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Bank Of Jamaica Signals Tightening In Monetary Policy

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) announces its decision to hold the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements with BOJ) unchanged at 0.50 per cent per annum. The Bank also decided to consider commencing a tightening...

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Bog Walk Gorge Reopened as NWA Teams Work to Clear Blocked Roads in St. Catherine and Clarendon

Presenters at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service Inaugural Wealth Summit from l-r front row Chief Prudential Officer at the Bank of Jamaica, Jide Lewis, Director Corporate Communication and Public Relations Branch MoFPS Shelly-Ann Weeks, Host Anna Smith, Financial Advisor at LAWE Insurance Brokers, Melissa Golden

l-r Back row - Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Communication and International Relations at the Financial Services Commission David Geddes, Branch Manager at the First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union (Spanish Town) Sheldon Christian, Senior Marketing Officer at the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, Michael B. Johnson, Founder of Digital Jamaica, Kadia Francis. — Presenters at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service Inaugural Wealth Summit from l-r front row Chief Prudential Officer at the Bank of Jamaica, Jide Lewis, Director Corporate Communication and Public Relations Branch MoFPS Shelly-Ann Weeks, Host Anna Smith, Financial Advisor at LAWE Insurance Brokers, Melissa Golden l-r Back row - Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Communication and International Relations at the Financial Services Commission David Geddes, Branch Manager at the First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union (Spanish Town) Sheldon Christian, Senior Marketing Officer at the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, Michael B. Johnson, Founder of Digital Jamaica, Kadia Francis.

Financial Literacy The Aim At MoF Wealth Summit

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual press conference hosted by her Ministry on Thursday (August 19).

Children’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz Slated For August 21-24

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press conference on Thursday (August 19).

Prime Minister Announces Seven No Movement Days To Curb COVID-19 Surge

5 years ago InformationWorks / Construction

Traffic Signals out of Service across the KMR

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that some key intersections in the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine are now without the service of traffic signals. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the traffic light network in these parishes was impacted by the wind and rain associated with the passage of...

The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) examining one of 48 beds that were donated by the government of Canada, during the handover ceremony which was held at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kingston today (August 19). He was joined by the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic.

5 years ago Coronavirus

48 Beds Donated For COVID Wards

Jamaica has received 48 hospital beds from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, to support the expansion of the COVID-19 hospital wards. The donation worth JMD$11.3 million was received by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the handover ceremony held at St. Joseph’s hospital in Kingston today (August 19). Dr. Tufton welcomed the contribution...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton. (File Photo(

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Confident That Vaccines Are Effective Against Delta Strain

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has said that vaccines have proven effective against the Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Vaccines continue to be effective based on what the research is showing against that particular strain and the others. The theme here about getting your vaccination is very relevant and now more so that we...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (5th left), with (from left): Fifth form student at the Haile Selassie High School, Phillip Brown; grade 13 student at Immaculate Conception High School, Ree-Anna Robinson; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Feeken; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Chief of Mission, Dr. Varough Deyde, following the arrival of the 208,260 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday (August 19).

5 years ago Coronavirus

Gov’t Considering Further Tightening Of COVID-19 Measures

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is considering further tightening of the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection prevention and control measures, as the number of cases in Jamaica continues to surge. Mr. Holness said Jamaica was now struggling with the confirmed presence of the more transmissible Delta variant, noting that “that would probably be the cause of the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), in discussion with Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Superintendent of Police Aaron Fletcher during a recent tour of the Stony Hill and Red Hills communities in the constituency.

5 years ago CommunityNational Security and Peace

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Tours Communities in West Rural St. Andrew

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), symbolically cuts the ribbon for the official opening of the Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) document forensic laboratory at 21 West Kings House Road in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 19). Others participating in the ribbon cutting exercise (from left) are: Regional Immigration Manager, British High Commission, Richard Cronie; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

PICA Opens Document Forensic Laboratory

The Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) on Thursday, August 19, officially opened its document forensic laboratory. With approximately $20 million funding support from the UK Government, the facility is expected to boost the capabilities of the agency in detecting forged documents and in its fight against organised crime and international criminal activities. Speaking at the official opening of the lab located...

Manager of Mediation Training and Network Services at the DRF, Mrs. Sharon Young Palmer.

5 years ago Justice

Jamaicans Encouraged To Volunteer For Mediation Training

The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is encouraging Jamaicans to volunteer for mediation training through which, the entity says, they can make a difference in their communities. The voluntary foundation focuses on educating persons on and encouraging them to use alternative dispute resolution methods to settle differences. Manager for Mediation Training and Network Services at the DRF, Sharon Young Palmer, told...