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,...

  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...

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...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) continues its vaccination drive at the St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre (Constant Spring Office), on Friday, November 12, 2021, starting at 9:00 am. The vaccination drive is geared towards not only staff, but also their family members, and the public in getting their first and second...

St. James Municipal Corporation is actively working on a disaster plan to mitigate the effects of flooding and other natural disasters on the parish. Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, made the disclosure at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on November 8. Several sections of the parish experienced major flooding, infrastructure...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), is in discussions with Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Linnisa Wahid, during a courtesy call on Wednesday (November 3), at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston.

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says several valuable lessons have emerged from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that can potentially aid in bolstering stakeholder preparedness for similar and other future occurrences. Key among these, Dr. Henry said, are the importance of technology-enabled mechanisms, and information-sharing. He was speaking during a digital high-level forum on...