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Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at a meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston, on June 9.

New Bridge In West Rural St. Andrew To Be Opened June 18

The new Bowden Hill Bridge in West Rural St. Andrew will be officially opened on Thursday, June 18. This was stated by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, during yesterday’s (June 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew...

The Maternal and Neonatal High-Dependency Unit (HDU), which was opened recently at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Opening Of HDU At St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Timely – Dr. Scarlett

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), addresses the World Accreditation Day virtual commemorative ceremony on Tuesday (June 9). Also pictured (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Acting Chief Technical Director in the Industry Ministry, Michelle Parkins.

Labs And Certification Bodies Encouraged To Use Services Of JANAAC

Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston, on June 9.

KSAMC To Clean More Than 100 Drains In Corporate Area

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Working With Member States To Deal With COVID-19 Challenges

(FILE) Grade-11 Maths Teacher at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Ronald Beckford (right), holds revision classes with students on Monday (June 8).

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Measures In Place At Trelawny High Schools To Protect Students And Staff

William Knibb Memorial and Muschette High Schools in Trelawny have put several measures in place to protect their staff and students from the coronavirus (COVID-19) as the schools reopen for students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Schools across the island were closed in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary...

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

TPDCo Begins Sensitisation For COVID-19 Health And Safety Protocols

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says sensitisation sessions for the COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols that will be implemented for the reopening of the tourism sector have begun. The sessions started yesterday (June 8) with hotels in Negril and St. Ann and will run until June 15, when the sector reopens. “We had...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left); and German Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl (left), listen keenly to Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the St. Ann

6 years ago Health & Wellness

New HDU Building To Improve Maternal Outcomes

The maternal and neonatal High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building that was officially opened at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann on June 5 is expected to significantly improve maternal outcomes across the northern belt of the island. The facility, which was opened by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, was built under the European Union...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a mask to Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Paul Abrahams (second right), at the handover of 9,900 masks to the Ministry of Transport and Mining recently, by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, through local partner, Stewart

6 years ago CoronavirusTransport

PPV Operators Encouraged To Use Online Services

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators to utilise the Transport Authority’s online services to conduct transactions, as part of continued social distancing measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the recent handover of masks donated by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, through local partner,...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Six New COVID-19 Cases for Jamaica

Jamaica has recorded another six confirmed COVID-19 cases as at Tuesday (June 9). The total number of confirmed cases is now up to 605. Recoveries remain at 405. The six new cases are all imported. Three came in to the island on a flight from the USA, one on a flight from the UK and two from a cruise ship...

Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency at the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Fayola Evans-Roberts.

6 years ago Industry

Businesses Facing Financial Difficulties Can Contact The OSI

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) and Office of the Government Trustee (OGT) are encouraging persons who have been facing financial obstacles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage the organisations for assistance. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts, said the organisations offer services that can assist businesses or persons who have...

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Authorised Electronic Retail Payment Service Providers

Bank of Jamaica is aware of electronic retail payment services being offered to the public by unauthorized providers. Electronic retail payment services are those relating to the use of an electronic retail payment instrument, such as a prepaid card or mobile wallet. The public is hereby advised that Bank of Jamaica to date, has authorized only three (3) Payment Service...