| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual COVID-19 Conversation press conference held on December 22.
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual COVID-19 Conversation press conference held on December 22.

Vaccination Remains An Important Response Against COVID-19 – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says vaccination remains an important response in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “The current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illnesses, hospitalisations and death [that could result from]...

No Vaccination activity for the Holiday Weekend
Stock Image
Stock Image

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, December 23, 2021
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses wards of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre during an event on Wednesday (December 22). The engagement was held at the Rio Cobre Centre in St. Catherine.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses wards of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre during an event on Wednesday (December 22). The engagement was held at the Rio Cobre Centre in St. Catherine.

PHOTOS: Minister Matthew Samuda Presents Gifts to Wards of the State
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents a special award to Chief Operations Officer, MBJ Airports Ltd., Peter Hall, for his unstinting service, during a breakfast meeting at the Sangster International Airport on December 22. The event was hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board to show appreciation to airport workers.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents a special award to Chief Operations Officer, MBJ Airports Ltd., Peter Hall, for his unstinting service, during a breakfast meeting at the Sangster International Airport on December 22. The event was hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board to show appreciation to airport workers.

Tourism Minister Encourages Jamaicans To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

More

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
National Security

Police Warn That Using Firecrackers Is Illegal

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public that fireworks (pyrotechnics) and firecrackers remain illegal in Jamaica. Firecrackers, more commonly called ‘clappers’, are still sold during the Christmas period despite being illegal. Speaking with JIS News, Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said persons should desist from using...
Read more
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing a land title handover ceremony at a Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners facility in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Tuesday (December 21).
Transport

Drivers Urged To Exercise Caution On The Roads

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the roads over the Christmas season. Addressing a land title handover ceremony at a Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners facility in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Tuesday (December 21), Mr. Montague stated that since the start of 2021, some 456 persons have died on the nation’s roads, up by nine per cent over last...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a recent handover ceremony for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) presentation of a cheque for $20 million to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for the procurement of cutting edge equipment to establish a dedicated 24-hour television education channel. The presentation took place at the PBCJ in Kingston.
Technology

PM Praises PBCJ And USF

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has praised the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for its work in televising matters of national interest, including coverage of proceedings in the Houses of Parliament. “In fact, you have developed a news broadcast, and people do pay attention to it and do watch the coverage,” he noted. Mr. Holness pointed out...
Read more
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right), and Minister of State, Hon. Marsha Smith (centre, seated), sign the Heads of Agreement formalising the Government’s four per cent wage increase offer for April 2021 to March 2022, with executives of three of the six additional unions/bargaining units representing public sector workers, which have accepted the provision. From left are: Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Patsy Henry; Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) President, Dr. Mindi Fitz-Henley; and Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) General Secretary, John Levy. The signing was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (December 22). Overseeing the proceedings is the Ministry’s Principal Director for Employee Relations, Lorna Phillips.
Finance & Public Service

Government To Proceed With Compensation Review

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is looking to proceed with the Public Sector Compensation Review within the targeted timeline next year. The review is intended to overhaul the structure of salaries and other emoluments in the public service to make it more equitable. “We have made a commitment to begin...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a COVID-19 Conversations press conference held virtually on Tuesday (December 22). (Donald De La Haye Photo)
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Working Towards More Face-To-Face Classes In The New Year

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that through collective efforts with stakeholders in the education sector, the Government is working towards facilitating more face-to-face classes in 2022. “So, my own view, and I’m venturing out here on a limb, but what  has been articulated is that whatever happens, we need to move towards getting our...
Read more
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), in discussion with Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) General Secretary John Levy (left), and Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Patsy Henry, following the signing of the Heads of Agreement, formalising the Government’s four per cent wage increase offer for April 2021 to March 2022, with six additional unions representing public sector workers that have accepted the provision. The signing was held at the Ministry in Kingston, on Wednesday (December 22). Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Finance & Public Service

31 Unions Accept Government’s 4% Wage Increase

The number of unions representing public sector workers that have accepted the Government’s four per cent wage increase offer for April 2021 to March 2022, has risen to 31. This follows the conclusion of talks between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and six additional bargaining units, to bring the total number of public sector employees covered to...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christpher Tufton, addresses a virtual COVID-19 conversation press conference on December 22.
Coronavirus

Jamaica Preparing For Omicron

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is now preparing for a fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is expected be largely driven by the spread of the Omicron variant in the population. Speaking at the COVID Conversations press briefing on Tuesday (December 22), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is projected that up to 2,000...
Read more