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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), following Monday’s (March 8) COVID-19 digital briefing. At right is Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Media Centre.

Government On Track With Legislation To Ticket Persons Not Wearing Masks In Public

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is on track to introduce legislation for the ticketing of persons not wearing masks in public, as part of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures stipulated in the Disaster Risk Management Act...

Executive Director of the Citizen Security Secretariat, Dianne McIntosh.

National Security Ministry Developing Citizen Security Portal

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Citizens Encouraged To Use Accredited Labs For Testing

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a virtual press conference on March 8.

Gov’t To Acquire Equipment To Test For COVID-19 Variant Strains

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the virtual press conference held at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8).

Gov’t Prepared To Take More Stringent Measures – PM

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

TAJ introduces Game Changing TCC Auto-Renewal Feature

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has taken yet another game changing step into the future of tax services, with the introduction of an auto-renewal feature for the Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) via its Revenue Administration Information System (RAIS). The new feature which has been in operation since February 12 has auto-renewed 271 certificates, and is expected to significantly improve compliance and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, speaks at a virtual press conference, held at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

First Set Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Administered March 10

The Government is to administer the first set of vaccines in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), on Wednesday, March 10. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, gave this update during a virtual press conference held at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8). “On Wednesday, approximately 3,280 persons will be vaccinated,” the Permanent Secretary pointed...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in conversation with (from left) Executive Director of the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Walton-Levermore; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, and Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford. Occasion was the JASL HIV, Law & Human Rights Symposium, held today (March 8), under the theme ‘Unmasking Violence against Women within the context of HIV and AIDS’. The virtual symposium was part of the local activities to commemorate International Women’s Day 2021.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Legislation Being Strengthened To Protect Women Against Violence

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Government continues to work to strengthen legislation aimed at eliminating acts of violence against women. “From a national perspective, we have taken several measures to combat violence against women. Jamaica has ratified several gender-related international instruments that promote the protection and preservation of human...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on February 18, after tabling the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure and Government of Jamaica 2021/22 Fiscal Policy Paper.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Growth Expected Over Fiscal Years 2021/22 To 2024/25

The Jamaican economy is projected to grow by an average 4.1 per cent over fiscal years 2021/22 to 2024/25, after contracting during 2020/21. This is according to the Government of Jamaica 2021/22 Fiscal Policy Paper, which indicates that the economy declined by 14.6 per cent during the first half of fiscal year 2020/2l, from April to September 2020. The document,...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

More Jamaicans Entering Equities Market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is reporting an increase in the number of new investors entering the equities market between 2015 and 2019. JSE Group Business Development Manager, André Gooden, said that the figure rose from 3,412 in 2015 to 48,128 in 2019. He pointed out that this upswing was spurred by several large initial public offerings, which he said...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Provides Equal Voice For Countries

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, says the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) provides an avenue for all member countries and parliamentarians to have an equal voice regardless of country size, income, race, religion, or gender. She was speaking at the Houses of Parliament Commonwealth Day virtual forum held on Monday (March 8). The CPA is an association of...

Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton (second left) is part of Jamaica

5 years ago Technology

SMA Request for Proposal Extended Until March 23

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has extended the deadline for submission of the Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for licence in the 700 MHz Spectrum (Band 13) to March 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Managing Director of the SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, told JIS News that the extension was appropriate to allow more interested parties to submit their proposals. “Once the...