The National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) virtual ‘Last Sundays’ continues on  September 27 with an exhibition, titled ‘Jamaica, Jamaica: How Jamaican Music conquered the World’. The online event will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will feature performances by musical artiste and student of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Victoria “Tori Love” Taffe. The public can...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is again imploring Jamaicans to protect the nation’s high-risk population by taking all precautions to prevent them from contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). These include the elderly and persons with co-morbid conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, who are more likely to develop more severe illness from COVID-19. “[It is] very important that you...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity will support member countries to monitor the effectiveness and safety of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine when one is approved. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September 23), Dr. Etienne, who noted that nearly 200 vaccine candidates are being studied, expressed the hope that “one or more...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that contact tracing remains a critical part of the Ministry’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said that the process has not ceased amid the community transmission phase of the virus. “Contrary to reports… that contact tracing has ceased, that we no longer do contact tracing, we are...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards will remain pivotal to curtailing the spread of the disease, even after an approved vaccine has been identified. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September 23), Dr. Etienne noted that nearly 200 vaccine candidates are currently being studied, from which “we hope that one or...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to utilise social media to collect primary data in order to gain a better understanding of and serve their target market. Chief Executive Officer of BlueDot Insights, Larren Peart, in giving the advice said that social media is a cost-effective way for entrepreneurs to solicit feedback on the products and services...

The provision of houses for the indigent remains a priority for the Local Government and Rural Development Ministry, says Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking at a ceremony to welcome the new Minister of State, Hon. Homer Davis, at the Ministry on September 22, Mr. McKenzie said that work is far advanced on a number of projects for the indigent. “We...