Jamaica will, for the second consecutive year, host the Live2Lead Global Leadership Conference, slated for Friday (October 8) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. This year’s renewal of the highly anticipated event, which will also be accessible online via a secured digital platform, has attracted more than 10,000 participants, inclusive of business leaders and stakeholders from Jamaica...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the Government is bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity by creating the necessary legislative framework and strengthening international partnerships. He noted that as the world embraces digitalisation and there is increased use of the online space, it is imperative for the country to have up-to-date laws that provide safeguards against any...

 

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says 568,615 doses of vaccine are available in the island to administer to Jamaicans. These include 390,180 doses of the AstraZeneca brand for first and second doses, and 178,435 of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose brand. “We are saying to Jamaicans, please, if you have not yet gotten your vaccines...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, engaged members of the diaspora in the United States of America (USA), at a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday (September 30). The meeting was the sixth in a monthly series, dubbed, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Audrey Marks’, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States. The meeting was attended by members...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has selected two of 30 applicants, to date, for participation in the entity’s regional manufacturing platform. This initiative aims to forge alliances to accelerate vaccine and other critical health technology research, development and manufacturing in the Americas. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the entities –  public producer Bio-Manguinhos Institute of Technology on...

The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston Children’s Park was officially opened on Thursday (September 30), during a ceremony held virtually. The park, which is located next to the Machado Complex on Lower South Camp Road, was recently refurbished to facilitate recreational activities in a beautiful green space created for the children of Rae Town and surrounding communities. It boasts a...