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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

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be embarking on a comprehensive drain-cleaning programme in several communities across the Corporate Area, targeting more than 100 drains. This annual cleaning programme seeks to reduce flooding and forms part of...

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).

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

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

TPDCo Begins Sensitisation For COVID-19 Health And Safety Protocols

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's Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Peter Scarlett (third left), during a tour of the newly opened High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building, recently.

New HDU Building To Improve Maternal Outcomes

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...

6 years ago Justice

Use Of Virtual Hearings To Be Maintained In The Courts

The use of virtual hearings in the courts will be maintained and intensified over time as the phased reopening of the courts progresses. This forms part of efforts geared towards improving the efficiency of the Justice System by increasing the incorporation of technology in its processes and facilitating ease of access. Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at...

Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the Court Administration Division, Kadiesh Fletcher.

6 years ago Justice

Emergency Call Centre Of CAD Gets Hundreds Of Calls Per Week

The Emergency Call Centre, established by the Court Administration Division (CAD), has recorded an average of 400 calls per week. Established in March, the Call Centre aims to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to critical court information. Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher, said the Call Centre also contributed to the smooth,...

Principal of Anchovy High School in St. James, Lavern Stewart ( centre ), in discussion with (from left) Deans of Discipline, Levon Brissett and Ishba Higgins; President of the Anchovy High Past Students’ Association, Albert Ferguson and President of the school’s Parent-Teachers Association (PTA), Sygana Ricketts, on day one of the resumption of classes, on Monday (June 8), for students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

6 years ago Education

Smooth Reopening At Anchovy High

The administration at Anchovy High School in St. James says it was a seamless start to the physical reopening of school on Monday (June 8), for students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Government ordered the closure of schools on March 13 as part of efforts to contain the spread of the...