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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).

Citizens Of St. James Urged To Follow COVID-19 Prevention Protocols

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is urging citizens of St. James to adhere to the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention protocols, in order to stem the spike in cases in the parish. Councillor Vernon contended that a lack...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.

Kingston, St. Catherine And Trelawny To Get More COVID-19 Beds
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with (from left) Principal, Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy; Honorary Fellows, Morin Seymour and Dr. Charah Watson, and distinguished past student, Orville Hall, at the institution’s virtual graduation ceremony, held on February 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with (from left) Principal, Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy; Honorary Fellows, Morin Seymour and Dr. Charah Watson, and distinguished past student, Orville Hall, at the institution’s virtual graduation ceremony, held on February 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Over 500 Students Graduate From Excelsior Community College
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.

Buy-Back Programme Safeguarding Farmers’ Wellbeing During COVID-19
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Building, Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston. (JIS File Photo)
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Building, Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston. (JIS File Photo)

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Finance & Public Service

Bank of Jamaica Schedule of JamClear®-RTGS Transaction Fees as at 31 December 2020

Bank of Jamaica (the Bank) publishes data on fees charged for transactions processed through JamClear®-RTGS on a quarterly basis. The table below includes JamClear®-RTGS transaction fees charged by each JamClear®-RTGS participant (commercial banks, merchant bank, building societies and primary dealers) for the quarters ending September 2020 and December 2020. Effective 20 March 2020, the Bank waived transaction fees associated with...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9)
National Security

House Extends Zones Of Special Operations For An Additional 60 Days

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Denham Town, West Kingston; Mount Salem, St. James; and Greenwich Town and August Town in St Andrew have been extended by a further 60 days. The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 9), approved four Resolutions for the extensions, which were moved by National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. In his remarks,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks at the ceiling of the new house handed over on Thursday (February 11), under the National Social Housing Programme, in Trench Town, St. Andrew. With the Prime Minister (from left) are contractor, Orrett Wellington; recipient, Vanesia Reid, and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Southern, Mark Golding.
Housing

Scores Of Projects Expected To Come On Stream Under National Social Housing Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says another 114 projects are expected to come on stream under the National Social Housing Programme, with an estimated value of $1.17 billion. The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has oversight for the construction of these homes, under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme. The programme was developed to...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), shows a laptop to student, Clan Carty Primary School, Dellano Stewart (third left), at a handover ceremony hosted by Guardian Life Limited, at Trafalgar Road in Kingston on Wednesday (February 10). Sharing in the moment are (from left): Senior Teacher, Clan Carty Primary, Donovan Vincent; Member of Parliament, South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Vice President, Business User Support Services and Special Projects, Guardian Life, Kelsa-Marie Pinnock Daubon; and Director, Donor & Partnership Management, ‎National Education Trust, Latoya Harris.
Education

Guardian Life And Foundation Donate Laptops And Tablets To Needy Students

As part of the initiative to support schools in the delivery of quality education, Guardian Life Limited and the Guardian Group Foundation have donated $5 million towards the purchase of laptops and tablets for students in need. Some of these tablets and laptops were handed over to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, and some of...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wenthworth Charles, view a section of the St. Joseph’s Hospital, in St. Andrew, while on a tour of the facility, today (February 11).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

More Beds To Be Put In Place For COVID-19 Patients

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says over the next two weeks, some 130 more beds for COVID-19 patients will be activated. The Minister, who made the disclosure while on a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 11), said persons need to take their health seriously and be more responsible,...
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Workers at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), get ready to load containers of tomatoes on a cold storage truck at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, February 11. The tomatoes were purchased under the Government’s buy-back programme.
Agriculture

Tomato Farmers In St. Elizabeth Benefit From Buy-Back Programme

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has responded to the glut in tomatoes in St. Elizabeth by purchasing 10,000 pounds from farmers, under the Government’s buy-back programme. More than $30 million has been allocated to purchase the excess produce that is being sold anywhere from $35 to $40 per pound. The St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development...
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