The Westmoreland Health Department has recruited and trained 73 COVID-19 vaccine ‘ambassadors’ to help encourage greater take-up of the jab in the parish. The ambassadors, which consist of teachers, hotel managers and other professionals, were trained between October 19 and October 21. Speaking with JIS News, Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, said the ambassadors, drawn from the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has hailed the work of the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), noting that the entity has remained “excellent” in protecting Jamaica’s producers against unfair trade practices. Delivering the keynote address on Thursday (October 28), at a virtual function to mark National Trade Remedies Day and observe the Commission’s 21st anniversary, the...

On Sunday, October 31, the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), will stage a virtual symposium for persons who are beset by the disease, especially children, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event will be held under the theme ‘Children and Youth with Lupus: Improving Outcomes Through Knowledge and Support’, and will feature local and international speakers placing the spotlight on improving...

The issue of unchecked horseback riding in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, has been addressed. The St. Ann Municipal Corporation and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) have now taken a proactive approach “in the interest of motorists” and all those who have been affected by “having horses roaming recklessly” on the main road and endangering lives, stakeholders say. Mayor of...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), displays a cheque valued at $100,000, representing a donation from the Universal Service Fund (USF), to Jamaica Reach to Recovery, an affiliate of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS). The cheque was handed over at the Minister’s New Kingston offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 28). Also pictured are Chief...

Medical Officer of Health for the parish of Clarendon, Dr. Kimberly Scarlett-Campbell, is appealing to health workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to JIS News at the Croft’s Hill Health Centre in the parish recently, she said it is important that persons who are delivering healthcare to the public, are protected against the deadly virus, noting that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), places flowers at the shrine of late former Prime Minister, Sir Donald Sangster, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (October 26). Looking on is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.