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Six New Cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica : 517 Positives, 121 Recoveries for the Island

Jamaica recorded six new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing to 517 the number of confirmed cases as at Saturday (May 16). Recoveries stand at 121, giving the island a 23.7% recovery rate; and there are no...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on May 14.

St. James Municipal Corporation Seeks Funding From TEF To Undertake Cleansing Activities

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Dale Webber (second left); and Campus Registrar, Dr. Donovan Stanberry (right), on April 7, which will provide for final year medical students to man the Ministry's coronavirus (COVID-19) call centre. Observing are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan (left) and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Health Corps Volunteer Project To Be Improved

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, explains a matter while addressing Friday’s (May 15) sitting of the Senate. She was closing the debate on two companion Bills aimed at reforming the country’s land titling system. They are the Registration of Titles Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was passed with 12 amendments; and the Registration of Titles (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was approved with four changes.

Bills Aimed At Revolutionising The Country’s Land-Titling System Passed

Jamaica Now has 511 Confirmed Cases : 2 New Cases; 3 More Recoveries

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationTourism

Certification In Law Added To Online Courses For Tourism Workers

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says law has been added to the list of free online certification courses being offered to employees within the tourism sector, bringing the total to 12. He was speaking during a digital press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (May 13). “I am proud to let you know that the online...

Divisional Director for Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.

6 years ago CoronavirusLabourSocial Security

May 17 To 25 Is Workers’ Week

Divisional Director for Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus, says the observation of Workers’ Week 2020 provides an opportunity for Jamaicans to reflect on the achievements of the past and plan for the future. “It is to reflect on what we have been doing for many years but also to [look]...

Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Manager for Hanover, Mashario Bisasor, speaking at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on Thursday, May 14.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessSocial Security

RONA Helpline Assisting Hanover’s Elderly

Social Development Commission (SDC) Parish Manager for Hanover, Mashario Bisasor, says that more than 18 elderly residents of the parish have already been assisted through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s RONA Helpline Senior Care Response initiative. The helpline was activated islandwide in March to aid senior citizens over the age of 70 who lack the requisite support...

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, May 14.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessIndustry

29 BPOS In St. James Pass Inspection

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, says 29 of the 40 business process outsourcing (BPO) entities operating in the parish have passed inspection. Speaking at the monthly sitting of the St. James Municipal Corporation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (May 14), Dr. Phillips-Kelly said the approved companies have met the Ministry...

Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Gillian Guthrie.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Week Of Activities To Mark International Day For Biological Diversity

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is spearheading the week-long commemoration of International Day for Biological Diversity from May 18 to 22 under the theme, ‘Our Solutions are in Nature’. A series of activities have been organised in partnership with agencies under the Ministry such as the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Forestry Department, while...

Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department, Daniel Dunkley, plants a Caribbean Pine in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon. The Department is offering free timber seedlings to the public for Labour Day, starting on May 18.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabour

Seedlings To Plant On Labour Day

The Forestry Department in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is making its resources readily available to the public, so that persons can ‘Labour at Home’ in keeping with the theme for Labour Day this year. “This is an opportunity for members of the public, because starting Monday (May 18), we are going to be, for a two-week...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a virtual town hall meeting on May 14.

6 years ago AgricultureCoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Agriculture Ministry Gets Additional $1 Billion To Boost Food Security

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has been allocated an additional $1 billion in budgetary support, to boost food security and assist small farmers for the 2020/2021 financial year. Speaking at a virtual town hall meeting on May 14, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the allocation has been reflected in the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for...