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey, told JIS News that screening seeks to assess...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 821 32,728 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 477 18,371 Males 344 14,354 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day  to 95 years 1 day to 104 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 41 1,845 Hanover 16 946 KSA 226 9,247 Manchester 48 2,057 Portland 39 988...

The Government is moving to address the traffic congestion being experienced by motorists on entering and leaving Portmore via Mandela Highway. Motorists currently face lengthy delays along Mandela from Six Miles to Caymanas during afternoon peak hours, and there are also long lines of vehicles trying to exit Portmore via the same route in the mornings. Minister without Portfolio in...

On Monday, March 22, the Government will launch its web-based system for the registration and scheduling of appointments for persons who wish to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. This announcement was made by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during the sitting of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Matters, which was held on...