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Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles. (JIS File Photo)

NIR Adequate To See Country Through COVID-19 Crisis – Byles

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says Jamaica’s net international reserves (NIR), totalling just under US$3 billion as at February 16, should be “quite adequate” to see the country through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis. Speaking during the BOJ’s...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, speaks at the commissioning of a new computer lab at the Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club, in St. James, on February 15.

Deputy Mayor Wants More CAPs In St. James

An aerial view of a mangrove forest in Trelawny.

Progress Being Made In Mangrove Restoration

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges greetings with Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), at the ground breaking for the construction of the $16-million Andrews Mews Health and Recreational Centre in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, on Friday (February 19). Also pictured in the background (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; and Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, (KSAMC), Robert Hill (partially hidden).

PM Pleased With Shift In Public Sentiment Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

CARPIN Urges Persons To Note Effects Of Pesticide Use

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks at the Ministry’s weekly Digital COVID Conversations press conference, held at the offices of the Ministry on Thursday (February 18). Seated beside him are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (left) and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Young Persons Account For Highest Number Of Positive Cases Of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that young persons between the ages of 20 to 29 years now account for the highest number of persons confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Of the 20,310 persons now confirmed to have the virus in Jamaica, 4,369 (21.6 per cent) were of ages between 20 and 29 years. National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen...

First Aid Instructor of the St. Elizabeth arm of the Jamaica Red Cross, Maceo Sibbles (standing), instructing staff of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and St. Elizabeth Infirmary on how to apply Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with the help of CPR manikins, during Thursday

5 years ago Health & Wellness

First Aid, CPR Training For St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation And Infirmary Staff

Staff at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and St. Elizabeth Infirmary have benefited from basic first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to better prepare them for emergency situations. The two-day session, which got under way on Thursday (February 18) at the Black River Primary and Infant School, is being conducted by the Jamaica Red Cross. It forms part of earthquake...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the Ministry’s weekly COVID Conversation Press Conference, held at the offices of the Ministry in New Kingston, on Thursday (February 18). With the Minister is National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Government Has Resources To Secure Vaccines For Two Million People

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has the resources to secure vaccines for some two million Jamaicans. These vaccines are to be made available subject to the availability of suppliers. Minister Tufton gave this update during the weekly COVID Conversations Press Conference, which was broadcast from the offices of the Ministry of Health...

Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Dr. Delroy Fray.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

More Beds At Cornwall Regional Hospital For COVID-19 Patients

Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, Dr. Delroy Fray, says plans are “well under way” to create an additional 16 bed spaces at the facility for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Addressing a virtual forum hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday (February 18), Dr. Fray said that the objective is to...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Finance & Public Service

$2.09 Billion Budgeted For Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project

The Government has budgeted $2.09 billion to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project during the upcoming fiscal year. This sum is contained in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 18. The project, which runs from January 2018 to January 2024, aims to improve public service delivery by enhancing the quality...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, addressing the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on February 18.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

National Epidemiologist Urges Increased COVID-19 Vigilance In The Workplace

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, says there is need for increased adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols in the workplace. “All of us will need to follow the protocols. What we find happening is that when we go into (the workplace) to do our investigations, there is lapse in the protocols. Persons are eating lunch together, so you know they...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd right), demonstrates the process of transferring a vegetable seedling to a pot, during the launch of the Government’s $10 million Backyard Garden project on Friday (February 19), at the HEART College of Construction Services in Portmore, St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Courtney Cole; Agronomist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Locksley Waites; and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Robert Miller.

5 years ago Agriculture

2,500 Households To Benefit From Backyard Garden Project

Over 2,500 households are set to benefit from a $10 million Backyard Garden project being spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, officially launched the initiative on Friday (February 19), at the HEART College of Construction Services in Portmore, St. Catherine. He said that the...