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One of the world's largest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, docked at the Port of Falmouth, Trelawny.

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...

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 Requires Multisector Collaboration – Minister Charles Jr.

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).

TIU Prepares for Internal Audit Shared Services

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.

Spectrum Management Authority Invites Applicants for Radio Technician Course

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); and GoldenEye's owner and music mogul, Chris Blackwell, at the launch of the James Bond movie, No Time To Die, at GoldenEye resort in 2019.

Tourism Minister Pays Tribute to Sean Connery

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago Housing

Amended Rent Restriction Act to Address New and Common Issues

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says that the amended Rent Restriction Act will address common and new issues tenants and landlords face. “The amendments to the Act will align with the current realities we face in Jamaica with property rental. Also, what is being proposed in the Bill are very practical amendments...

Farmers participating in a recent ‘Listening Tour’ that was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

6 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Suffer Losses Estimated at $2 Billion

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the recent heavy rains across the island have affected some 12,000 farmers and caused damage estimated at nearly $2 billion. Mr. Green, who toured sections of St. Elizabeth with executives from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) on October 31, said the Ministry is continuing to do an assessment with the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses public health officials at a Parish Management and Vector Control meeting held at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny recently.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Continued Vigilance against Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans not to lose sight of the threat of dengue fever, even as the country is battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I don’t want a de-emphasis on vector management and control, even while we confront the COVID-19 pandemic, which we are currently placing dominance on,” he noted. Addressing...

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Taking Steps to Avert “Triple Threat” Virus Outbreak

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the Government is taking the necessary steps to avert a possible ‘triple threat’ outbreak of dengue fever, the coronavirus (COVID 19) and the influenza across the island. Speaking at a digital press conference at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, recently, Dr. Tufton said that if there...

Officer in charge of Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

Public Urged to Provide Correct Information to JFB Emergency Medical Service

Members of the public are being implored to provide the correct information about the condition of a patient when they call the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to access emergency medical services (EMS). Officer in charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks, said that there have been instances where, instead of telling the...

Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, addresses a recently held JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

HFJ Calls for Widespread Availability of Automated External Defibrillators

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is calling for widespread availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) across the island, particularly in major towns. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held recently, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, pointed out that the most common cause of an adult collapsing suddenly is ventricular fibrillation, which requires the use of an...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, greets Regional Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, at the SRHA

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica on Right Track in Tackling NCDs – Cuthbert Flynn

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, says Jamaica is on the right track in tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly as the country battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Persons living with NCDs are at higher risk of the worst effects of COVID-19. The Government, long before the pandemic, has been tackling NCDs through...