The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been putting the necessary measures in place, in preparation for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine across the island. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 24, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, outlined some of the activities that the Ministry has undertaken in this regard. “We...

Farmers and fisherfolk from across the island will receive training in enterprise formalisation and capacity development under the Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural and Fisheries Sector project. The recently launched initiative is aimed at transforming largely informal operators within the Agriculture and Fisheries sector into formal businesses. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday, February...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that it has received a record 1,055 applications for the 2021 cohort of National Youth Parliamentarians. Since its inception in 2003, the programme has received between 500 and 700 applications annually. State Minister in the Ministry, Robert Nesta Morgan, told JIS News that “the Ministry is very excited to have a...

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is calling for more supermarkets to engage in eco-friendly practices, such as recycling. “I am encouraging supermarkets, grocery stores and retailers to establish facilities to ramp up recycling at the national level. Just as recently as December, I participated in the opening of a plastic bottle collection facility at Lee’s...

As hospitals see an increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans not to visit these facilities at this time, unless absolutely necessary. He is advising patients with non-emergency conditions to, instead, visit their nearest health centre. “If you don’t need to go to a hospital, please do not. At this...

Cabinet has given approval for the McCam Child Development Centre, located in St. Andrew, to be designated a government grant-aided educational institution with effect from September 1, 2018. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on Wednesday (February 24). She informed that the approval will also allow...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is calling on persons involved in the Agriculture and Fisheries sector to develop support systems to assist with business formalisation efforts. This push comes in light of the renewed emphasis being placed on increasing the number of informal agricultural enterprises implementing formalisation practices. Under the recent Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural Fisheries Sector...