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...

Activities for National Customer Service Week 2020, to be observed from October 4 to 9, were officially launched on Wednesday (September 16). The events are being hosted by the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) under the theme: ‘Customer Service A Fi Wi Business, Big and Small Serving All’. Speaking at the virtual launch, Chairman of JaCSA, Dr. Nsombi Jaja, underscored...

Some 116,000 premises in western parishes were inspected for mosquito-breeding sites in August, as the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) intensifies vector control activities in light of the recent increase in rainfall. Regional Vector Control Officer at the WRHA, Ryan Morris, said that the heightened activities have resulted in a decline in the region’s Aedes index to seven per cent,...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is encouraging citizens to properly dispose of single-use masks in order to prevent them from becoming pollutants. “We want to be proactive and encourage citizens to be mindful of how they dispose of single-use masks amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We are aware that improper disposal of these masks has become an environmental...

Amnesty bins have been installed at both international airports, as part of efforts to prevent plant and animal diseases from entering the island. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, said the amnesty bins allow travellers to voluntarily discard any plant, plant products or animal products that are not permitted to enter the island....