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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is given a tour of laboratory, following the handover of items donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Jamaica’s COVID-19 response, on July 16 at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are: Director, National Public Health Laboratory, Dr. Michelle Hamilton; and Medical Technologist, National Public Health Laboratory, Sheamar Willes.

Health Minister Says COVID-19 Recovery Plan Far Advanced

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is putting together the final touches to the COVID-19 Recovery Plan. “The Government has recognised that the COVID response has to change from trying to prevent COVID...

Visual artist Bonito "Don Dada" Thompson, presented his pieces to a panel of judges during an assessment session for the Christmas in July trade show on July 7, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Virtual Christmas In July Trade Show On July 23

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a community meeting at the Clifton Playfield in St. Catherine on Wednesday (July 15).

Residents Of Clifton To Receive Free Skills Training, Land Titles

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14).

Justice Minister Invites Mentors For Child Diversion Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Leslie Campbell (second left), is presented with a Leica CS20 field controller by Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin, at the official handover of cadastral mapping and land surveying equipment, on Thursday (July 16), at the National Land Agency Estate Management Division, downtown Kingston.

NLA Gets Equipment To Improve Cadastral Mapping And Land Registration

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (second left), addresses journalists during a quarterly media briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are Deputy Governor, Research and Economic Programming Division and Financial Stability, Dr. Wayne Robinson; Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson; and Deputy Governor, Banking, Currency Operations and Financial Markets Infrastructure, Natalie Haynes.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Bank Of Jamaica Names New Senior Deputy Governor

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the appointment of Deputy Governor in charge of its Research and Economic Programming Division, and Financial Stability, Dr. Wayne Robinson, as the new Senior Deputy Governor, effective October 1, 2020. A statement from the BOJ on Thursday (July 16) indicated that Dr. Robinson’s appointment by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

Minister of Local Government and Community Delevopment, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), cuts the ribbon to open the Trelawny Drop-In Centre in Falmouth on July 15. Looking on ( from left) are former Mayor of Falmouth, Garth Wilkinson; Mayor Colin Gager; Secretay, Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis; and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Victor Wright.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusLocal Government

Gov’t Providing Over 30,000 Meals Per Day For Vulnerable Persons

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government has been providing more than 30,000 meals per day for poor and vulnerable persons in communities islandwide. The meals are being provided at drop-in centres and other facilities across the country. Minister McKenzie informed that more than 2,000...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes a statement in the house of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14).

6 years ago Tourism

South Coast Reopens To Visitors

Visitors to Jamaica now have authorised access to the southern end of the island, as the Government has implemented the second phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Resilient Corridor, in keeping with the phased reopening of the tourism sector. Dubbed the ‘South Coast Resilient Corridor’, this new segment became effective on Tuesday (July 15), spanning Milk River in Clarendon to Negril...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14).

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Gov’t Allocates $308 Million To Alleviate Drought Conditions

A special allocation of $308 million has been made by the Government to implement measures to alleviate prevailing drought conditions across the island. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14), said that the provision will ensure adequate access to water...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy, speaks at a virtual press conference on July 15.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

STATIN Revises Consumer Price Index

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revised the Consumer Price Index (CPI), using the 2017 Household Expenditure Survey. Introduced in April 2020, the new CPI series reflects the expenditure patterns of low- to middle-income households in Jamaica. The CPI measures the movement of prices of consumer goods and services purchased by private households and is one of the most...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), participates in the handover of a tablet to Principal of the August Town Primary School, Jennifer Solomon (second right) during a ceremony held on July 15 at the school in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith; and school Board Chairman, Andrew Warwar.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

Teachers At August Town Primary Get Tablets

Educators at the August Town Primary School in St. Andrew were today (July 15) presented with 18 computer tablets under the ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme. They are the latest group to receive devices under the initiative, which falls under an agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) signed in May 2018. A total of 25,000 devices will...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Four More Recoveries, One New COVID-19 Case

Four more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care as at Wednesday (July 15). Recoveries now stand at 647 (84.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, one new case of COVID-19 was recorded today. The island’s case count now totals 763. The newly confirmed case is imported, having arrived on a flight from the USA. The case...