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Education Ministry Extends Deadline for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) Programme

The deadline for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s electronic system for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) incentive programme has been extended to December 31, 2020. Parents/guardians may access the application at oyod.educate.gov.jm. The Ministry has taken the...
The Civil Servants of the Year for 2020: Juliet Lakeman (second left); Stephen Williams (fourth left) and Marie Hall (fifth left), display their awards at a ceremony held on December 4 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. With them (from left) are: Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited (FHC), Leodis Douglas; Chairman of the Board of Directors, FHC and President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant and Chief Executive Officer at FHC, Roxann Linton.
The Civil Servants of the Year for 2020: Juliet Lakeman (second left); Stephen Williams (fourth left) and Marie Hall (fifth left), display their awards at a ceremony held on December 4 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. With them (from left) are: Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited (FHC), Leodis Douglas; Chairman of the Board of Directors, FHC and President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant and Chief Executive Officer at FHC, Roxann Linton.

Three Outstanding Workers Chosen Civil Servants of the Year for 2020
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, closes the debate on the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 4). The Bill, which provides for criminal and civil liability for an owner of a dog that attacks, injures and/or causes the death of a person, was passed at the sitting.
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, closes the debate on the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 4). The Bill, which provides for criminal and civil liability for an owner of a dog that attacks, injures and/or causes the death of a person, was passed at the sitting.

Provisions Made for Presumptions in Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act

Jamaica’s Revivalism Submitted for UNESCO Inscription Consideration – Grange
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), view a major breakaway on the Gordon Town main road, today (December 5), during a tour of the area. With the Prime Minister are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (left, background) and senior officials from the National Works Agency (NWA).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), view a major breakaway on the Gordon Town main road, today (December 5), during a tour of the area. With the Prime Minister are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (left, background) and senior officials from the National Works Agency (NWA).

Alternative Road in Gordon Town to be Completed in Three Weeks

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (sixth left), gives the thumbs up at the launch of free public Wi-Fi in the town of Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (December 4). He is joined by (from left): Director, Enterprise, Government and IT Solutions at Cable and Wireless Business, Carol Robertson; Councillor for the Ocho Rios Division, Michael Belnavis; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, Hon. Marsha Smith; Charmaine Dean, Representative of Custos Rotulorum of St. Ann, Norma Walters; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes.
Technology

Residents and Visitors to Ocho Rios Have Access to Free Wi-fi

Residents and visitors to Ocho Rios, in St. Ann, now have access to free, secured internet. The free public Wi-Fi was commissioned into service in the Ocho Rios Town Centre, on Friday (December 4), by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, through the Universal Service Fund (USF). The hotspot can accommodate up to 200 persons who are browsing simultaneously....
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Garfield Wood of GW Architects (right), explaining the retrofitting works taking place at the Port Antonio Health Centre, on Thursday (December 3). Listening are Member of Parliament, Portland East, Ann-Marie Vaz (second row, left); British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad (second row, right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology and Member of Parliament for Portland West, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third row, left) and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third row, right).
Health & Wellness

Residents of Port Antonio to Benefit From Retrofitted Health Centre

Residents of Port Antonio in Portland will soon benefit from a retrofitted health centre, into which the United Kingdom (UK) AID has pumped US$1.3 million, under the SMART Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, being administered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Although work began in one section of the building, the launch for the retrofitting works at...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with Managing Director of Kemteck Development and Construction Limited, Sylvester Tulloch (left), and Director of Omni Industries Limited, Von Whyte, at the adoption ceremony for the Brown
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Says COVID-19 Has Taught A Crucial Lesson

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 pandemic has taught a crucial lesson, that regular health checks prevent deaths and long-term injuries. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at an adoption ceremony for the recently opened Brown’s Hall Health Centre in St. Catherine, on December 2, said the global health challenge brought...
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​President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), Ann-Dawn Young Sang
Investment

AMCHAM Says Jamaica Ripe for Investment

President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), Ann-Dawn Young Sang, is inviting United States (US) investors to look to Jamaica. She said that the country’s various competitive advantages – its near-shore offerings with being approximately 90 minutes from the closest US border, its strong services industry, dynamic marketplace and rigorous implementation of various coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, among...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), with members of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit at the Anti-Praedial Larceny Pre-Christmas Training Programme held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Investigation Branch on Oxford Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (December 2).
National Security and Peace

Praedial Larcency Unit Ramps Up Efforts For Christmas Season

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit is ramping up efforts to tackle farm theft over the Christmas season. “The Ministry and the Unit have increased our resources and strategies to combat this. We know that incidents of praedial larceny increase significantly during the Christmas season, so there is a need for...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)
National Security and Peace

Measures Being Put In Place To Address Recent Increase In Violence

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says measures are being implemented to address the increase in violence over recent weeks. He said that the uptick stems from inter/intra-gang killings and shootings, illegal parties as well as domestic-related and interpersonal incidents. “As our gang strategy reaps success, we find that… as we incarcerate gang leaders and members of gangs, the...
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