| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Checkered giant rabbit.
Checkered giant rabbit.

Trelawny 4-H Clubs Deliver Virtual Training On Rabbit Rearing

As part of its thrust to maintain relevance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs has revised the way it presents and delivers a number of its training programmes. This has been done while maintaining its mandate as the...
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

Vaccines Distributed Through COVAX Are Safe And Effective – PAHO Head
Caribbean Development Bank President, Dr. William Warren Smith.
Caribbean Development Bank President, Dr. William Warren Smith.

CDB Projects Regional Economic Growth of 3.8% in 2021
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet computer to a student of the Gregory Park Primary School, Amoya Venson, during a ceremony held at the school’s Portmore, St. Catherine, location on Wednesday (February 24). Also pictured (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Past Presidents
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet computer to a student of the Gregory Park Primary School, Amoya Venson, during a ceremony held at the school’s Portmore, St. Catherine, location on Wednesday (February 24). Also pictured (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Past Presidents' Council Chair, Kiwanis Club of South St. Catherine, Dione Chambers; and Principal of the school, Richard Williams. During the ceremony, 26 tablet computers were handed over to the school by the Kiwanis Club of South St. Catherine.

Final Batch Of Tablets For PATH Students To Be Distributed Shortly
Donation of incubator to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital Neonatal Unit
Donation of incubator to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital Neonatal Unit

Jamaica Stock Exchange Donates Incubator to Victoria Jubilee Hospital

More

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on February 23.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Compliance With COVID-19 Protocols Essential – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that compliance with the provisions under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) is “absolutely essential” in reducing the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) These include physical distancing, staying at home, avoiding crowded situations, frequently washing and sanitising hands and surfaces, wearing masks, obeying the quarantine rules, among other measures....
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses Tuesday
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

$48.7 Million Reallocated To Hire Additional Health Staff

The Government has reallocated $48.7 million of the funds budgeted for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine risk mitigation programme to hire additional health staff and improve conditions for workers. Speaking at a COVID Conversations press conference on Tuesday (February 23), Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the adjustments were made in light of public concerns regarding...
Read more
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck ( seated left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett-Templer (seated centre); and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprise Limited, Stephen Chung (seated right), sign contract valued at $90.87 million for the establishment of a Family Court facility in St. Ann, at the Ministry of Justice, in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 24). Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Senior Director, Corporate Services in the Ministry of Justice, Kathy Chambers-Adman; Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes; Chief Parish Court Judge, Justice Chester Crooks and Chief Technical Director in the Justice Ministry, Grace-Ann Stewart-McFarlane.
Justice

Contract Signed For Family Court In St. Ann

A contract valued at $90.87 million has been signed between the Ministry of Justice and Contraxx Enterprise Limited, for the establishment of a Family Court facility, in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann. The signing took place on Wednesday (February 24), at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston. The scope of work will include the retrofitting and internal renovation...
Read more
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, speaks at a JIS ‘ Think Tank’, on February 23.
Industry

JBDC Says Youth Critical To Growth Of Agricultural And Fisheries Sector

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says that youth inclusion is critical to the growth and expansion of the Agriculture and Fisheries sector. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 23, Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, said that youth involvement is important to fostering a culture of entrepreneurship among members of the sector....
Read more
Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on February 23.
AgricultureFisheries

Farmers And Fisherfolk To Receive Training In Enterprise Formalisation

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...
Read more
Young people participating in the 2019 sitting of the National Youth Parliament at Gordon House, downtown Kingston.
Youth

Record 1,055 Applications For National Youth Parliament

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...
Read more