The strong ties between Jamaica and the European Union (EU) will be further strengthened. This assurance was given by newly appointed Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the Agency’s head office in Kingston. She said it is important for the connection to be strengthened...

Persons with comorbidities are 96 times more likely to have moderate and severe illnesses and are more than 100 times more likely to die than persons without chronic illnesses, if infected with COVID-19. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, explained some of the Ministry’s findings. “Of the 557 persons we have documented...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is taking steps to regularise former sugar cane lands in Parnassus, Trelawny, which are occupied by informal settlers. The move is in keeping with the Government’s drive to ensure that agricultural lands are used for farming and other developments. Speaking to journalists during a tour of sections of Southern Trelawny on Friday (January 22),...

With the increase in online activity due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) is urging persons to be extra vigilant in order to guard against cyberthreat. “From schools to businesses and even the hustlers on the streets, everyone is going online; therefore, the potential number of cybercrime victims has increased exponentially since the early...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling for the urgent implementation of reparations for Africans and persons of African descent impacted by racial injustice. She said that reparations should address the moral, economic, political and legal obligations of States in relation to past and present atrocities rooted in slavery and colonialism, such as racial discrimination, xenophobia...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective today, Monday January 25, 2021 its business hours have been adjusted in response to the enhanced COVID-19 measures revising the nightly curfew time to 7:00 p.m. in the parish of Manchester.   As a result, effective today Monday, January 25, 2021 and for the next two weeks, the Mandeville and Christiana...

The Government has announced enhanced coronavirus (COVID-19) measures for the parish of Manchester for two weeks from January 25 to February 8. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a virtual press conference on Monday (January 25). He said that “Manchester has seen a rapid increase in cases with 125 new cases between...