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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)

Suspension Of Banking Services To The Public

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effective Friday, 12 February 2021, Bank of Jamaica will temporarily suspend the offering of teller services until further advised. Please be reminded that coin exchange services have been suspended since August 2020. In...

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

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 9)

House Extends Zones Of Special Operations For An Additional 60 Days

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.

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

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.

Guardian Life And Foundation Donate Laptops And Tablets To Needy Students

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).

5 years ago 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,...

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Tanique Bailey-Small, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Thursday, February 11.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

St. James Health Dept. Steps Up Activities To Fight COVID-19

The St. James Health Department says it has ramped up its activities in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), in order to address the recent spike in the parish. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (February 11), Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Tanique Bailey-Small, said the number of positive...

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.

5 years ago 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...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (JIS FIle Photo)

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Amendments To Key Laws To Fight Crime Set For Completion By March 31

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says amendments to key pieces of legislation, which form part of measures to modernise Jamaica’s laws and strengthen crime-fighting strategies, are being programmed for completion by the end of the 2020/21 fiscal year. These, Dr. Chang said, include developing the proposed new Firearms Act; the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act, popularly...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the virtual launch of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) partnership on February 11.

5 years ago Agriculture

More Support For Farmers Through Buy-Back Programme

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will continue supporting farmers by purchasing excess agricultural produce, through the Buy-Back Programme. Addressing the virtual launch of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) partnership, on February 11, Mr. Green said $60 million has been earmarked for the programme as well as initiatives targeting women and youth...

Workers on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project carry out preparatory work for the construction of a new four-lane bridge over the Rio Minho in Clarendon. (Rudranath Fraser Photo)

5 years ago Works / Construction

Work In Progress On May Pen To Williamsfield Leg Of Highway 2000

Major construction work is in progress on the third phase of the Highway 2000 programme, which is the May Pen to Williamsfield leg. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (January 11), Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explained that this leg of the highway is a significant part of the road...

Riders pause for a photo op before leaving Spanish Court Hotel

5 years ago Tourism

Discover Jamaica By Bike One Experience At A Time

The Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston was abuzz last Saturday (February 6) as the first leg of Discover Jamaica by Bike headed off to Holywell Park in the hills of Blue Mountains. Members of the Jamaica Cycling Association, led by Dennis Chung participated in the ride, which took them along: Trafalgar Road, pass Devon House, Bob Marley Museum, Hope Gardens,...