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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing a recent COVID Conversation press briefing.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing a recent COVID Conversation press briefing.

Training In Use Of Genome Sequencing Machine Expected To Begin Shortly

The Ministry of Health and Wellness anticipates that training in the use of the genome sequencing machine for the testing of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants will begin shortly. Speaking at a recent press conference, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie,...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), on a tour of the Santa Cruz Police Station on Thursday, January 13. Also on the tour are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (third left); and Commanding officer of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Dwight Daley (left).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), on a tour of the Santa Cruz Police Station on Thursday, January 13. Also on the tour are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (third left); and Commanding officer of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Dwight Daley (left).

New Police Station To Be Constructed At Lacovia, St. Elizabeth
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, display the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The virtual launch of the Report was held on Thursday (January 13).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, display the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The virtual launch of the Report was held on Thursday (January 13).

Report To Reform Education System Launched
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while contributing to the debate on the Second Supplementary Estimates in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Jan. 13).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while contributing to the debate on the Second Supplementary Estimates in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Jan. 13).

Second Supplementary Estimates Approved By The House
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony to officially open the 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay Hotel near Falmouth, in Trelawny, on December 9.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony to officially open the 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay Hotel near Falmouth, in Trelawny, on December 9.

Tourism Workers Will Be Assisted To Find Adequate And Affordable Housing – Bartlett

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The largest cruise vessel to visit Port Royal, the Nieuw Statendam, docked at the Old Naval Dockyard in November 2021.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTourism

Port Royal To Receive 10 Cruise-Ship Calls Up To March

The Naval Dockyard at Port Royal is scheduled to receive at least 10 cruise-ship calls between January and March 2022. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Assistant Vice President, Marketing Communications at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Kimberley Stiff, said that in preparation for the visits, the PAJ is working towards having as many persons as possible within the...
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TransportWorks / Construction

Traffic Diversion to be Effected Along Free Town to Alley main Road Clarendon due to Collapsed Culvert

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the Free Town to Alley main road in the vicinity of the Monymusk Glades Housing Scheme in Clarendon has been closed. The corridor has been closed due to a collapsed culvert. The culvert which was made from plastic was burnt by vandals. Resulting from the closure, motorists travelling from the direction of...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Finance & Public Service

Government To Divest JMB And Shares In JPS

The Government is to divest ownership of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and its 19 per cent stake in the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to locals during the 2022/23 fiscal year. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Administration has “made advances” to this end, and “I’m definitely expecting that in the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to unveil Kingston Wharves Limited’s (KWL) US$60-million investment in logistics and port development, at Port Bustamante on Wednesday (January 12). Joining the Prime Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of KWL, Mark Williams; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; Deputy Chairman of KWL, Grantley Stephenson; Chairman of KWL, Jeffrey Hall; Group Chief Financial Officer, Clover Moodie; and President of Shoreline Foundation, James Roya.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public ServicePrime Minister

PM Welcomes Kingston Wharves’ US$60-Million Investment As A Signal Of Confidence In Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the US$60-million investment by Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) in logistics and port infrastructural development as a signal of confidence in the economy. He said that the stable economic and political climate, coupled with sound management of the country’s debt, is influencing significant investments across various sectors. “There is a sense that...
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Newly constructed covered walkway at Cove Primary School in Hanover.
EducationWorks / ConstructionYouth

Cove Primary School In Hanover Gets Covered Walkway

The Cove Primary School near Lucea in Hanover now has a covered walkway, which better protects students from inclement weather, including providing easier access to the restrooms. The $1.6-million project was undertaken by the Sandals Foundation, which recently handed over the facility during a ceremony held on the school grounds. Principal of the institution, Patrice Campbell, in expressing gratitude said...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (centre), observe as Constable Alex Fredankey demonstrates the use of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Smart Check E-Ticketing System, during a tour of Half-Way Tree, Kingston, on Wednesday (January 12) to witness the use of the system in the field.
National SecurityTechnologyTransport

New E-Ticketing System Will Promote Greater Driver Discipline – Minister Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the new Smart Check E-Ticketing System will promote greater driver discipline on the roadways. The e-ticketing application is to replace the existing manual traffic ticketing system used by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). With the impending passage of the New Road Traffic Act Regulations, Minister Chang said this, coupled with the...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

PAHO Highlights Vaccination To Fight COVID-19 Variants

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says vaccination is “especially important” in countering the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the strain “takes hold” in the region. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday (January 12), Dr. Etienne said while the Delta variant still sparks new infections in the Americas, based on...
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