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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while addressing Friday's (November 20) sitting of the Senate.

Common Reporting Standard to Be Introduced Locally to Combat Tax Evasion

In a bid to increase transparency and ensure Jamaica is safe for doing business, the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is to be introduced locally, in keeping with global standards on tax compliance. Aimed at combatting tax evasion, the CRS is...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on Thursday (November 19).

Health Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Help the Less Fortunate This Christmas

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), engaging with students following a ceremony for the handover of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme at the Denham Town Primary School in Western Kingston on November 20. The students (from left) are Andre Burke, St. Anne’s Primary; Thaliah Allen, Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre; and Camelia Howell, Denham Town Primary.

Jamaicans Urged to Avoid Large Gatherings During Festive Season

State Minister Cuthbert-Flynn: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, speaks at the launch of World AIDS Day, at the offices of the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston, on Friday (November 20).

State Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Assist Persons Suffering from HIV/AIDS

Dr. Tufton Optimistic of COVID-19 Breakthrough Next Year

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (November 19).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Quarantine of International Travellers to Continue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has advised that Jamaica will continue to quarantine international travellers. He made the disclosure at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (November 19). The Ministry’s move is in spite of the new Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommendation that quarantine, sampling, and isolation of international travellers is...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Westmoreland Health Department To Conduct Screening For COVID-19 November 21

The Westmoreland Health Department will be conducting free community screening for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, November 21, as the parish continues to record an increase in the number of cases. The screening will take place at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Speaking with JIS News, Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Health Department, Gerald...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a moment with Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley (left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace, at the opening of the Jamaica Health and Wellness Conference on November 18, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

5 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Poised To Benefit From Surge In Wellness Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is uniquely poised to capitalise on a surge in wellness tourism as persons seek relief from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “It is safe to anticipate that notwithstanding the toll on the travel industry, a lot of people will be anxious to go to some place where they can revive...

5 years ago Transport

A Section of Washington Boulevard’s Westbound Carriageway to be Closed Sunday

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the motoring public that two of the westbound lanes on Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew will be taken out of service in the vicinity of the Rubis service station on Sunday, November 22 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The lane restrictions are to facilitate the continuation of repair works on...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while addressing the Ministry

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Holiday Travel Could Cause COVID-19 Spike In January

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica could see a spike in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the New Year due to the increase in the number of persons visiting the island for the upcoming festive season. Addressing the Ministry’s weekly virtual press conference on Thursday (November 19), Dr. Tufton said data from the...

Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen (second left), at the ceremony where Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney (second right); and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall Construction Company Limited, Alphanso Reynolds (right), sign a contract for the implementation of major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund – Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. The signing ceremony was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on November 19. Witnessing (from left) are General Manager, Finance and Procurement, JSIF, Orville Hill; and Senior Manager, Standards & Procurement, JSIF, Dwight Ricketts.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Contracts Signed for Upgrading of Police Stations and Health Centres

Four contracts valued at $416 million were signed Thursday (November 19), to commence work for the implementation of 10 major infrastructural sub-projects, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) phase four initiative. Speaking at the contract-signing ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Chairman, JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry, said the works will include the upgrade of five...

Member of the Planning Committee for the Symposium on Best Practices for Community and Social Development, Charmaine Brimm.

5 years ago Community

PIOJ To Stage Virtual Symposium On Best Practices For Community And Social Development Nov. 25

The Planning Institute of Jamaica Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ-CRP) and partners will virtually stage the fifth annual Symposium on Best Practices for Community and Social Development, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The event, which will be streamed live from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will be held under the theme ‘Coordination: Working together to build a better Jamaica’. Speaking with...