Electors without a Voter Identification (ID) Card will be allowed to cast their ballot on Election Day, September 3, once their names can be found on the Voters’ List. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, said the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has put measures in place to identify electors in order to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says that Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) has reached a commercial agreement with its partner in the unincorporated Jamalco joint venture, the Noble Group. CAP, which is wholly owned by the Government, is a 45 per cent shareholder in the joint venture. Dr. Clarke, during a statement in...

Director of the National Laboratory Services, Dr. Michelle Hamilton, says a large shipment of testing kits is expected in the country next week to facilitate clearing of the backlog of coronavirus (COVID-19) samples for testing. Dr. Hamilton noted that the National Public Health Laboratory was on track to clear the outstanding samples. However, a previously anticipated shipment of kits needed...

Community surveillance continues in the quarantined communities in Clarendon and St. Thomas. As a result of the efforts of the Health Department, 11 new positives were identified today. These new cases bring Jamaica’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,082. Today, also saw the recoveries increase by seven, bringing that total to 761 patients recovered and released from care (70.3% recovery rate). ...

Nine Jamaicans will be pursuing studies in Cuba under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme for the academic year 2020/2021. Sydonie Shaw, Thiana Tyrell, Kedesha Garwood and Theo Bryan are this year’s awardees for the medical programme, while Yanique Uter, Crystal McIntosh and Nika-Lee Page will be studying nursing. The other students, Psylecia Senior and Kareem Scarlett, received scholarships for...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be staging a series of online Employee Engagement Seminars during the month of October. The seminars, under the theme ‘Lead in the Moment: Empower. Pivot. Grow’, will be held every Thursday between October 8 and 29, and will feature a host of international and local speakers. Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says all schools are receiving attention for a “safe reopening” in September. Speaking at a virtual forum on August 13, to update stakeholders on the Ministry’s plans to make schools safe against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dr. McLean said international and local data are being used...