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Dr. Tufton Calls for Recommitment to Dengue Fight

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on medical officers of health, public health inspectors, vector control workers and officers in the Ministry to recommit to the mission of safeguarding the country against any future...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the virtual launch of COK Sodality Cooperative Credit Union's new Universa Premier Digital Core Banking Suite, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 12).

Dr. Clarke Praises COK for Investing in Technology to Boost Operations

General Surgeon at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Lincoln Cox, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay.

Doctor Advises Cancer Patients to Stick With Proven Conventional Treatments

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the virtual launch of COK Sodality Cooperative Credit Union Limited’s new Universa Premier Digital Core Banking Suite, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (August 12).

Stakeholder Feedback To Be Incorporated In Credit Union Bill

President of Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (right), speaks with top-performing girl and boy in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Abigail McKenzie (second right) and Chad Wright (second left), during the Guardian Group Foundation’s annual Scholarship and Grant Awards ceremony held on Wednesday (August 12), at the company's corporates office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Chairman of the Guardian Group Foundation, Gladstone Lewars. The students have been awarded scholarships valued at $1 million each, payable at $200,000 per annum over five years.

Guardian Group Foundation Awards $5.2 Million To Top Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11).

6 years ago Education

School Administrators Implored Not To Increase Auxiliary Fees

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, is imploring school administrators not to increase auxiliary fees for the upcoming academic year. Making the plea in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11), Mr. Samuda argued that the exorbitant fees being requested by some schools “are untenable”. “As we prepare for the new school year...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

18 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded

Jamaica recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 as at Wednesday (August 12). These cases bring the island’s tally to 1,065. At the same time, recoveries remained at 753 (70.7% recovery rate). The country is now managing 236 (22.2%) active cases across the island, including six moderately ill patients and one critically ill patient. Sixty-two (62) cases recorded in Jamaica have...

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ’s total assets increased to $694.6 Billion last year

Total assets at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) amounted to $694.6 billion at the end of last year. As stated in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2019 Economic and Social Survey, the sum represents a nominal seven per cent increase over the previous year. The document indicates that foreign assets grew by 7.1 per cent to $481.2 billion, while...

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, converses with Chairperson of the USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, during the launch of the USF Tertiary ICT Research Grant Programme, on Wednesday (August 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

6 years ago Technology

Postgraduate Students in ICT can apply for Research Grant

Postgraduate students studying in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) will now be able to apply for the ICT research grant of up to $15 million under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Tertiary ICT Graduate Research Grant Programme. Through the programme, which was launched on Wednesday (August 12), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, the USF will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), hands over a signed copy of a contract to Director, M & M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings (third right), at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 12). The contract is for the improvement of water supply from Six Miles to Blake Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are President, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett; Chairman, NWC, Senator Aubyn Hill; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water and Housing, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

6 years ago Water

Contract Signed To Improve Water Supply Between Six Miles And Blake Road In Kingston

The Government has signed a contract valued at US$25 million for a transmission main upgrade that will improve the water supply between Six Miles and Blake Road in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signed the contract today (August 12), at Jamaica House. Also signing were Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Director of the Health Promotion and Protection Branch and Coordinator for the Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Wednesday (August 5).

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Expectant Mothers Urged To Seek Antenatal Care Early

Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, is underscoring the need for expectant mothers to visit antenatal clinics at the earliest stage of pregnancy in order to ensure the best outcomes for mother and baby. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Dr. Spence,...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Wednesday (August 12).

6 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Resolutions To End SOEs

Members of the Senate on Wednesday (August 12) approved Resolutions to end the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) that are currently in place in sections of the island. The SOEs, which were established in St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, Eastern Kingston, Kingston Western, Kingston Central, South St. Andrew, St. Catherine North and Clarendon, will now expire on Monday, August 17. Leader...