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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 9.

COVID-19 Test Kits Not Approved By WHO Being Assessed

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says COVID-19 test kits that were imported into the island but not approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently being assessed for efficacy. “Reports of the efficacy tests...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill, during yesterday's (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC To Launch Programme To Employ Some Members Of Homeless Community

Assistant Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Founder, Keisha Hayle & Friends Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, Keisha Hayle (centre), look on as scholarship recipient Kajani Hibbert happily recognises his picture on a cloth banner mounted at the awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) headquarters in Kingston, recently.

PHOTO: Keisha Hayle & Friends PEP Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Clinical Management Summary For Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Director of Sales, Ocean Coral Springs and Ocean Eden Bay, Tanesha Clarke, speaks during a tour of the newly opened Ocean Eden Bay resort in Trelawny, on Monday, November 8.

444 Additional Hotel Rooms Open In Trelawny

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

5 years ago Works / Construction

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 had sections of the Barnett to Adelphi (roadway), as well as sections of the Montego Bay to Great River (Hanover)...

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).

5 years ago Environment

GIS Technology Agreement To Boost Productivity In Government Entities

The productivity and efficiency of more than 260 government entities are expected to improve greatly with the use of newly acquired geographic information System (GIS) technology. This follows a new enterprise licence agreement Jamaica has entered into with American technology firm, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) – a global market leader in GIS technology that the Government of Jamaica has...

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) .

5 years ago Local Government

Mayor Of Montego Bay Wants Business Owners To Spruce Up Establishments

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is encouraging the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) to urge business owners in the city to give their establishments a facelift. Councillor Williams was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 8....

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis. Photo: Shanna Salmon

5 years ago Industry

Exciting Activities For Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has organised a host of events to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which is being observed November 8 to12. The events include a Business Dialogue Forum on Monday (November 8) at 1:00 p.m.; JBDC Virtual Biz Zone on Tuesday (November 9) at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Opportunity Evening on Wednesday (November 10) at...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses Tuesday

5 years ago Local Government

Red Rose Fish Market In Downtown Kingston To Reopen Next Week

The Red Rose Fish Market in downtown Kingston is scheduled for reopening next week. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made the disclosure during today’s (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. “We are doing our final touches on the market and we will be opening the...

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

5 years ago 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...

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

5 years ago 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...