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Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles, signs the Condolence Book for Her Majesty, The Queen at the Office of the Custos in Falmouth on Friday, September 16.

Trelawny Pays Respects to Her Majesty, The Queen

Trelawny’s civic and political leaders, senior police officers and firefighters, paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen by signing the Condolence Book in her honour on Friday (September 16). The book was located at the office of the Custos...

Volunteers remove garbage from the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on Saturday (September 17) as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) activities.

Hanover Fisherfolk and Beach Users Urged to Practise Proper Garbage Disposal

Director of Rooms at Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, Ash Jha, gets assistance from three-year-old Kayla Parkinson in removing garbage from One Man Beach along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, during International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.

1,500 Pounds of Garbage Cleared from One-Man Beach

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a light moment with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left) and Hospiten Country Manager, Samuel Afonso Diaz, at a contract signing ceremony at the WRHA’s Regional Technical Office, in Montego Bay on Friday (September 16). Contracts were signed between the Ministry and four private healthcare providers in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

200 Patients in Western Jamaica to Receive Surgeries Under ‘CODE CARE’

Digital Wallets Will Facilitate Seamless Acquisition of JAM-DEX

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, making the opening presentation in the debate on the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, in Parliament recently.

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Appeals Process for Firearm License Applications Being Revamped

The Minister of National Security will no longer be involved in the appeals process for gun license applications under the new Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, when it is passed into law. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure as he opened the debate on the Bill in the House of Representatives recently. “We have established in...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on Jamaica’s visitor arrivals and tourism earnings at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Think, held at the agency’s head office on Monday, September 12.

4 years ago Tourism

Tourism Earnings to Exceed US$4 billion This Year

Jamaica’s tourism earnings are expected to be “significantly higher” this year, exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “We are looking now at earning in excess of US$4 billion this year, which would exceed 2019 figures by US$500 million to US$600 million,” he noted. He said that visitor arrivals, including from cruise, are projected to be above three...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (right), tour the Harvard Innovation Lab at the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday (September 15). They are accompanied by the Director of Alumni Programmes and Engagement, Thara Pillai (left). During a visit to the university, the Prime Minister spoke at a roundtable on ‘Re-imagining the Role of Business in the Public Square’. The event was hosted by Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Business and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

4 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Holness Visits Harvard University

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (right), tour the Harvard Innovation Lab at the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday (September 15). They are accompanied by the Director of Alumni Programmes and Engagement, Thara Pillai (left). During a visit to the university, the Prime Minister spoke at a roundtable...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson.

4 years ago Science

Applications Open for SRC’s Young Scientist and Technologist Award

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is now accepting applications and nominations for this year’s Young Scientist and Technologist Award. Interested persons are required to send an email to innovate@src-jamaica.org to access and submit applications and nominations before September 30. Applicants and nominees must be 40 years old or younger; have a terminal graduate degree; be actively engaged in research that...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in discussion with (from second left) United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Jamaica’s Health Emergencies Advisor, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Acting Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer, and PAHO/ World Health Organization (WHO), Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein. Occasion was the hand over of vehicles and equipment, valued at US$540,000, by the USAID and PAHO/WHO to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The presentation took place at the PAHO/ WHO country office in Jamaica, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew on September 16.

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Vehicles and Equipment to Support COVID-19 Response

Jamaica has received a donation of vehicles and vital pieces of equipment, valued at US$540,000, to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The items, provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), include a 30-seater mobile vaccination unit, a 16-seater corresponding vehicle for field vaccination teams, a...

Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, addresses students at a school reopening event at the May Day High School in the parish on September 12.

4 years ago Education

Students Urged to Use Education to Help Jamaica

Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, is appealing to students at high schools in the parish to make the best use of their education to help Jamaica achieve the strategic goals under Vision 2030 Jamaica. Speaking at a function at the May Day High School on Monday (September 12), to mark the official reopening of schools in parish, the Custos said...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) is in conversation with President of the Rotary Club of Kingston, Karsten Johnson, during the club’s meeting on September 15 at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.

4 years ago Education

Education Minister Urges Partnership Between Parents and Schools to Maintain Discipline

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for partnership between parents and schools in maintaining discipline in schools. Reiterating the Ministry’s position that no child should be barred from attending school, she said children should be encouraged to comply with the school rules as they help to promote discipline. “We have to stand up on the side of...