Beginning today, (Monday, December 13), Jamaica will offer a booster shot to all persons 18 years and older who have received a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The booster can be given with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine two to six months after the administration of the primary vaccination or with the Pfizer vaccine six months after...

The 2021 Youth Mayor for Lucea, Hanover, Timothy Kent, has cited the resilience of Jamaicans as pivotal to building a stronger country in the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era. The 18-year-old, who is a grade 11 student at Rhodes Hall High School in Hanover, topped the five entrants participating in this year’s Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) Youth Mayor Competition, which was staged...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says entertainment remains an important value-added product which should be utilised more strategically within the tourism industry to enhance the sector’s growing fortunes. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the recent official opening of the 444-suite all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Resort in Falmouth, Trelawny, said entertainment and culture are “low hanging fruits” on...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says St. James Southern is prime for major rural infrastructure development. Speaking with journalists on Friday (December 10) during a tour of several communities in the area, Mr. McKenzie said the Government will be looking to undertake several engagements, based on the citizens’ needs. These, he informed, include the provision...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $50 million will be set aside to undertake emergency repairs at the Savanna-la-Mar Market, in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie was addressing a press briefing after a tour of the facility, on Thursday (December 9). “Once the necessary estimates have been provided, I have instructed the Chief Technical Officer in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says questions regarding Jamaica’s status as a nation, which has generated significant interest, will be addressed. “[There is] one thing that I am reflecting on… and that is, the nation is as the nation does. There are some people who want to speak prosperity… sovereignty, and independence into being,” he noted. Mr. Holness...

The Clarendon Parish Court in May Pen is to be renovated at a cost of approximately $120 million. The project is slated to commence this year and conclude in 2022/23. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and Managing Director of Greenhouse Consultants and Construction Limited, which will execute the project, George Henry, signed the contract during a semi-virtual ceremony at the...