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Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters makes a point during a recent virtual engagement session with public sector workers.

43 Public Bodies Rationalised Over Last Four Years

Forty-three public bodies have been rationalised over the past four years under the public sector transformation programme. Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters, made the disclosure during the first in a series of ‘Real Talk’...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 14.

Strategic Review Of HEART/NSTA Trust To Be Announced Shortly

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' at the agency's head office in Kingston.

Shoppers Urged To Always Request Receipts

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe (left), applauds Mikayla Brown of Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston (centre), after presenting her the winning trophy for placing 1st in the Grades 7-9 category of the poster competition component of the 2021 JIS Heritage Competition. Also sharing in the moment is Retail Sales Manager, Sangster’s Book Store, Pauline Shuttleworth, who presented Mikayla with a Sangster’s Bookstore voucher valued at $10,000. Mikayla also received $15,000 in cash from JIS and was also awarded the best entry in the Grades 7-9 illustrated category for the poster component of the competition.

Prizes Presented In JIS Heritage Competition

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang addresses the House of Representatives on December 14.

House Approves Resolution For 60-Day ZOSO

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), accepts a donation of personal protective equipment from Head, Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Nicole Ennis (second right), during a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre in New Kingston on Wednesday (December 15). Also sharing the moment (from left) are: Attaché, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands, Gabrio Marinozzi and Chargé d’Affaires, European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Fredrik Ekfeldt. The equipment and kits include - 12,500 N95 respirators, 18,750 isolation gowns and 60 viral RNA test kits and were provided to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by partners, the European Union and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Receives PPEs And Testing Kits From EU And CARPHA

The country’s COVID-19 response has been further boosted with the acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and testing kits. They include 12,500 N95 respirators, 18,750 isolation gowns and 60 viral RNA test kits and were provided to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by partners, the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The provision was made...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (Left) pictured with Ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi

5 years ago Tourism

‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ Will Guide Tourism Recovery – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism recovery will be guided by a “Blue Ocean Strategy” where market boundaries can be reconstructed by the actions and beliefs of industry players. The Minister, who was speaking at the recently concluded Global Citizen Forum staged in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on December 13, described the strategy as the...

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.

5 years ago Local Government

KSAMC Urges Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols During Christmas

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, is urging corporate area residents to adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety guidelines as they go about their activities during the holiday period. “We at the KSAMC are doing our utmost best to make sure we follow the protocols…we are also asking the shoppers to follow the protocols and to make sure that...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing), speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 14.

5 years ago Local Government

Extended Market Hours Up To January 13

Members of the public are being reminded that markets will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays until January 13. Amendments have been made to the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) to facilitate the extended opening hours, which took effect on December 10. Markets will be closed on Sundays and public holidays. Speaking in the House...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Director Says New Pharmaceuticals Being Developed To Fight COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to prepare to leverage and deploy new pharmaceuticals being developed to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, notes that several “promising” new drugs are in late-stage development “that may help us treat COVID-19, and thus avoid hospitalisations and prevent deaths.” Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital media briefing on...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), speaks at the grant handover ceremony for $23 million awarded for three Higher Education Postgraduate Research projects to be carried out on Technology. The ceremony was held on December 14 at the UWI, Mona Campus. Also at the head table (from second left) are: Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz and Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Dale Webber.

5 years ago Education

State Minister Calls For Greater Collaboration Between UWI And UTech

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is calling for greater collaboration between the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech), to enhance technological advancement in Jamaica. “Both universities are predominantly funded by taxpayers, even though they function under different regimes and legislation. The money comes from the same...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives, recently.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Restoration Works At Cornwall Regional Hospital Set For Completion Late 2022

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says restoration works at the Cornwall Regional Hospital is now expected to be completed late 2022. Speaking in the House of Representatives on December 14, the Minister said rehabilitative works under the penultimate phase have started. The disclosure follows last month’s contract signing with contractors, M and M Jamaica Limited...