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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

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging citizens of member states to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), once doses approved for distribution by the World Health Organization (WHO) are delivered to their countries. Approximately two...

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' 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

Jamaica Stock Exchange Donates Incubator to Victoria Jubilee Hospital

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

Compliance With COVID-19 Protocols Essential – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses Tuesday

5 years ago 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...

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.

5 years ago 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...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, speaks at a JIS ‘ Think Tank’, on February 23.

5 years ago 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....

An image of a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Measures Being Put In Place For Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccine

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...

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.

5 years ago 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...

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

5 years ago 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...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

5 years ago Environment

Supermarkets Encouraged To Engage In Recycling Projects

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...