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Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis (left), addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (January 12), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Robert Hill.
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis (left), addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (January 12), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Robert Hill.

Toots And Butch To Receive Keys To City Of Kingston

Late reggae pioneer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and business mogul Gordon “Butch” Stewart, will be posthumously honoured with the Keys to the City of Kingston by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis, said that...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 12.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 12.

Jamaica To Explore Access To Safe Vaccines Outside Of COVAX Facility
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Raised Over US$263 Million In 2020 To Help Member Countries Fight COVID-19
Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (centre), presents a resident of Homestead Place of Safety (left) with a tablet during the handover of 200 devices, donated by the Ministry to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), on Tuesday (January 12), at the agency’s office in Kingston. Observing is Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Rosalee Gage Grey. The devices were donated under the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet pQAer Child’ initiative.
Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (centre), presents a resident of Homestead Place of Safety (left) with a tablet during the handover of 200 devices, donated by the Ministry to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), on Tuesday (January 12), at the agency’s office in Kingston. Observing is Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Rosalee Gage Grey. The devices were donated under the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet pQAer Child’ initiative.

Tablets For Children In State Care
President of the Hinds Town Youth Empowerment Foundation in St. Ann, Laphen Haye
President of the Hinds Town Youth Empowerment Foundation in St. Ann, Laphen Haye

Foundation Donates Tablets To Needy Students In St. Ann

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Culture

Virtual Celebrations For Reggae Month

Reggae Month 2021 activities, to be observed in February, have been moved to the virtual space. The month-long celebration, being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch Di Riddim Virtually’, is expected to draws thousands of patrons globally to Jamaica, from locations as far as Europe and Asia. Speaking during a virtual launch on Sunday (January 10), Minister of Culture, Gender,...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board of Crescent Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Councillor Norman Scott, while viewing the isolation unit at the school, recently.
CoronavirusEducation

Crescent Primary Lauded For Establishing Isolation Unit

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is lauding the administration of Crescent Primary School in St. Catherine for establishing an isolation unit. The State Minister, who visited the facility recently, told JIS News that for schools that do not have such buildings to separate children in an emergency that could arise with the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (File Photo)
CoronavirusEducation

Government Examining Options to Address Loss of Teaching Time Due to COVID-19 – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica is moving with alacrity to ensure Jamaican students can participate in the digital age with devices that will give them access to online classes. Through his Positive Jamaica Foundation, Prime Minister Holness last week (Wednesday, January 6, 2021), distributed 600 devices, including tablets and laptops, to PEP and CSEC students registered...
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Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest.
Finance & Public Service

Private Listing And Trading Of Securities On New Platform

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), on Monday (January 11), launched its latest offering, the Private Market, which will facilitate the listing of bonds and equities securities on the NASDAQ Platform. Managing Director of the JSE, Marlene Street Forrest, says the private listing and trading of securities on the new platform will be in accordance with the Financial Service Commission’s (FSC)...
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Finance & Public Service

TAJ Implements New Procedures for Direct Funds Transfer

As of January 11, 2021, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will begin the pilot phase of a Direct Funds Transfer Project, aimed at improving the process by which customers transfer funds to TAJ’s bank accounts for the payment of taxes and fees. Under the new arrangements, all funds transferred to TAJ’s bank must include a Direct Funds Transfer Number (DFTN), generated...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Negril Chapter
CoronavirusTourism

Negril Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Ensure Compliance With Enhanced COVID-19 Measures

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has called on stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland, to exercise a greater level of compliance in keeping with the enhanced coronavirus (COVID-19) measures for the parish. The special measures, which include tighter curfew hours from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily, began on December 16, 2020 and were extended up to January 15, 2021. They...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (centre), examines a chair made from bamboo by Superchard and Sons Furnishing Company, which is situated at the White Marl Complex, in St. Catherine, on January 8. Looking on (from left) are: Director of Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose, and Managing Director of the entity, Superchard Singh.
Industry

Gov’t Pursuing Partnerships To Maximize The Bamboo Industry’s Potential

The Government is looking to forge stakeholder partnerships aimed at maximizing the potential of Jamaica’s bamboo industry. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says discussions are underway with several overseas investors with a view to securing their support to expand the sector. Additionally, he said the Government is looking to partner...
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