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Member of the Entertainment Advisory Board in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Kamal Bankay (left), makes a point during a recent digital town hall hosted by the Local Government and Community Development Ministry.

Entertainment Sector Urged To Comply With Protocols In Order To Move To Next Phase Of Reopening

Players in the entertainment sector are being implored to comply with the protocols put in place by the Government in order to move to the next phase of the gradual reopening of the sector. Panellist and member of the Entertainment...

Acting Director of Emergency Medical Services at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa Campbell, addresses a digital town hall, hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, on July 23.

Persons Seeking Shelter Will Be Screened

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TAJ Encourages Persons To Use Online Option To Renew Driver’s Licence

Mines And Geology Division Launches Mineral Information System

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).

Gov’t Provides Additional Funds To Schools For COVID-19 Preparations

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

10 More Recoveries, Two New COVID-19 Cases

As at Tuesday (July 28), 10 more patients have recovered and have been released from isolation. This increase brings the cumulative number of recoveries to 724 (84.8% recovery rate). In the meantime, two new cases have been confirmed, bringing the island’s record of total confirmed cases to 855. The newly confirmed cases consist of two females aged 16 and 56...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis.

6 years ago Industry

JBDC Hosts Virtual Grant Proposal-Writing Workshop For Social Entrepreneurs

Social entrepreneurs will benefit from a virtual grant proposal-writing workshop being hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) from July 29 to 31. The three-day session, which will be held via the Zoom platform, will provide participants with understanding and insight of the dynamics of proposal writing from the donor’s perspective, help them learn how to construct strategic proposals...

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (centre) is joined by Justices of the Peace (JP) Maudlyn Wright (left) and Minerva Facey in putting together care packages at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God in Montego Bay, recently. The packages, which contain food items and masks, were distributed to needy citizens in communities throughout the parish as part of an ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme spearheaded by the Custos.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirus

Hundreds Of St. James Residents Benefit From Custos’ COVID-19 Response Programme

Hundreds of families in St. James have benefited from the donation of more than 600 care packages and 2,000 face masks as part of an ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme being spearheaded by the Custos of the parish, Bishop Conrad Pitkin. The Custos told JIS News that the initiative, which began in April with the support of various partners, is...

Commissioner of Revenue Appeals at the Revenue Appeals Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJIS Think Tank

Tax Appeals Down

Appeals to the Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have trended down, says the Commissioner of Revenue Appeals, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers. “The is because of some interventions that we made at the time when we were reforming. This included an intervention with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to ensure that they ramp up the...

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, speaks at a digital town hall, hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on July 23.

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

SDC Head Confident Compliance Gains Will Not Be Eroded

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, says he is confident that the gains made in COVID-19 protocol compliance in several areas will not be eroded. Speaking at a digital town hall held by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on July 23, he pointed out that along with the core protocol monitoring team...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Senior Director, Project Implementation, National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (right), during a tour of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in Portland on Friday (July 24). Listening is Member of Parliament, and Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz.

6 years ago Works / Construction

PHOTOS: PM Tours Southern Coastal Highway Project

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, interacts with a toddler in the Bottom Town community in Clark

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

No “Magic Wand” To Get Rid Of COVID-19 – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is no “magic wand” to wave off the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and Jamaicans will have to abide by the health and safety protocols in order to protect themselves, their families and communities against the disease. “The coronavirus is going to be around for a very long...