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Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.

WRHA steps up vector control activities

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...

Director of Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie. (JIS File Photo)

NEPA encourages proper disposal of single-use face masks

Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham.

Amnesty bins placed at airports

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade, stand at attention during the Battle of Britain wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (September 15) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. The Battle of Britain is celebrated annually to commemorate the victory of the Royal Air Force in the attempted 1940 invasion.

PHOTOS: Governor General at the Battle of Britain wreath-laying ceremony

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), takes the Oath of Allegiance as he is sworn in during a sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (Sept. 15). At right is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Mrs. Heather Cooke, while at centre is Deputy Clerk, Ms. Valrie Curtis.

Prime Minister says Government will not ignore views of Opposition

Acting Parish Nutritionist for Westmoreland, Gladoris Robinson-Reid.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Mothers suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 encouraged to continue breastfeeding

Acting Parish Nutritionist for Westmoreland, Gladoris Robinson-Reid, is encouraging mothers who have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) to continue to breastfeed, but they should take the necessary safety precautions to avoid passing on the virus to their babies. The advice is in keeping with the recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) that mothers suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 should be...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (first row, second left); and Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Donna Scott Mottley (first row, third left), with all the women that now comprise 38 per cent of the Senate following a swearing-in ceremony during the sitting of the Senate at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (Sept. 15). This is a record, as this is the first time that eight women will sit in the Upper House at once.

6 years ago Senate

Record number of women in Senate

A record number of eight women have been appointed to serve in the 21-member Senate. This was noted by reappointed Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who was herself appointed for a third time by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Four of the 13 selected Government Senators are women, while four...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, September 15, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 122 4,164 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 66 1,870 Females 56 2,281 Under Investigation 0 13 AGE RANGE 11 months to 88 years 13 days to 97 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 4 263 Hanover...

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Provision of limited banking services to the public

On 14 August 2020, Bank of Jamaica temporarily closed its main building at Nethersole Place, Downtown Kingston, to carry out deep cleaning and sanitization to manage risks associated with the COVID-19 virus. As a result, there was a suspension of over - the - counter teller and coin exchange services to the public. Further to this temporary closure, Bank of Jamaica...

The new headquarters of the White River Fish Sanctuary, located on the Old White River Road, in St. Ann.

6 years ago Fisheries

More than 2,700 pieces of coral planted in White River Fish Sanctuary

Project Manager of the White River Fish Sanctuary, in St. Ann, Reanne McKenzie, says the entity has planted more than 2,700 pieces of coral over the past three years, to restore the reef and increase the fish population. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, Ms. McKenzie said the figure represents more than half the target of 5,000 pieces...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Patrick Allen (right), congratulates new Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith, as he presents her with the Instrument of Appointment during Monday’s (September 14) swearing-in ceremony at King’s House.

6 years ago Parliament

New Junior Ministers ready to serve

Three Ministers of State, who will be serving in that capacity for the first time, have declared their readiness to undertake their duties. They are Hon. Marsha Smith, who has been appointed to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; Hon. Homer Davis, Local Government and Rural Development; and Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who will serve in the...

Manager of the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, Nadine Boothe-Gooden.

6 years ago Culture

Virtual event to celebrate the 205th Anniversary of ‘The Jamaica Letter’

A virtual function to celebrate the 205th Anniversary of the ‘The Jamaica Letter’, published by Venezuelan liberator, Simón Bolívar, will be held on Wednesday, September 16, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The public can view the event, titled ‘Simón Bolívar’s history: through the lens of The Jamaica Letter’, on the Facebook page of the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre (SBCC). Simón Bolívar,...