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Jamaica In Dialogue With Key Tourism Partners

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica remains in dialogue with key international partners in order to minimise the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the global industry. He told JIS News that the Ministry has been in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 23).

21 Cases Of COVID-19

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera.

Mobay Chamber President Calls Out Non-Compliant Business Operators

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith.

65,000 Tablets Being Procured For Schools, Teachers

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left); and Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, are in discussion at a Legal Aid Council (LAC) sensitisation session held recently in Kingston.

Judiciary Commended For Exceeding Case Clearance Rates

Vehicles travelling on the North South leg of Highway 2000. All vehicles licensed to drive on Jamaican roads are required to pass an examination of fitness at one of the Island Traffic Authority depots islandwide.

6 years ago CoronavirusTransport

Change In Procedure For Testing Motor Vehicle Fitness

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has made a change in procedure for testing motor vehicles for certification of fitness. This has been implemented as a precautionary measure to safeguard customers and workers from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Acting Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Donald Henry said the changes are for a...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), points to the chart showing the chains of transmission for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, at a press conference held at Jamaica House on March 18. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan; and National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Officials Receive Training In Go. Data

Ministry of Health and Wellness officials on Wednesday (March 18), received training on how to use Go.Data, an outbreak investigation tool that collects field data during a public health emergency. National Epidemiologist in the Ministry, Dr Karen Webster-Kerr told JIS News that the tool has been customised to track cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). She said it includes functionality...

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

E-LJAM To Provide Support To Schools

E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) is seeking to increase the availability of virtual learning platforms for students, amidst the closure of schools, due to the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chief Executive Officer, e-LJam, Keith Smith, told JIS News that specific emphasis will be placed on the exam cohort of grades six, eleven, twelve and thirteen. He informed that collectively,...

Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr

6 years ago Coronavirus

Health Ministry Urges Vigilance Against COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to implore Jamaicans to exercise vigilance in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, told JIS News that the virus can be transmitted if due care is not taken, especially if persons are sharing space. “When somebody coughs or sneezes, little...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 19).

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021National Security and PeaceParliamentPrime Minister

Parliamentary Report On Anti-gang Law To Be Tabled By Month-end

The report from the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act, also known as the anti-gang law, is expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives before the end of March. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while highlighting aspects of Plan Secure Jamaica, during his contribution...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Puts Safeguards In Place

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has put a number of measures in place to protect staff and members of the public against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, told JIS News that the safeguards include the setting up of sanitisation stations at office buildings operated by the Corporation. “We also do regular cleaning of areas like the door...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton welcoming the team of Cuban medical professionals at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (March 21).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

140 Health Care Professionals Arrive From Cuba

Minster of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton today (March 21) welcomed 140 health care professionals including 90 specialist nurses, which will help to bolster the country’s frontline staff in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The team from Cuba which was met by the Minister on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, also...