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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Driva Ja’s parent company, Courier Driver Limited, Rajiv Maragh, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on Wednesday (August 11).

Driva Ja Aims to Change the Food Delivery Market

The rise of food delivery service has become a major trend in Jamaica over the past year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and positioned to take advantage of the increasing demand for effective and time-sensitive delivery is the new...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), looks on as Captain Hugh Helps (2nd left), points out the control panel system of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel during a tour of the boat on August 11. This was after the official commissioning and christening of the Port Authority of Jamaica vessel at Newport East, Kingston. Others (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Fiscal Discipline Enabling Capital Investments In Critical Areas – PM

COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Newly commissioned Justices of the Peace for St. Catherine (from left), Jeffrey McKenzie and Dwight Stewart take the Oath of Office during a virtual commissioning ceremony broadcast from the Phillippo Baptist Church in the parish on Wednesday (August 11). They were among 207 JPs who were sworn in during the ceremony. The majority of the JPs participated virtually.

Justices Of The Peace Urged To Be Guardians Of The Office

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, on August 11.

PM Appeals For More Jamaicans To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

5 years ago Tourism

Workers Urged To Get Vaccinated As Jamaica Anticipates Cruise Ship Return

As Jamaica anticipates the return of cruise ships, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is imploring workers in the sector to sign up now to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “Cruise shipping is an integral part of our tourism product and an important driver in terms of visitor arrivals and expenditure. Thousands of Jamaicans depend on the cruise ship industry, and...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Suspension Of Banking Services To The Public

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effective today, Wednesday, 11 August 2021, Bank of Jamaica will temporarily suspend the offering of teller services until Friday, August 13, 2021. Please be reminded that coin exchange services have been suspended since August 2020. In this regard, we therefore recommend that for the exchange of foreign currencies and other banking services, the...

Chief Technical Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Yaneke Watson. (Photo: Contributed)

5 years ago Housing

Application For Low-Cost Housing Design Competition Ends August 31

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is reminding interested persons that application for the Government's Low-Cost Housing Design Competition ends on August 31, 2021. “We are looking forward to seeing the creative new ideas and designs emerging from the competition,” Chief Technical Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation in the Ministry, Yaneke Watson, told JIS News “This will...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Latin America And Caribbean Countries Receive 40.5 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Date – PAHO

Approximately 40.5 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have so far been donated to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that approximately 79 per cent of these are direct bilateral donations, with the remaining 21 per cent being channelled through the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccines...

Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (centre), in discussion with former Assistant Superintendent, Heather Williams (left), and Acting Sergeant, Donovan Morgan, at the Brigade’s headquarters in Kingston recently.

5 years ago Local Government

JFB Responds To More Than Fires

When one hears the name ‘Jamaica Fire Brigade’ (JFB), the first thought is of firefighters putting out blazes, but the entity is reminding the public that it also responds to non-fire related incidents including medical emergencies and rescue. JFB’s Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks, told JIS News that the brigade offers ambulance services for medical and trauma cases. “For January...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccines Effective Against COVID-19 Variants – CMO

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have proven to be effective against variants of the virus and is appealing for persons to take the jab to protect themselves, their loved ones, and others. She told JIS News that while it is possible for vaccinated persons to contract the virus, the vaccine is “very effective...

Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Donation of Appliances

Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without...