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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

$3B for MSME COVID-19 Recovery Programme

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $3-billion Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to reset their operations. The launch of the DBJ SERVE Jamaica Programme took place...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) gives words of gratitude and encouragement to healthcare workers at the vaccine site at Cross Keys High School during his tour of blitz sites in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). He was accompanied by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Become Ambassadors in COVID-19 Fight – PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Jamaica Donates Medical Supplies to Cuba

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Greenvale Community Centre Vaccination Blitz Site

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Holmwood Technical Vaccination Blitz Site

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, opens the debate on the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act 2021 in the Senate on September 17.

5 years ago Senate

Sexual Harassment Legislation Not About Emasculating Men – Senator Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that legislation aimed at combatting sexual harassment in Jamaica is not about emasculating men or removing the ability to flirt or start new relationships. “It won’t stop women who like to flirt from flirting, and it won’t stop women who like you, from giving you the...

Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kemisha Shaw-Kelly.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

JIS Hosts Vaccination Sensitisation Session

Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kemisha Shaw-Kelly is cautioning vaccinated persons not to interfere with the area of the arm where they were injected. The Medical Officer, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Sensitisation Session on Monday (September 13), said individuals who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) will experience...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right ), tours the Halse Hall community in Clarendon on Thursday (September 16).

5 years ago Environment

Gov’t Working On Long-term Solution To Flooding In Halse Hall

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is working on a long-term solution to the problem of flooding in Halse Hall, Clarendon. Speaking with JIS News while on a tour of the area on Thursday (September 16), the Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for Southeast Clarendon, said the residents...

5 years ago Climate Change

Climate Change Ministry To Explore Carbon Market

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says that the Ministry will explore the possibility of Jamaica entering the carbon market. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he said that this will be done upon finalisation of the Paris Rulebook at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26). During the...

Carnival Sunrise approaches the Ocho Rios Pier on a recent visit.

5 years ago Tourism

Many Persons Benefiting From Return Of Cruise Ships – PAJ Executive

Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Kimberly Stiff, says while there are “still things to be worked out”, many locals have been benefiting from the return of cruise ships. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Stiff said the trickle-down benefits have been such where stakeholders, including craft traders, shop owners and transport...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, September 16, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 601 78,590 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 319 44,658 Males 282 33,922 Under Investigation 0 10 AGE RANGE 0 day to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 50 4,125 Hanover 24 2,599 Kingston & St. Andrew 126 19,559 Manchester 46 5,413 Portland 3 2,129 St. Ann 88 5,830...

The interior of the mobile field hospital, donated by the United States (US) Government, which was officially opened at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 15).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

May Pen Gets 40-Bed Field Hospital

A 40-bed mobile field hospital, donated by the United States (US) Government, was officially opened at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 15). The US$850,000 facility, which is equipped with a generator, is the second provided by the US for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The other field hospital has been relocated to the Spanish Town Hospital in St....