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Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses recent JIS Think Tank.
Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses recent JIS Think Tank.

Tablets to be Used in 2022 Census

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be using tablets to conduct the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This was disclosed by the Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy, at a recent JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office...
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House, on October 21.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House, on October 21.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with Canadian High Commissioner
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaks during the entity’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (October 21).
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaks during the entity’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (October 21).

COVID-19 Impacts Number of Employed Persons
Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.
Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.

WRHA Safeguards Well-Being of Vector-Control Workers
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet to student of Jones Town Primary School, Jeneece Allen (second right), during a presentation ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (October 20). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith (left), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet to student of Jones Town Primary School, Jeneece Allen (second right), during a presentation ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (October 20). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith (left), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding.

Minister Williams Calls on Jamaicans to Support One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative

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Two Sister Caves
EnvironmentTourism

JAMPRO and UDC Promote Investment in Eco-Tourism

First investment opportunity to be at Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) are partnering to promote sustainable eco-tourism projects for local and international investment, with the first being the opportunity at the Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The Agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, as they...
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Workers from the National Works Agency (NWA) clearing the Blue Diamond gully in Montego Bay, St. James.
Local Government

NWA Cleaning Drains Across St. James

The National Works Agency (NWA) has embarked on emergency drain-cleaning activities across St. James, following heavy rains that caused flooding in several areas across the parish over the Heroes’ Day weekend. In an interview with JIS News, Community Relations Officer at the NWA Western Office, Janel Ricketts, said that several teams from the agency are in the parish clearing drains...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (October 20).
Housing

Bill to Amend Rent Restriction Act to be Tabled by End of Fiscal Year

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says a Bill to amend the Rent Restriction Act is expected to be tabled in Parliament by the end of this Fiscal Year. “We’re in receipt of the third draft Bill, which we have reviewed, and it is our intention to issue further drafting instructions to the...
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Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Westmoreland Health Department Countering COVID-19 Through Targeted Interventions

The Westmoreland Health Department is embarking on targeted interventions aimed at influencing behaviour change as part of the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, told JIS News that the move comes out of the recent findings of a Knowledge and Attitude Survey conducted among operators of public passenger vehicles (PPV). He said that the...
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Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore.
Health & Wellness

Senator Calls on Women Not to Delay Screening for Breast Cancer

Government Senator and breast cancer survivor, Dr. Saphire Longmore, has renewed her call for women not to delay screening for breast cancer. Sharing her experience with the disease during the MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation’s teleconference on October 14, held in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), the Senator explained that screening is very important in helping to detect breast...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, recently.
Tourism

90 Per Cent of Tourism Projects on Target – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that 90 per cent of previously planned projects are still on target, despite the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “COVID-19 has given a little setback but picking up on 2021, we will be on track for somewhere in 2024 and that’s very exciting. We are going to be good for 2024,” Mr....
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