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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness' weekly virtual COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday (July 30).

1.1 Per Cent Of Travellers Test Positive After Reopening Of Borders

The Government has reported that 1.1 per cent of persons who arrived on the island between April 20 and July 19, after the borders were reopened, have been confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. A total of 43,264 persons...

President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Teisha-Ann Pinnock (right), hands over a 680-gallon water tank to Principal of the Buckingham Primary and Infant School in Hopeton, St. James, Marcia Findlater-Dixon, at the school grounds on Wednesday (July 29).

Buckingham Primary And Infant School Gets Water Tank

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Thursday (July 30).

Municipal Corporations To Receive $20 Million For Trucking Of Water

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), breaks ground for a $25.5-million project to install a standby generator at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, on Thursday (July 30).Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, Donaldson Engineers and Services Limited, Kevin Donaldson; Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Chairman, Board of Management, North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Tyrone Robinson; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; and Regional Technical Director, NERHA, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.

Ground Broken For Standby Generator At Port Maria Hospital

Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell (seated left); and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (seated right), touch elbows following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the EXIM Bank Jamaica and JAMPRO, to provide export development support for 48 SMEs seeking to access new markets for their products and services. The signing took place at the Bank’s offices in Kingston on July 30. Sharing the moment (standing from left) are Manager, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durrant; Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Melissa Bennett; and Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNabb.

MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital town hall, held at the Ministry on July 30.

6 years ago Local Government

Minister Advises Party Promoters To Get The Necessary Permits

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has advised party promoters to seek the necessary permits before hosting events and warns that a lack of compliance could force the Government to take action against the entertainment sector. The Minister’s warning comes as the Ministry’s team of protocol wardens have discovered an outdoor event being advertised in the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks on Thursday (July 30) at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Eight New Cases Of COVID-19

Eight more persons have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) as at Thursday (July 30), bringing Jamaica’s number of cases to 864. “The newly confirmed cases are six females and two males with ages ranging from 26 to 77 years. The cases are recorded in St. Catherine, four; in Kingston and St Andrew, three, and one in Clarendon,” Minister of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

6 years ago EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Education Ministry To Establish Learning Management System

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to establish a National Learning Management System (LMS) that will better allow schools to create, deliver and manage lessons and other training materials. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). He said...

Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held Thursday (July 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

Citizens Need To Appreciate Beauty Of Jamaican Language

As Jamaica approaches Emancipation 2020, citizens need to appreciate the beauty of the Jamaican Language. This view was expressed by Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, while speaking at an Emancipation ‘Think Tank’ held on Thursday(July 30) at the JIS head office in Kingston. Emancipation Day will be celebrated on Saturday, August 1. Miss Harris said that Jamaicans...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

6 years ago Energy

Jamaica Looking To Attract Investments To Supply Five-Year Energy Needs

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaica is ready to move to the next phase of investment plans to supply the country’s first five years of energy needs under the recently completed Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This comprises 320 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar; 120 MWs of liquefied natural gas (LNG); and 74 MW of...

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, speaks at the recent launch of the World Skills Jamaica Shanghai 2021 competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus.

6 years ago Education

HEART/NSTA Trust To Offer New Optoelectronics Programme

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be adding a new course – Optoelectronics Technology – to its list of programmes accessible to Jamaicans. The course, which is expected to become available early next year, will equip trainees with the necessary skills to become optoelectronic technicians, a new field of study that combines components of electronic and photon technologies. Optoelectronic technology, which can...

A U-drain constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of repairs to the Clark

6 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Undertaking Road Improvements In Western Jamaica

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a number of road projects in western Jamaica as part of a programme aimed at improving the island’s road network. Community Relations Officer at the agency’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the projects include rehabilitating the Hampden to Adelphi roadway in St. James at a cost of $22.7 million. Work...