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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).

15-Person limit on public gatherings still in effect

The 15-person limit on public gatherings will remain in place until Tuesday, October 6 as the Government continues its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which is now in the community transmission phase. This was announced by...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

Back-to-School Grants for Basic Schools

Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, addresses the virtual stakeholder sensitisation session for the Rural Economic Development Initiative, Phase II (REDI II), held Wednesday (September 23).

Stakeholders take part in sensitisation session for REDI II

Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) Chief Executive Officer, Antoinette McKain, addresses the JDIC’s recent digital town hall to outline details about the increased deposit insurance coverage limit for member financial institutions, and launch the supporting public education awareness campaign, dubbed ‘You’ve Been Upgraded’.

JDIC heightens public awareness about increased deposit insurance coverage

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses management and staff of the Seprod Group of Companies in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on September 22. With Minister (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita (left), and Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Richard Pandohie.

Health Minister encourages companies not to close if COVID-19 is detected

Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

6 years ago Coronavirus

Consumer Affairs Commission conducting survey of retailed sanitisation and hygiene products

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has been undertaking a survey of sanitisation and hygiene products retailed islandwide since March, when Jamaica recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said approximately 118 locations, including supermarkets and pharmacies, have been visited. “We actually surveyed 54 different products [including] disinfectants, hand sanitisers, antibacterial hand soaps, hydrogen...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File Photo)

6 years ago JIS Think TankRural DevelopmentTourism

Tourism Awareness Week to focus on Rural Development

‘Tourism and Rural Development’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 27 to October 3. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 22), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, disclosed that several activities will be held digitally to mark this year’s...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on Tuesday (September 22).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

First field hospital to be commissioned shortly

The first of four field hospitals being established to provide 152 additional bed spaces to facilitate the treatment of persons with coronavirus (COVID-19) will be commissioned into service shortly. This was announced by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who noted that this initial 40-bed facility, which was provided in collaboration with the United States Government,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22.

6 years ago Education

Private school teachers to receive salary support

Teachers and support staff at private schools will benefit from financial assistance from the Government to help cushion the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22. She said that the request...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, clarifies a matter while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (Sept. 22).

6 years ago Coronavirus

PM implores greater personal responsibility in halting COVID-19 spread

As the country grapples with the community transmission phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring Jamaicans to exercise greater personal responsibility in helping to slow the spread of the virus. “It is not a fatalistic phase; it’s not a phase in which we say we throw up our hands [and] give up… ....

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Director of Operations at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane, cut the ribbon at the handover ceremony for a new garbage truck at the NSWMA office in Kingston, on September 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon; Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney; and Senior Pastor at Webster Memorial Church, Rev. Carlyle Astor.

6 years ago Local Government

JSIF hands over garbage truck to NSWMA

Garbage collection in the Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited region, which covers Trelawny, Hanover, Westmoreland and St. James, should be improved, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) handed over a new garbage truck today (September 23). The truck was presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) by JSIF, through its Integrated Community Development Project...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t to Spend $1.7 Billion to Purchase Tablets, Laptops for Students

The Government will be spending $1.7 billion to provide electronic devices, including tablets and laptop computers for some students at the primary and secondary levels. Speaking at a digital press briefing on September 22, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said students from grades four to six and 10 to 13 will receive devices. “It was agreed...