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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses journalists at a vaccination site located at Holy Family Primary and Infant School in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 8). With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.

Vaccine ‘Ambassadors’ To Be Deployed In All Constituencies

In the push to get more Jamaicans vaccinated, the first set of 40 vaccine ‘ambassadors’ has been mobilised in St. Andrew North East, to encourage and facilitate the vaccination of members in their communities. Under the initiative, all Members of...

COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).

PHOTOS: Positive Response To Private Sector Vaccine Initiative

Music Director Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Avery Crooks Campbell.

Teens Called To Enter Customer Service Song Competition

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Buy-Back Programme was implemented to ensure farmers have consistent access to reasonable markets, and consumers have access to safe cost-efficient food.

Government Commits $320M To Buy-Back Programme

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

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for pregnant women after their first trimester and mothers who are breastfeeding. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVID-19 vaccines are critical tools for safeguarding expectant and lactating mothers during the pandemic. “COVID-19 vaccines, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), are safe to administer during pregnancies. [Additionally]...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), listens to a comment from Managing Director, Bahia Principe Hotel & Resorts, Antonio Teijeiro, during a courtesy call at the offices of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) in Kingston on September 8.

5 years ago Courtesy CallLabour

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call From Bahia Principe MD

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, during the opening ceremony for the three-day stakeholder retreat on the Border Security Policy and Strategy at the AC Hotel by Marriot in St. Andrew on September 8.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Developing Border Security Policy And Strategy

The Government is developing a Border Security Policy and Strategy that will secure the country against various threats, including the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, and contraband, while promoting lawful commence. “This policy represents a key priority of the Government to disrupt the drugs-for-guns trade as well as the food-for-guns trade and to bolster our own capacity as a country...

5 years ago Education

Character Education In Schools January 2022

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is targeting January 2022 to begin the implementation of character education in schools. Portfolio Minster, Hon. Fayval Williams, in a back-to-school broadcast recently, said character education will enhance the academics by teaching students “a sense of diligence, how to focus on their studies, how to strive to do well, and how to interact...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), Andrew Lee.

5 years ago Technology

e-Learning Jamaica Invites Partnerships To Infuse ICTs In Public Sector

e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) is inviting public sector entities to utilise its services to procure and infuse information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their service delivery and operations. The entity’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Lee, told JIS News that “part of our mandate, apart from infusing technology in schools, is to work along with other government departments and...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

5 years ago Education

Digital Divide In Education Has Been Significantly Reduced – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is pleased that the Ministry has been able to significantly reduce the digital divide in the sector through the implementation of several initiatives aimed at providing more students with electronic devices. “There are many more students with devices now at the start of this school year than there were...

Corporate Communications Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams.

5 years ago Transport

Commuters Encouraged To Report Overcharging To Transport Authority

Members of the public are being encouraged to report any overcharging of fares to the Transport Authority. Commuters may report incidents of overcharging through the Authority’s toll-free line at 888-991-5687 or via WhatsApp at 876-551-8196. “They need to give us the licence plate number of the vehicle in question, the date of the incident and the time and the route...