Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has called on the 41 newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James to demonstrate strong leadership as they work to make their communities and country a better place. “This is the beginning of your new role as community volunteers where we are expecting, as newly commissioned JPs, that...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has been closely monitoring the prices for coronavirus (COVID-19) tests at accredited labs to ensure fair trade. “The Ministry has tasked the Consumer Affairs Commission to be vigilant in the marketplace, to ensure that all the places that have...

Among the Government’s top priorities for economic recovery is ensuring that social support is bolstered to assist vulnerable persons, who are most affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, says Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He was opening the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 9). He noted that in...

In the upcoming financial year, the Government will be advancing the passage of two companion Bills, which will enable the creation of a framework to bring the operations of credit unions fully under the supervisory and regulatory regime of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). These are the Credit Unions (Special Provisions) Bill and the Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill. The move...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (March 9) announced that the Government will not be introducing any new taxes to fund the $830.8-billion Budget for 2021/22. “We are prioritising economic recovery, which we want to achieve in the quickest possible time. Increasing taxes at this time would run counter to that objective,” Dr....

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says public hospitals have been instructed not to turn away persons seeking medical attention, despite space constraints at a number of institutions, largely due to the heightened number of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related admissions. Speaking during Monday’s (March 8) COVID-19 digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Media Centre,...

Public Health Nurse, Marcia Thomas-Yetman, is the first person in Jamaica to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. She was vaccinated at The Good Samaritan’s Inn in Kingston on Wednesday morning (March 10), exactly one year after the first case of the virus was confirmed in the island. Nurse Thomas-Yetman, who is employed to the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA),...