The St. Elizabeth Health Services has reported that approximately 25 per cent of the parish’s population has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, made the disclosure while addressing Thursday’s (March 10) monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River. “Our COVID-19 vaccination programme continues, and...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging students to continue being compliant with the safety measures at their schools. This follows the full return of students to face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). “We're pleading [and] encouraging students to continue to wear their masks in the classroom. There should be no exception in terms of the mask-wearing,...

Jamaicans will soon be held financially responsible for correcting activities that pollute the environment under the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle. Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie, told JIS News that the principle will be incorporated in all environmental policies and legislation. It emerged from the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke, is crediting Jamaica’s economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) to the prudent fiscal measures implemented by the Government. The Minister, who was opening the 2022/23 Budget Debate on Tuesday (March 8) said that the buffers put in place prior to the pandemic, including the strategic decision to increase...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives a portfolio containing the credentials for 10 Heads of Missions, from Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock. The diplomats are Their Excellencies Ivan Šimonović, Republic of Croatia; Suh Jeong-in, Republic of Korea; Henricus Abram Starting, Kingdom of the Netherlands; Dr. Eamonn McKee,...

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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Water, Environment and Climate Change, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), converses with United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater (centre) and Charge d’Affaires United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre, during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston on Thursday (March 10).

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accepts copies of Letters of Credentials of 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate from Director of Protocol in the Ministry, Ambassador Ricardo Allicock, at the Ministry in Kingston on March 8. The 10 Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate are from Croatia, Korea, Netherlands, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Iran, Austria, Thailand and Ghana.

Several legacy projects have been identified for implementation by the Government in celebration of the nation’s Diamond Jubilee this year. Among these are renovation of the National Stadium; establishment of two museums focusing on sports and music, development of the Montego Bay Performing Arts Centre, and the creation of the Usain Bolt/University of the West Indies (UWI) Sports Medicine Centre....