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Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.
Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

St. Elizabeth Records 25% Vaccination Rate

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...
(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent virtual town hall on the full resumption of face-to-face classes.
(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent virtual town hall on the full resumption of face-to-face classes.

Students Encouraged to Continue Observing Safety Protocols
Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie (right), discusses the
Acting Chief Technical Director of the Policy, Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie (right), discusses the 'Polluter Pays' principle during a recent JIS Think Tank . Acting Senior Director of the Environment and Risk Management Branch within the Ministry, Nicole O’Reggio, looks on.

Jamaicans Will Be Required to Pay for Pollution
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/2023 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/2023 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.

Minister Clarke Credits Economic Rebound to Prudent Fiscal Management
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, Republic of Ireland; Lakshitha Pradeep Ratnayake, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Vehbi Esgel Etensel, Republic of Turkey; Seyed Mohammad Hadi Sobhani, Islamic Republic of Iran; Sylvia Meier-Kajbic, Republic of Austria; Kallayana Vipattipumiprates, Kingdom of Thailand; and Samuel Yaw Nsiah, Republic of Ghana. The presentation, which was made at King’s House on Tuesday (March 8), formed part of the Ministry’s activities marking Diplomatic Week 2022 from March 8 to 10, under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation: Global Excellence, Our Mission’.
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, Republic of Ireland; Lakshitha Pradeep Ratnayake, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Vehbi Esgel Etensel, Republic of Turkey; Seyed Mohammad Hadi Sobhani, Islamic Republic of Iran; Sylvia Meier-Kajbic, Republic of Austria; Kallayana Vipattipumiprates, Kingdom of Thailand; and Samuel Yaw Nsiah, Republic of Ghana. The presentation, which was made at King’s House on Tuesday (March 8), formed part of the Ministry’s activities marking Diplomatic Week 2022 from March 8 to 10, under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation: Global Excellence, Our Mission’.

PHOTOS: GG Receives Credentials For Heads of Missions

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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).
Environment

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Receives Courtesy Call

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).
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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.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Senator Kamina Johnson Smith Accepts Letters Of Credentials Of Ambassadors/High Commmissioners Designate

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.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing resident and non-resident heads of missions in Jamaica, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade headquarters in downtown Kingston on March 9, as part of Diplomatic Week 2022 activities.
Culture

Legacy Projects For Jamaica 60

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....
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Corporate Communications Manager, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Georgia Garvey-Green.
Finance & Public Service

STATIN Recruiting Census Takers And Supervisors

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging citizens to apply to become census takers and supervisors for the 2022 Population and Housing Census. Recruitment will begin on Sunday, March 13 and end on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Corporate Communications Manager, STATIN, Georgia Garvey-Green, told JIS News that STATIN is looking to recruit approximately 8,000 census workers from across the...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaks with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right) who holds a road-safety sign, and students from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon, Dennis Cooke (second left) and Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew, Natalia Jackson (left) . They were at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club that was held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9).
Transport

Government To Restore Islandwide Railway Service

Government has committed to restoring the islandwide railway service. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining the Hon. Audley Shaw at the official launch of the Safe Passage Road Safety Club, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott, in Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). “We are going to put in a service from Montego Bay, St. James, to...
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