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Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara Photo: contributed
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara Photo: contributed

Jamaica-Japan Relations Bolstered By Olympic Good Deed

The act of kindness by Japanese volunteer Tijana Stojkovic towards Olympic Gold Medallist, Hansle Parchment, has reinforced the good bilateral relations between Jamaica and Japan. Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, made this remark during an interview...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25).

MOA Seeking To Find Relief In Costs To Farmers
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager.

Residents of Trelawny Encouraged to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking with WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann, about the point-of-sale terminals that the organisation provides, during the opening ceremony for the entity’s WiPay’s headquarters in New Kingston on Thursday (August 26).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking with WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann, about the point-of-sale terminals that the organisation provides, during the opening ceremony for the entity’s WiPay’s headquarters in New Kingston on Thursday (August 26).

Digital Payment Firm WiPay Providing $4M in COVID-19 Grant Relief Support
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (second right, back row), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Southwest St. Elizabeth member of Parliament, Hon. Floyd Green (second left, back row) with 12-year-old triplets (from left, front row) Dennis, Tamoya, and Denrique Barrett, who recently aced the Primary Exit Profile exams at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth. The children display tablets that were presented to them by Mr. Mayne. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Social Worker, Lorrie-Ann Love Thompson; the children’s mother, Tamara Barret; and the children’s Grade-six Teacher, Phylicia Ebanks.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (second right, back row), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Southwest St. Elizabeth member of Parliament, Hon. Floyd Green (second left, back row) with 12-year-old triplets (from left, front row) Dennis, Tamoya, and Denrique Barrett, who recently aced the Primary Exit Profile exams at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth. The children display tablets that were presented to them by Mr. Mayne. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Social Worker, Lorrie-Ann Love Thompson; the children’s mother, Tamara Barret; and the children’s Grade-six Teacher, Phylicia Ebanks.

Triplets Ace Primary Exit Profile Exams

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang
Cybersecurity

Cost of Cybercrime Could Reach $6 Trillion Per Annum

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to improving the national and regional cybersecurity resilience and response. “Cybercrime is a clear and present danger to every country in the region. This is the new frontier of national and regional security resilience, and an area in which the Government of Jamaica...
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Guests from the Carnival Sunrise seen trekking into the popular Margaritaville attraction at the Island Village complex in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 25.
Tourism

Port Authority CEO Looking Forward to More Cruise Calls

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says he is confident Jamaica will once again be a preferred cruise destination once the COVID-19 numbers are curtailed. In fact, Professor Shirley, in an interview with JIS News following the arrival of the Carnival Sunrise in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 25,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), discussing digital currency evolution with the online payment facilitator WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann (left) and Chairman of WiPay Jamaica, Livingstone Morrison, at the opening ceremony of the company’s new headquarters in New Kingston Thursday (August 26).
AgricultureHealth & Wellness

Digital Grants Coming for Healthcare Workers

The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has said that healthcare workers and vulnerable groups in Southwestern St. Elizabeth may benefit from digital grants as a result of partnering with payment facilitator, WiPay. The announcement was made during WiPay’s opening ceremony of its headquarters in New Kingston, yesterday (August 26). The Minister said the selection of the recipients...
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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson
National Security

Stiffer Penalties for Trafficking in Persons

The Ministry of National Security (MNS) National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) says that the recent amendments to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act signals its intent to reduce trafficking in persons locally. Speaking with JIS News, MNS Trafficking in Persons Secretariat Manager, Chenee Russell Robinson, said that among the amendments made earlier this year is that the...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.
Finance & Public Service

12.9 Per Cent Growth in Economy for April to June Quarter

The Hotels and Restaurants Sector is estimated to have grown by a huge 330.7 per cent during the April to June 2021 quarter, to lead all Goods Producing and Services industries recording growth during the period. The out-turn for that subsector, which falls under the Services Industry, helped to spur a significant turnaround in the performance of the economy, which...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang
CybersecurityInformation

Jamaica Leading Caribbean’s Response to Cybersecurity Threats

Jamaica is leading the charge to significantly improve the Caribbean’s response in tackling existing and emerging cybersecurity threats through the development of skills in this area. The country is now undertaking a Strategic Cybersecurity Training Needs Assessment, which will serve to identify the cybersecurity knowledge and skills required to deliver and sustain strategic responses to combat malicious cyber activities across...
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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, August 26, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 605 64,899 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 339 36,669 Males 266 28,227 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 6 days to 100 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 13 3,287 Hanover 18 2,084 Kingston & St. Andrew 159 16,933 Manchester 34 4,356 Portland 5 1,780 St....
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