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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Captain of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel, Hugh Helps, highlights some of the features of the vessel's engine room during the commissioning and christening ceremony held at Newport East, Kingston recently.

PM Calls On Port Authority To Monetise Investments

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has mandated the board of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) to explore the monetisation of a portion of its investment in business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities through a listing on the Jamaica...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira. (JIS File Photo)

JBDC On Course To Attaining ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

Things Jamaican Website Being Revamped

COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Over 21,000 Jamaicans vaccinated in One Day

Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks.
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5 years ago Social Security

Persons With Disabilities Encouraged To Join The JCPD

Individuals with physical and mental impairments are being encouraged to register with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) to access several available benefits. Speaking recently on the JIS Television programme, ‘Get the Facts’, Executive Director, Dr. Christine Hendricks, informed that the Council can facilitate members with grant aid of up to $250,000 to acquire assistive devices and implements,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), receive the 115,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, acquired through the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima. The presentation was made at the National Health Fund in Kingston, on Monday (August 23). The vaccines were dispatched through UNICEF.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Jamaica Receives 115,200 Doses Of Johnson And Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines

Jamaica has received 115,200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines through the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP). The single-dose vaccines, which arrived on Monday evening (August 23), were dispatched through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and are the first of two shipments. The Government is slated to receive the second later this month, which would bring...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a press conference providing an update on the National Vaccination Implementation Plan. The press conference was held on August 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Also pictured are President of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Reverend Dr. Peter Garth (left), and President of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Everette Brown.

5 years ago Coronavirus

The Best Vaccine Is The One Available – Tufton

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is advising persons not to delay in getting vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Vouching for the safety of all the vaccines brought into the country, he noted that all the vaccines have been subject to clinical trials and the results reviewed by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Persons have said to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

5 years ago Tourism

Return Of Cruise Tourism Benefits Industry Players

Almost 20,000 players in the tourism industry had the opportunity to benefit from the recent return of cruises to Jamaica. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in an interview with JIS News. The Carnival Sunrise, the first cruise ship to dock in Jamaica following a 17-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, arrived in Ocho Rios, St....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press conference recently.

5 years ago ENDSNational Security and Peace

Gov’t Resumes E-Commerce National Delivery System

The Government has resumed the E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) and has granted permission for registered stakeholders to operate until midnight during the coronavirus (COVID-19) curfew hours and on no-movement days. The no-movement days that were recently announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, have been implemented to curb surging COVID-19 cases islandwide. Those days are Sunday, August...

Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Financial Institutions Resilient In The Face Of COVID-19

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says that balance sheets of deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) continue to indicate that they are growing, properly capitalised and are in compliance with prudent liquidity standards. Governor Richard Byles, said notwithstanding the “moderating impact” of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, loan growth for DTIs has remained “fairly resilient”, despite a slowing in the pace. Mr. Byles advised...

Port Authority of Jamaica executives - Assistant Vice-President for Security, Kirk Johnson (left); Vice President for Security, Captain Sydney Innis (second right); and Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, Kimberley Stiff (right), interact with Carnival Cruise Line’s Vice President for Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations, Marie McKenzie.

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Stakeholders Stand To Benefit From Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JamVac), Joy Roberts, says craft traders and other small-business interests operating within the tourism resilient corridor stand to benefit significantly from cruise passenger arrivals, once established coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols are adhered to. Ms. Roberts, whose engagements incorporate airlift and cruise activities, told JIS News that this was evident with the arrival of a Carnival...