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Changes To Court Operations On No Movement Days
The Judiciary of Jamaica has revised its operations in response to the no movement days announced by the government. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the Court Administration Division (CAD) Mrs. Kadiesh Fletcher said all courts will be...
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Laundromat to Be Established at Little Bay Primary and Infant School
A laundromat is to be established at Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland to assist students in washing their uniforms and other articles of clothing. This is being done against the background of water challenges impacting the community. Principal, Keron King, told JIS News that the facility is being funded by longstanding donor partner, the UZAZI Foundation, which...
Prime Minister Breaks Ground to Construct Houses in Belrock, St. Andrew
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (August 20), broke ground for the construction of houses for 12 families in Belrock, West Central St. Andrew, whose dwellings were destroyed by fire in 2019. Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony, Mr. Holness said construction should have commenced earlier, but was delayed to address an issue relating to a $100 million...
Western Regional Health Authority Taking Steps to Provide More COVID-19 Hospital Beds
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is taking steps to provide additional beds for the increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the region requiring hospitalisation. Regional Director, St. Andrade Sinclair, told JIS News that patient occupancy is at full capacity at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, and Falmouth...
Prime Minister Urges More Jamaicans to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again urging all eligible Jamaicans to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, noting that most of the infected persons now hospitalised are unvaccinated. “The unquestioned fact is that 99 per cent of those persons who are occupying those 700 beds …in hospitals, were not vaccinated,” he noted. Mr. Holness said the science suggests...
Bank Of Jamaica Projects Higher Growth Outturn For 2021/22 Fiscal Year
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the country’s growth outturn for fiscal year 2021/22 is likely to be higher than previously anticipated. This, he said, considering the stronger than expected improvements in the economies of Jamaica’s main trading partners from the fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The Bank is currently projecting that real [gross domestic product]...
BOJ To Roll Out Digital Currency In September
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that pilot implementation of a local Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which commenced in June, remains on schedule. This includes minting of Jamaica’s first batch of CBDC on August 9, totalling $230 million, which will be issued to deposit-taking institutions and authorised payment service providers. Speaking during the BOJ’s digital quarterly briefing on...
