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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

43 Persons at Golden Age Home Recover from COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is reporting that 43 of the 87 positive cases at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, have recovered from COVID-19. He made the disclosure during a statement to...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks on Tuesday (November 3), after being presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of $10 million for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative by JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland (second right), and Board Member, Gifford Rankine (right). The presentation was made at JMMB’s Corporate Office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greta Bogues.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks on Tuesday (November 3), after being presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of $10 million for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative by JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland (second right), and Board Member, Gifford Rankine (right). The presentation was made at JMMB’s Corporate Office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greta Bogues.

JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Gives $10 Million to ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett.
President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett.

NWC Customers Have Until November 30 to Settle Outstanding Bills
Senior Community Health Aide (CHA) attached to Westmoreland Health Services, Angela Whittaker-Thorbourne.
Senior Community Health Aide (CHA) attached to Westmoreland Health Services, Angela Whittaker-Thorbourne.

Westmoreland Community Health Aides to Participate in Virtual Diabetes Forum
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Gov’t Plans to Procure 268 Megawatts of Energy from Renewables by 2025

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out face masks and hand sanitisers to residents in Moy Hall, St. James, on Friday, October 30.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Assist Youth Groups in St. James to Make Masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be collaborating with community youth groups in St. James on an outreach mask-making project as part of the nation’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a COVID-19 youth consultation meeting in Moy Hall, St. James, on October 30. He pointed out...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday, October 30.
Industry

Faster Turnaround Time for Trade Permits

Importers and exporters are now seeing a faster turnaround time for the approval of certificates and permits through the Trade Board Limited’s online platform. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said that the agency is moving from a two to three-day turnaround time for the processing of transactions to 24...
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Tourism

Minister Bartlett Welcomes Lifting of Cruise Ban by CDC

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is hailing the decision by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its no-sail order for ships in US ports as a step in the right direction. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said that while it will take some time for full normality...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addressing a stakeholders ​consultation on the urban renewal agenda, at Jamaica House recently
Urban Renewal

Urban Renewal Requires Multisector Collaboration – Minister Charles Jr.

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, has highlighted the importance of multisector collaboration in the development of a holistic urban renewal agenda. “Urban renewal ought to be holistic, not just prioritising the revitalisation of physical infrastructure but also incorporating economic, social and cultural renewal objectives,” he said. “Having a Ministry designated to urban...
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Project Manager for Internal Audit Shared Services in the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Shanalee Cawley, makes a presentation to O’shane Vaughan who participated in the TeamMate+ training session organised by the Transformation Implementation Unit, on Monday (November 2).
Finance & Public Service

TIU Prepares for Internal Audit Shared Services

A group of 30 persons from five government entities are among the first group of persons to be trained to use the new system that will enable the delivery of Internal Audit Shared Services, which will commence in January 2021. Shanalee Cawley, Project Manager for Internal Audit Shared Services in the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) told JIS News at the...
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Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain (left); Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton; Manager of Band Planning, Spectrum Management Authority, Mahlangu Lawson (third left); and Telecommunications Engineer, Spectrum Management Authority, Tai-Shan Tracey, in attendance at the 2019 World Radio Communications Conference in Egypt.
Technology

Spectrum Management Authority Invites Applicants for Radio Technician Course

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is launching its online Radio Technician Licence (Class B) course and is inviting suitable candidates to apply for the programme, in keeping with requirements of the Radio and Telegraph Control Act (1974). “The Radio Technician course is a qualification course stipulated by the Radio and Telegraph Control Act (1974) where all persons responsible for repairing,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right);​ and GoldenEye
TourismTribute

Tourism Minister Pays Tribute to Sean Connery

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the late Scottish and Academy Award-winning actor, Sean Connery, and his monster James Bond film, Dr. No, were instrumental in launching Jamaica as a premiere destination for film-making. Mr. Bartlett, in paying tribute to the Hollywood legend, who died on October 31 at the age of 90, said that not only was Dr....
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