The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has launched its online chat feature as part of efforts to improve the Department’s customer service. The online chat can be accessed through the RGD website, rgd.gov.jm, and will be operational between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Launched on Monday (December 14), the online chat is a live interactive...

A section of Sommers Town Road in Port Antonio, Portland will be converted to one-way flowing in a southerly direction from Bridge Street towards Norman Lane. This is a seasonal traffic change sanctioned by the National Works Agency (NWA) in the township to ease the congestion anticipated with the onset of Christmas. The change which will take effect on Thursday,...

Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the western parishes of St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover are helping to drive the uptick in the cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. He noted that the positivity rate for the virus in the three parishes is higher than the national average. “We have a national...

Infirmaries and Golden Age Homes across the island will benefit from a donation of more than 40 smartphones from telecommunications provider, Digicel, to enable residents to make contact with loved ones during the Christmas season. Some of the phones were handed over today (December 16), and will be used to enhance the ‘Virtually Connected While Staying Socially Distant Initiative’, being...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says additional agreements are being negotiated with two coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine manufacturers for inclusion in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (December 16), Dr. Barbosa said those agreements, when concluded, will bring the number to...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 15), approved measures to designate the services provided by cambios and electronic retail payment providers as financial services under the Banking Services Act. The designation will complement the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) efforts at improving financial services offered to Jamaicans. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has put in place new Directors of Boards to oversee the operations of the various entities that fall under the Ministry. “The Board appointments that I have made are based on probity and performance and integrity and honesty, because the fact is, that is what the country expects and demands,” he...