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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.

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...

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.

Health Officials Receive Training In Go. Data

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

E-LJAM To Provide Support To Schools

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

Health Ministry Urges Vigilance Against COVID-19

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).

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

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...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis.

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

St. James Steps Up COVID-19 Mitigation

The St. James Municipal Corporation has stepped up activities to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). "I can report that we now have two portable wash basins located in Sam Sharpe Square. One is in front of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre and the other in front of the Labour and Social Security building," said Mayor of Montego Bay...

An Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) Kiosk, located at the Companies Office of Jamaica in New Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

COJ Encourages Customers To Use Drop-off Box And Online Systems

Customers of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) are being advised to utilize the electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) to register their new business names and new companies. Persons can access the Form via the COJ’s website, www.orjamaica.com from any location globally. Public Relations Officer of the COJ Kawain Fearon told JIS News that customers are also being encouraged to...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Bull Bay Residents Can Fill Prescriptions Through NHF Mobile Unit

The National Health Fund (NHF) is calling on persons living in Seven Miles and Eight Miles in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, to get their prescriptions filled through its mobile unit, which is making the rounds in the area. The NHF started serving the communities on March 15; two days after the Government declared the community a quarantine zone on March...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago Local Government

Residents To Play Major Role In ‘Stamping Out Littering And Illegal Dumping’ Initiative

Residents will play a major role in Stamping Out Littering and Illegal Dumping (SOLID) in communities says the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Executive Director, Audley Gordon. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Gordon said the programme will address areas that have become “eyesores” across the island. “Illegal dumping is a problem. People just find a convenient spot when nobody...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

TAJ Encouraging Jamaicans To Use Online Platform

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging the use of their online payment system, to reduce crowding at TAJ locations and assist in minimizing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19). Corporate Communications Officer at the TAJ, Leighton Beckles told JIS News that many of the services can be accessed online. Some of these include the So2 (Employers’ Annual returns), which is...