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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke opens the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9.

$10.5 Billion Provided For COVID-19-Related Spending

The Government has allocated $10.5 billion to the Ministry of Health and Wellness for special expenses related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes $6 billion for the procurement, storage, distribution and administration of vaccines; $1 billion for personal protective equipment...

Public Health Nurse, Andrea Stennett-Douglas (right) applies pressure to the upper arm of Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene (left), after giving him the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James on Wednesday, March 10. Mr. Greene became the first person in Western Jamaica to receive the vaccine under the Government’s vaccination programme that commenced on the day.

WRHA Director First To Receive Vaccine In Western Jamaica

COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

CLA Appoints Acting CEO – Faith Graham

Pharmacist, Jermaine Harris, getting his shot of the COVID-19 vaccine from Public Health Nurse, Claudette Trought Gordon, at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V), in St. James, on Wednesday, March 10.

Healthcare Workers In St. James Vaccinated

5 years ago Tourism

Virtual Coffee Festival March 13

The annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival will be held virtually on Saturday, March 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event, being hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network (TLN), will be streamed live on Facebook and Instagram @jamaicacoffefest from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will head a list...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, fields questions from journalists during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (March 10).

5 years ago Education

Gov’t Announces Changes To PEP

The Government has announced changes to the 2021 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Addressing a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (March 10), Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the Grade Six Ability Test, which was originally set for February 23 and rescheduled for March 25, has again been postponed. The new date for...

Environmental Manager at the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Errol Mortley (left), and NROCC Managing Director, Ivan Anderson, participate in a tree-planting exercise along the North-South Highway in the vicinity of the Linstead Toll Plaza earlier this year. NROCC partnered with the Rotaract Club of the University of the West Indies, Mona, to plant 400 trees as part of the Prime Minister’s Three Million Trees Initiative.

5 years ago EnvironmentWorks / Construction

NROCC To Plant 30,000 Trees Over Four Years

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is planning to plant more than 30,000 trees in the next three to four years. In an interview with JIS News, Environmental Manager at NROCC, Errol Mortley, explained that this tree-planting initiative is tied to the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. He said the project will have a significant impact on trees,...

5 years ago Works / Construction

Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project To Begin Late 2022

Construction of the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project is expected to begin by late 2022. This was disclosed by Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, in an interview with JIS News. He explained that the bypass project, which involves the construction of 25 kilometres of roadway, consists of two segments. These are the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (standing), opens the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 9.

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022

Finance Minister Announces CCTV Sub-Programme

The Government is to roll out a Conditional Cash Transfer for the Vaccinated (CCTV) sub-programme, to benefit more than 100,000 Jamaicans, who will each receive a sum of $10,000. It is geared towards persons aged 60 and over, who are not in receipt of a pay cheque or a pension greater than $1.5 million per annum, as evidenced by the...

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (seated, left), and former Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Seymour Panton (seated, right), are joined by newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. James during a swearing-in ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on March 5.

5 years ago Justice

New JPs For St. James Encouraged To Show Strong Leadership

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.

5 years ago CoronavirusIndustry

CAC Monitors Prices For COVID-19 Tests At Accredited Labs

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...