The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise that effective Monday, February 7, 2022, all eligible members of the public will be provided booster doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The move will allow Jamaicans 18 years and older to receive a booster dose of AstraZeneca once they are fully vaccinated. Booster doses can be administered to persons who...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), ties the shoe lace of a student at Holy Trinity High School, who received sneakers through a donation made possible by the non-profit organisation, Sole 2 Sole. This was during a ceremony held at the School located on George Headley Drive, in Kingston on February 4.

Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Gabriel Heron, says increased investments, coupled with greater use of technology such as greenhouses and hydroponics, can result in major transformation of the agriculture sector. He made the remarks on Thursday (February 3) while addressing a virtual webinar focusing on ‘Technology-Driven Agriculture Business: Boosting Production, Driving Export Sales’. “There is the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has made strides in preventing cancer-related deaths. In his message for World Cancer Day 2022, being observed today (February 4), under the theme ‘Close The Care Gap/Realising the Problem’, the Minister said it is an occasion for “each of us” to take action where preventable cancer deaths...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the idea for the upcoming National Identificaton System is not entirely new. Since the 1970s, Jamaica has been trying to find a way to identify its people to say where they are and what are their needs, so that adequate provision can be made for...

The Reddie’s Place of Safety in Kingston has received a donation of school supplies from non-profit organisation Youths For Excellence Limited (YFE), which will benefit wards at the home. The items, which were handed over during a function held at the facility recently, include backpacks, water bottles, crayons and masks, and gift baskets. Founder of the home, Clover “Reddie” Brown,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), reads from ‘First Aid Reader D: A Narrow Escape and Other Stories ‘ to students at Mountain View Primary School in Kingston on Wednesday (February 2). The reading exercise was part of activities for World Read Aloud Day and Play Day 2022.