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The National Works Agency (NWA) clears a section of the Unity Hall roadway in St. James after heavy rains on Monday (November 8).
The National Works Agency (NWA) clears a section of the Unity Hall roadway in St. James after heavy rains on Monday (November 8).

NWA Clears Blocked Roads In St. James And Hanover

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the agency has been successful in clearing roadways in St. James and Hanover that were blocked due to heavy rains, on Monday (November 8). “In St. James, we...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles (right), in discussion with (from left) Technical Consultant, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Developer, RealDecoy, Sheldon Small; Manager, Home Entertainment and Fixed Networks, Digicel Jamaica, Marlon Hinds; GIS/Business Analyst, Jamaica National Group, Josette Smith-Scott; and Senior Project Manager, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Luke Buchanan. Occasion was the virtual staging of the 11th GIS Business Executive Forum, which was broadcast from Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 9).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles (right), in discussion with (from left) Technical Consultant, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Developer, RealDecoy, Sheldon Small; Manager, Home Entertainment and Fixed Networks, Digicel Jamaica, Marlon Hinds; GIS/Business Analyst, Jamaica National Group, Josette Smith-Scott; and Senior Project Manager, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Luke Buchanan. Occasion was the virtual staging of the 11th GIS Business Executive Forum, which was broadcast from Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 9).

GIS Technology Agreement To Boost Productivity In Government Entities
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8) .
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8) .

Mayor Of Montego Bay Wants Business Owners To Spruce Up Establishments
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis. Photo: Shanna Salmon
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis. Photo: Shanna Salmon

Exciting Activities For Global Entrepreneurship Week
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses Tuesday
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses Tuesday's (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. With the Mayor is Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill.

Red Rose Fish Market In Downtown Kingston To Reopen Next Week

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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
COVID-19 Vaccination

PAHO Recommends Two Groups For Booster Shots

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recommended that only two groups in member countries be provided with an additional dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine known as a booster shot. They are immunocompromised persons, regardless of which vaccine they took, and individuals over age 60 who received an inactivated virus vaccine. Immunocompromised persons include cancer patients, HIV-positive individuals, and transplant...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the official opening ceremony of AUSTROJAM Ltd.’s cold-storage facility at its Bluntas, St. Elizabeth, location on Saturday (November 6). Photo: Serena Grant
Agriculture

Sugar Cane Farmers Encouraged To Plant Other Crops

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with oversight responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers who were part of the sugar industry to pivot into planting other crops. “The sugar industry has been in decline, but I want to use this opportunity to remind everyone, including our farmers [that] there are other opportunities. Everywhere sugar cane...
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Minister of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing stakeholders at the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme virtual town hall meeting, which was held on Thursday (November 4).
Education

Space For All In Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

Students should not be denied permission to join the Sixth Form Pathways Programme because of a lack of physical accommodation, says the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams. Minister Williams was addressing stakeholders at a virtual town hall meeting held on Thursday (November 4). “If there isn’t a space at the school, then the school needs...
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Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham.
AgricultureFisheries

Pest Risk Analysis Services Must Be Requestd Through JSWIFT Platform

Persons requesting pest risk analysis services from the Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries are now required to do so through the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) platform. “So, persons wishing to import a plant product that has not been imported into Jamaica before or you are importing a product that we have already...
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Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown.
Industry

NCRA Hosts Stakeholder Engagement Session Nov. 10

The public is invited to participate in a stakeholder engagement session to be hosted by the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), on Wednesday, November 10, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The session, dubbed ‘Stating the Facts: The Regulator’s Table’, will be hosted via Zoom and streamed live on the NCRA Facebook page. Chief Executive Officer, NCRA, Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown,...
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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Update for Monday, November 8, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 42 89,788 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 20 51,074 Males 22 38,711 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 24 days to 85 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 4,855 Hanover 0 2,901 Kingston & St. Andrew 16 22,197 Manchester...
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COVID-19 Vaccination

Health Ministry Begins Administration of Pfizer First Dose to Children

Effective today (Tuesday, November 9, 2021), Jamaica will begin the administration of Pfizer first dose to children 12 years and older. The rollout will take place predominantly in schools. The Ministry, meanwhile, is continuing to administer the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to persons 18 years and older. Members of the public are encouraged to get vaccinated to protect...
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