Jamaica has received 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the Government of Canada. The shipment arrived last week (August 26) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Speaking during a press conference at the airport, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, said Jamaica was appreciative...

The bid submission deadline for Phase 1 of the Greater Bernard Lodge development project has been extended to September 14. For this bid submission, the administrators of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Master Plan, invite qualified developers to participate in a competitive divestment process for land within the development area. Housing and agriculture will be equally prioritised under the Greater...

The Agro-Investment Corporation (AgroInvest) is urging Jamaicans who own 30 acres of land or more to consider leasing their properties for agricultural production. This would be facilitated through the Agriculture Landowner Match Programme, which began in May of last year. Marketing and Communications Manager at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown-Forbes, speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said the programme has...

Registration for participation in the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) will resume by September 5. The Regional Platform, which was slated to be held July 8 to 10, 2020 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, had to be postponed due to the global health pandemic. The event will now be hosted virtually from...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising residents of St. Thomas, that its Customer Census Mapping Project will be moving into several communities across the parish, starting September 2021. The Customer Census Mapping Project involves NWC field representative's carrying out, door-to-door survey of existing and potential customers, as well as network mapping utilizing global positioning system (GPS) devices.    The digital...

Jamaica Constabulary Force, Sub Officer in Charge of the Anti-TIP (Vice Squad), Detective Inspector Kemisha Gordon, is appealing to citizens to exercise diligence when pursuing certain advertised job offers. She told JIS News that the unit is aware of persons being victims of human trafficking locally as a result of dubious job opportunities taken up. “We want to implore persons...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is encouraging entrepreneurs to invest in vegetable cultivation for the hospitality sector. Manager for JAMPRO’s Sales and Promotions Division, with responsibility for agribusiness, Marlene Porter, says there are numerous market opportunities for fresh vegetables, especially in the hotel sector. “What we have seen is, with COVID-19 we [had] a dip taking place there. However, we don’t...