President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, is encouraging backyard poultry farmers to obtain a butcher’s licence. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency's regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, recently, Ms Brown said that while licensing is not yet mandatory for this group, it is important in order...

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...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue its national vaccination drive at the Spanish Town and Portmore Tax Offices where they will host a three-day vaccination drive from October 28 – October 30, 2021. The blitz activity is scheduled to take place at the Spanish Town Tax Office on Thursday, October 28 and Friday, October 29, 2021 beginning at 8:30am and...

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...

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...

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...

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...