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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), views work being carried out under the Factories Corporation of Jamaica's (FCJ) redevelopment and expansion project at the Garmex Free Zone Complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, during the ground breaking and tour of the project site on Wednesday (May 13). Among those accompanying him are FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley (second right); and Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, where the complex is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right).

PM Urges Developers To Get Projects Going

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging players in the construction industry to proceed with “speed and alacrity” in executing projects that were put on hold due to the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19). He was speaking following...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12).

33 Per Cent Of BPO Staff Working Remotely

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), views work being carried out under the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) redevelopment and expansion project at the Garmex Free Zone Complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, during a breaking of ground and tour of the project site on Wednesday (May 13). Among those accompanying him are: FCJ Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley(second right); and Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, where the complex is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third right).

FCJ Undertaking Major Expansion Project At Garmex Free Zone Complex

Marketing Director of Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Tina Myers-Matalon (left), making a symbolic presentation to member of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Cornwall Regional Hospital, Tionette Allen (right), for the 500 KFC treats to frontline workers at the Type A institution in St. James, during a ceremony on Wednesday, May 13. In the background are (from left): Registered Nurses, Simone Crawford-Headley and Crena Henry.

Health Workers At Cornwall Regional Hospital Treated By Restaurants Of Jamaica

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Director of Airport Operations at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Devon Manahan (second left), observe as some of the 207 returning Jamaicans who landed at the airport today (May 13), under the protocols established for the re-entry of Jamaicans into the country, walk to waiting Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) buses. They will be taken into quarantine.

Another 207 Jamaicans Return Home

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12).

6 years ago Parliament

House Approves Appointment Of Integrity Commission Oversight Committee

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12) approved the appointment of an Integrity Commission Oversight Committee. It will comprise Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Members of Parliament (MP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, Dr. Morais Guy and Anthony Hylton. “[The oversight Committee] will monitor...

Second Vice Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw.

6 years ago Youth

Pickney Party For National Children’s Day On Friday

To celebrate National Children’s Day on Friday (May 15), the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will host a virtual ‘Pickney Party’ and talent show from 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. The event will be streamed live via the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) YouTube channel and the NCMC’s Facebook page (@ncmcja). It will be hosted by Ryan Dixon with music from...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Returning Jamaicans Must Desist From Applying Multiple Times Online

Jamaicans overseas who are now applying to return home under the country’s controlled re-entry programme are being encouraged to desist from applying multiple times on the jamcovid19 application and website. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, while disclosing that close to 7,500 applications have, so far, been received, pointed out that persons who...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 12.

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliament

Small Business Grants To Be Paid May

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the verification of Small Business Grant applications is underway and payments will be processed following the review of the Auditor General. “We expect payments of Small Business Grants to be made in May,” Dr. Clarke said during a statement to the House of Representatives on May 12....

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

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO Head Urges Unity In Halting COVID-19 Spread

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says she is “deeply concerned” about the rapid expansion of the coronavirus (COVID-2019) across the Americas, and has called for greater collaboration among health authorities in member countries to bolster health systems in order to contain the spread. The number of confirmed cases and deaths across the region rose to 1.74...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliament

SET Cash Payments To Begin Shortly

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says payments will begin shortly under the Supporting Employees with the Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) component of the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. “The Auditor General is currently reviewing the list of payees to confirm compliance with the defined eligibility rules, and the...

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), hands over a supply of masks to Robert Blake of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 8.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Custos Of St. James Encouraged By Responsible Behaviour Of Residents

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, says he is encouraged by the responsible behaviour being shown by many residents, in terms of following health and safety guidelines relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to JIS News, following the presentation of masks to the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on...