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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, Marc Melville, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay, St. James Regional Office, on August 31.

Tourism stakeholders want a more unified response

Tourism stakeholders are calling for a more unified national COVID-19 response between public and private-sector entities, arguing that anything less could be self-defeating and counterproductive. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in...

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Potential Tropical Cyclone strengthens to Tropical Storm Nana

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett.

NWC spends US$50 million on water improvement projects

Senior Legal Officer (Acting), Cannabis Licensing Authority, Sheldon Reid.

CLA finalising policy for special permit

Mines and Geology Division gets help in training

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica’s COVID-19 numbers up to 2,459

Jamaica recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases as at Monday (August 31), bringing to 2,459 the total number of positives for the island. Of the 102 newly confirmed cases, there were 51 females and 51 males with ages ranging from eight (8) months to 87 years. They have addresses in Kingston and St. Andrew (41), St. Catherine (5), St. Thomas (7),...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, August 31.

6 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

More Jamaicans encouraged to embrace ‘Rediscover Jamaica’ campaign

Tourism stakeholders and ‘Resilient Corridor’ interests are encouraging more Jamaicans to embrace the ‘Rediscover Jamaica’ campaign, in order to drive a sustainable domestic tourism market. The initiative, which is being promoted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), was launched in July and encourages Jamaicans to take advantage of the country’s many tourism products and attractions through staycation packages. Speaking at...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands a mask to a taxi operator, during a public awareness exercise put on by the Ministry on Monday (August 31) to promote the use of masks in public spaces. Dr. Tufton, along with a team from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), distributed Ministry of Health and Wellness branded fabric masks to commuters in Half-Way Tree.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister says persons must adhere to the Orders or face the penalty

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act will be rigorously enforced as part of the Government’s increased coronavirus (COVID-19) control measures. “The Orders have been established in law as to what persons must do, and failure to comply will attract some sort of penalty. The police have been working with...

Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Cecil McCain (left); Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton; Manager of Band Planning, Spectrum Management Authority, Mahlangu Lawson (third left); and Telecommunications Engineer, Spectrum Management Authority, Tai-Shan Tracey, in attendance at the 2019 World Radio Communications Conference in Egypt.

6 years ago Technology

SMA undertakes public education campaign

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is engaged in a public education campaign to make citizens more aware of the licensing guidelines and requirements for using radio frequency (RF) in Jamaica. “We want persons to be more aware of the wireless frequency and radio broadcasting in Jamaica. The technology landscape has changed, so now anyone with a transmitter can broadcast on...

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit, Maria Thompson Walters, with the award for winning the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Project Execution Challenge.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Transformation Implementation Unit wins IDB challenge

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) has emerged winner of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Project Execution Challenge. The award was presented on Thursday, August 27, during a virtual ceremony. The Challenge was issued in 2019 to determine the best performing project execution unit (PEU) in Jamaica, using two new reporting tools that were introduced by the IDB – the Schedule...

Director and Principal of the Justice Training Institute (JTI), Karen Campbell-Bascoe.

6 years ago Justice

JTI to resume face-to-face sessions in January

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is scheduled to resume face-to-face training sessions with students for the new academic year, in January. The decision to push back the start of face-to-face sessions forms part of COVID-19 preventative measures, as the Institute continues to prioritise the safety of its staff and students. Director/Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, told JIS News...

An aerial view of Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann

6 years ago Tourism

Jamaicans Visiting Local Resorts

Jamaicans have been visiting local resorts to take advantage of reduced staycation packages, as international travel has been reduced drastically. The move is also being pushed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), through its Rediscover Jamaica programme, in an effort to provide a temporary cushion for the struggling hotel sector, which has seen a fallout in business over the past...