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PM To Provide Update on COVID-19 Measures

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to provide an update to the nation today (October 26) regarding new measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The current COVID-19 measures, which became effective from Saturday,...

The mermaid sculpture, created through partnership between the Montego Bay Marine Park and Smilozone Waste Management Limited, is unveiled at a press conference held on Saturday (October 23), at the marine park. Sharing the proud moment (from left) are Operations Manager at Smilozone Waste Management Limited, Laur-Ann Daley; Environmental Sculptor, Robert “Toby” Grant; Montego Bay Marine Park Executive Director, Hugh Shim; and Councillor Dwight Crawford of the Spring Gardens Division.

Montego Bay Marine Park Gets Mermaid

Acting Marketing Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Jodi-Ann Reid.

Submissions Invited For Harmony Beach Park Social Media Video Competition

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).

Westmoreland Native Is Public Health Inspector For The Year

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Consumption Taxes for September Due Friday October 29

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JUTC & Ministry of Health to Stage Vax-Up Day At Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Ltd in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Wellness will on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, mount its first vaccination effort dubbed Vax-Up Day at the Half-Way- Tree Transport Centre, St. Andrew. It will run from 10am – 7pm. Corporate Communications Manager at the JUTC Cecil Thoms says "it is clear to us that as...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the agency’s offices in Kingston on Monday (October 25)

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JFB Observes Fire And Life Safety Week

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be hosting a slew of activities, utilising traditional and social media, to commemorate the 25th year of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week (FLSAW) and is encouraging citizens to participate. The week is being observed from October 24 to 30 under the theme ‘Empowering Citizens to Create Fire Safe Communities’. Speaking at a JIS...

Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) and Chairman of Expo Jamaica Organising Committee, Aswad Morgan.

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Virtual Expo Jamaica on October 27

More than 200 buyers from North America, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the Caribbean are set to participate in the virtual staging of Expo Jamaica on Wednesday, October 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event, being held under the theme ‘A Vision of the Future’, is hosted by the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) in collaboration with the...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PAHO Develops Tool to Track Cases During Disease Outbreaks

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has developed a modelling tool that tracks cases during outbreaks of diseases, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19), and forecasts short-term trends. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that this tool will help member countries analyse the impact of different public health measures to inform their responses. “Today, countries in the Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda,...

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 JIS Montego Bay Regional Office, in St. James, on Saturday ( October 23).

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JAPHI Members Continue to Play Significant Role

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says its members continue to play a significant role in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the association celebrates Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Week, under the team: ‘Strengthening Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’, Ms. Brown is lauding PHIs for their resilience and commitment shown...

President-elect of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Michael Myles, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 23.

4 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Week of Activities to Recognise Contribution of Public Health Inspectors

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) is staging a slate of activities to mark Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Week under the theme ‘Strengthening Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’. The week, from October 24 to 30, will recognise the invaluable role of health inspectors to nation-building, said the JAPHI’s President-elect, Michael Myles, at a recent Think Tank...

4 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Increase In Level of Compliance – JAPHI

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says there has been an increase in the level of compliance with the occupational health and safety protocols by places of employment, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Brown was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional...