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Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Reviews Long-Term National Development Plan

The Government is reviewing the strategic implementation of the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the review is consequent on the impact of the...

JBDC Partners with CIAL Dun & Bradstreet to Assist MSMEs

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

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).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

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

As the nation prepares to observe World AIDS Day on December 1, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is calling on Jamaicans to assist those suffering from the illness during the pandemic. She made the call as she officially launched World AIDS Day (WAD) 2020 along with Country Director for the Joint United...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Optimistic of COVID-19 Breakthrough Next Year

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is optimistic that there will be a breakthrough in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2021 consequent on the availability of a vaccine. “All the indication of modern science suggests that in 2021, we will break the back of COVID-19,” he said, while addressing the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference...

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

6 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.

6 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.

6 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...

6 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

6 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...