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

PAHO Says 55 % Of Residents In Latin America And Caribbean Fully Vaccinated

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 55 per cent of residents in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is anticipated that this figure could increase with the arrival of an...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Jamaica Can Capitalise On Growing Ecotourism Sector – Minister Charles Jr

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).

House Approves MOCA Regulations

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).

Debate Begins On Bill To Facilitate Tighter Control In Correctional Facilities

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the One Belmont development in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 7). Others (from left) are Beder Zhang of contracting firm, Build Your Dreams Construction Limited; Director of Audrere Holdings Limited, William Tavares-Finson; Co-Founder and President of Sygnus Group, Berisford Grey; and Vice President and Head of Real Estate and Project Finance of Sygnus Group, David Cummings. The ground-breaking ceremony was held at the project site at 1-3 Belmont Road, New Kingston, on Tuesday (November 7).

PM Welcomes $3.7-Billion One Belmont Development

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, December 7, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 24 91,578 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 15 52,112 Males 9 39,463 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 years to 92 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 2 4,932 Hanover 1 2,974 Kingston & St. Andrew 10 22,624 Manchester 0 5,972...

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon. (CDB Photo)

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Anti-Corruption Conference Puts Focus On The Three Cs

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon, says governance has been established as a cross-cutting component of the institution’s business strategy. Noting that promoting good governance has always been at the core of the CDB’s mandate, Dr. Leon said the Bank has a “fiduciary duty” to “ensure that every dollar of development funding reaches its intended beneficiary”. He...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 7.

5 years ago Coronavirus

PM Announces New Measures To Contain COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 7), announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new measures will become effective on December 10 and end on January 14, 2022. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said that the curfew hours will now be from 10:00 p.m. nightly...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left); Chairman of the Board at CHASE Fund, Omar Frith (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, are led on a tour of a section of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, by Acting Head of the Early Childhood Department at the Bethlehem Moravian College, Kade-Ann Daley-Salmon, at the official opening on Monday (December 6).

5 years ago Education

Early-Childhood Practitioners Pay Up For Consideration

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, says the Government is exploring how it can improve the salaries of early-childhood practitioners on the island. Addressing the handover ceremony of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on December 6, the State Minister said the Government is...

Acting Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones (left), and Councillor for the Flanker Division in St. James, Senator Charles Sinclair (second left), at a ceremony where garbage drums were handed out to residents of Flanker, on December 7. Residents (from third left) are Shirley Robinson and Catherine Cunningham.

5 years ago Local Government

Residents Of Flanker Get Garbage Drums

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, on Tuesday (December 7) distributed 20 garbage drums in the communities of Flanker and Providence Heights in St. James. They were donated under the entity’s ‘Drum a Di Gate’ initiative, which aims to encourage proper waste disposal at the community level through the containerisation of garbage....

Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

5 years ago Education

CCCJ Act Amended

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ) Act has been amended to allow the entity to formally issue degrees. Prior to the amendment of the CCCJ Act in July of this year, it was not explicitly stated that the agency was authorised to issue degrees, but it has not been in any breach by issuing degrees, although the Act...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology, from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on December 7. The session is being held under the theme

5 years ago Science

STEM Academies Will Equip Youth With Skills For New Digital Economy Jobs – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says establishment of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academies will further assist in equipping the country’s youth with the necessary skills to benefit from new digital economy jobs. “We will establish six new STEM academies and an academy for the creative and performing arts. Our efforts are focused on equipping our...