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COVID-19 Vaccination Sites August 20-21, 2022
The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first or second dose...
G-G Hails Vision of Marcus Garvey Scholarships
Governor-General His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen is appealing for more persons in the public sector to take advantage of scholarship opportunities that are available to them. The Governor-General made the call as he delivered his remarks at the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (August 17). The scholarships are made available to all Jamaicans in the...
Vendors And Taxi Operators Agree with Clean-up Operation in Montego Bay
Vendors and taxi operators in Montego Bay, St. James, say they will work with law enforcement to clean up the streets of the tourism capital. With operation ‘Restoring Paradise, A Public Order Reset’ aimed at curbing what is seen as “mayhem and public disorder” throughout the resort city in full cry, the vendors and taxi operators said they want to...
Students Get Back-to-School Items
Scores of students were assisted in their preparations for the reopening of schools in September at a back-to-school fair staged by staff of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology on Thursday (August 18). The event catered to children of employees and their relatives, who were provided with packages containing notebooks, pens, pencils and masks. They also received snack items....
CPFSA Hosts Fifth National Children’s Summit
Hundreds of children, mainly wards of the State, converged at the National Indoors Sports Centre on Thursday (August 18) for the fifth staging of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) National Children’s Summit. The biennial event was conceptualised by the agency’s Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP) in 2014, as a means of increasing interaction with the youngsters the panel...
Strengthening Borders Is Critical – Minister Chang
While Jamaica is strategically located to important trade partners, such as the United States and Canada, the island remains susceptible to nefarious transnational activities, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Addressing reporters after touring the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 18, Dr. Chang said that with this in mind, it is critical...