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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); speaks with Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares (centre); and General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Yago Castro Izaguirre, during a visit to Caribbean Cement’s Rockfort complex in East Kingston recently, to view a mural painted on a silo (in the background). The artwork adds to the ongoing ‘Jamaica Creative: Paint Up Yuh Creative Space’ mural project, which commenced in December 2019, and has been engaging communities in the Kingston Metropolitan Region through strategically located works of public art, while simultaneously providing economic opportunities for artists.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); speaks with Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares (centre); and General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Yago Castro Izaguirre, during a visit to Caribbean Cement’s Rockfort complex in East Kingston recently, to view a mural painted on a silo (in the background). The artwork adds to the ongoing ‘Jamaica Creative: Paint Up Yuh Creative Space’ mural project, which commenced in December 2019, and has been engaging communities in the Kingston Metropolitan Region through strategically located works of public art, while simultaneously providing economic opportunities for artists.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Views Mural At Caribbean Cement Company

An image of a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine
An image of a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine

First Shipment of Pfizer Vaccines Arrives
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Jamaica Ms. Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at the Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean held Tuesday (October 26) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Jamaica Ms. Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at the Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean held Tuesday (October 26) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

Youth Voices Needed In Battling Climate Change
: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith.
: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Marsha Smith.

More Jamaicans Encouraged To Do Digital Banking
President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, recently.
President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, recently.

Backyard Poultry Farmers Urged To Get Butcher’s Licence

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Camrie Hines (left) of Westmoreland, accepts his award for Public Health Inspector of the Year 2021 from Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Everton Baker. Occasion was the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) 75th Annual Educational Conference opening and awards ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (October 25).
Transport

Motorists Advised to Check Speedometer Reading on Fitness Certificate

Motorists are being advised to ensure that the speedometer reading on their motor vehicle corresponds with that on the fitness certificate that is issued at the examination depot after the vehicle has been tested. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Director, Kenute Hare, said it has been observed that a large number of persons have...
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A cruise ship docked at the Old Naval Dockyard in Port Royal, Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Cruise Operations Expected to Resume At All Ports By December

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is working assiduously to ensure a safe and secure return of cruise operations at all the island’s ports by early December 2021. Assistant Vice President, Marketing Communications at the Port Authority, Kimberley Stiff, said that the entity is hosting a series of meetings “to apprise various interest groups and the communities in which we...
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An aircraft belonging to Frontier arriving at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay from Miami, Florida, in May.
CoronavirusTourism

Frontier Airlines to Increase Flights to Jamaica

United States (US)-based Frontier Airlines has announced plans to increase the number of weekly flights to Jamaica, beginning November 1. International Sales Manager, Alfredo Gonsalez, told JIS News that three new gateways will be added to the existing slate, to bring the number of destinations from which scheduled service into Montego Bay is provided, to four. He said Frontier will...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing Wednesday’s (October 26) COVID Conversations virtual press briefing.
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

100 Private Doctors to Begin Administering COVID-19 Vaccines As At Wednesday

Starting Wednesday, October 27, approximately 100 private doctors will begin administering coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in their practice. Making the announcement at Tuesday’s (October 26) virtual COVID-19 Conversations press briefing, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the vaccines will be offered free of charge to patients. He informed that the doctors are registered with the Medical...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages with persons gathered at the Croft
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Urges Continued Vigilance Against COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that even though the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rates are trending downwards, the population should remain vigilant against the virus. Speaking with reporters during a recent vaccination mobilisation tour in Clarendon, the Prime Minster noted that whenever the COVID-19 rates decrease, persons tend to feel that the country is out of danger and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), applauds as farmer, Leslie Sharpe (seated-right), takes the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, being administered by nurse Sasha Ford (right) at the James Hill Health Centre in Clarendon, recently. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and other healthcare professionals.
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

Government Considering Differential Treatment Based on Vaccination Status

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Jamaicans will not be forced or mandated to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, but noted that there may be “differential treatment” for persons who take the vaccines versus those who refuse to be inoculated. The Prime Minister, who was speaking with residents of James Hill in Clarendon, recently, noted that differential...
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