Effective Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Jamaicans 50 years and older are able to access the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine currently in country. To become vaccinated, members of the public are encouraged to make an appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or by calling the National Vaccination Call Centre at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683). Persons...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., seven days per week, effective Thursday (November 18). This new curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period ending December 9, 2021. Prime Minister Holness made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16)....

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Real Estate Board, Sandra Garrick, is urging real estate professionals to utilise the guidance that the anti-money-laundering (AML) inspectors provide to ensure compliance with the law. She is also encouraging members of the industry to familiarise themselves with the completed AML Guidelines for Real Estate Professionals, which are intended to provide persons and companies...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that close to 150,000 deceased persons have been removed from the voters’ list through its Dead Elector Removal Exercise. Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, who made the disclosure to JIS News, said that significant gains have been made under the process to clean up the voter’s list, which is ongoing. “We did...

Promotion of the country as a health and wellness destination will be the major focus of this year’s Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, slated for Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Refresh, reboot, reawaken – the new world...

Eleven tertiary institutions that have satisfied the requirement for registration with the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), will be presented with their certification at a Registration Conferral ceremony on November 17. They are the St. James-based International Postgraduate Medical College; Church Teachers’ College, Manchester; Moneague College, Sigma College of Nursing and Applied Sciences, and Brown’s Town Community College in St....

Sporting legend Usain Bolt brought an extra air of excitement to the Jamaica Pavilion at World Expo Dubai 2020 last weekend. The sprint legend was guest of Pepsico/Gatorade at the Expo on Saturday, November 13, where he participated in the Run the World Family Run charity event. The Bolt Pavilion, managed by Gatorade, paid homage to sporting legends like Usain...