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Deputy General Manager for Subsidiary Management and Revenue Generation at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lisa Golding, addresses a press briefing held after a tour of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (February 26).

Commercial Operators to Occupy Harmony Beach Park by April

Deputy General Manager for Subsidiary Management and Revenue Generation at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lisa Golding, says that commercial operators are expected to be in place at the Harmony Beach Park, in St. James, by April of this year....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (second left) and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre), display the document formalising the partnership between JSIF and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for implementation of the second phase of the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II) water harvesting and greenhouse cluster project, during a signing ceremony at the AC Kingston Marriot Hotel, on February 26. Sharing the moment (from left) are: General Manager, JBI, Stevie Barnett; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole; and General Manager, Finance, JSIF, Orville Hill.

MoU Signed for Implementation of REDI II

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), in discussion with (from left), Acting Superintendent of the Public Gardens Division, in the Agriculture Ministry, Shanae Marks Bryan; and Nursery Supervisor at the Hope Botanical Gardens, Karen Fender. Occasion was the virtual staging of the Public Gardens Division’s Horticultural and Botanical Seminar, hosted at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on Friday (Feb. 26). The event was streamed live via the ZOOM video-conferencing platform.

Public Botanical Gardens Being Improved

Project Manager of the Basic Needs Trust Fund at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett Smith.

JSIF Supports Revision of National Policy for Gender Equality

CAC Secures $12.1 Million for Consumers

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Masakui Rungsung and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, holding samples of pharmaceutical medicines and supplies donated by the Government of the Republic of India to assist with the local COVID-19 response. The supplies are valued at approximately $13.5 million. The official handover ceremony was held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Kingston, on Friday (February 26).

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Jamaica to Receive Donation of COVID-19 Vaccines from India

The Government is to receive a donation of AstraZeneca vaccines from the Government of the Republic of India, to fight COVID-19. The vaccines are scheduled to arrive next week, says Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Masakui Rungsung. He was speaking at the handover of pharmaceutical and medical supplies donated by the Government of the Republic of India,...

State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday (February 26). At left is Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.

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Industry Ministry and JANAAC Regulating COVID-19 Testing Facilities

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) are seeking to regulate COVID-19 testing facilities through the Pre-Accreditation Approval Programme (PAAP). State Minister, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said that the programme will enable facilities to adequately meet public demand for fast, accurate and cost-effective COVID-19 testing in order to ensure “the best...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.

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Work Advances on COVID-19 Vaccine in Cuba

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says work is advanced on the development of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Cuba. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on February 24, PAHO Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, said information received indicates that the vaccine’s development will shortly enter the third and final stage of clinical trials. He cautioned, however, that no timeline...

Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

‘Think Tank’, on February 26.

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Three Entities Certified to Test for COVID-19

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is reporting that since the launch of the Pre-Accreditation Approval Programme (PAAP) for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, in January 2021, three entities have been certified under the programme. “We would like to celebrate granting pre-accreditation approval for COVID-19 testing to three medical facilities. These facilities are the first Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Test (POCT) facilities to...

Regional Technical Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Dr. Dianne Campbell-Stennett.

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St. James Business Operators Urged to do More to Contain COVID-19

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is calling on the St. James business community to do more to help contain and reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Regional Technical Director, Dr. Diane Campbell-Stennett, said with the continued spike in COVID-19-positive cases, business operators must continue to follow best practices in order to keep their customers and staff safe. She...

Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Keera Walters, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

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JBDC Offers Help to Operators in the Agricultural Sector

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says the organisation is committed to playing its role in the capacity development of operators in the agricultural sector, to facilitate their increased access to the global market. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ recently, Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira, said that the transitioning of informal operators in the Agricultural...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), cuts the ribbon to launch the first of three model housing units under phase one of the Edmund Ridge Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Director of Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited, Dong Wong; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, after whom the development is named.

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First Model Units Launched at Edmund Ridge Estate

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., officially launched the first of three model housing units under phase one of the new Edmund Ridge Estate development at Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). The development is named in honour of Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and is being spearheaded by the Housing...