Chairperson of the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), Myrtle Halsall, says that all JDIC-insured financial institutions remain solvent and adequately capitalised, despite the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The JDIC continues its collaboration with the regulatory authorities to proactively monitor the system and work purposefully to ensure that it stands ready to respond to any impact on member...

Regional Vector Control Officer, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris, is urging continued vigilance by residents in searching for and destroying mosquito-breeding sites, in light of the increased rainfall affecting western parishes. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he noted that the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika, primarily breeds in clean water, which...

Members of the public are being invited to adopt a beach in commemoration of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) on September 19, as national beach clean-up activities have been postponed. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says it will not be hosting a beach clean-up on ICCD this year, as it is heeding the advisory issued by the ICCD...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that its Darliston Tax Office will be temporarily closed to the public as of Monday, September 21, 2020. This closure is necessary in order to carry-out extensive renovation to that facility. During this interim period, members of staff will be re-assigned to the Savanna-la-Mar Tax Office to support operations at that location. The office...

The Palisadoes Park-based Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is looking to cement its position as a preferred institution for higher learning. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Deputy President of the CMU, Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna, told JIS News that a number of measures are being implemented to improve the overall efficiency of...

* The five (5) new COVID-19 Related deaths are: • An 81-year-old female from Kingston & St Andrew who had Congestive cardiac failure, Diabetes and Hypertension • A 71-year-old-female from St Catherine, who had Diabetes and Hypertension • A 69-year-old male from Kingston & St Andrew **Two (2) deaths were formerly placed under investigation have been confirmed as COVID-19 Related...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says data on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the state of public health systems and service delivery must guide member countries’ decisions and plans to reopen their borders and resume social life. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September 16), Dr. Etienne said this approach must incorporate...