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Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).

STATIN Reports Significant Level Of Compliance

Data from the April 2021 Labour Force Survey of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show a significant level of compliance with coronavirus (COVID-19) control measures. STATIN’s Director General, Carol Coy, says the findings show that 94.8 per cent of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, highlights a point while speaking at the virtual launch of the report on the ‘Assessment of Fats in the Jamaica Food System’ study, on Thursday (July 15). The study sought to determine the concentrations of trans-fatty acids in commonly consumed Jamaican foods.

Action To Address Misleading Food Labels

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Montego Bay Community College’s Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the campus on Thursday ( July 15).

Minister Wants Schools To Be Ranked Among The Best Globally

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), consults with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, during the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).

STATIN Reveals Industry Group With Highest Number Of Employed Persons

Senior Director, Inspections and Monitoring, Police Civilian Oversight Authority, Andrew Beaumont.

PCOA Pleased With Response Of JCF

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaks during the agency’s digital briefing on Thursday (July 15).

5 years ago Labour

More Than 1.2 Million Jamaicans In Jobs

The number of Jamaicans in jobs, as at April 2021, totalled approximately 1,206,000. This is 40,500 fewer or 3.2 per cent lower than the corresponding period in 2019, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) April 2021 Labour Force Survey. Details of the survey were outlined by Director General, Carol Coy, during STATIN’s digital quarterly briefing, on Thursday (July...

Director-General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), responds to questions from journalists during the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15). Listening attentively is STATIN’s Deputy Director-General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

5 years ago Industry

2.6 Per Cent Growth For Goods Producing Industry

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that higher outputs in construction, and mining and quarrying, largely spurred the goods producing industry’s 2.6 per cent growth for the January-March 2021 quarter. Director-General of STATIN, Carol Coy, says construction grew by 10.5 per cent, and mining and quarrying, 7.1 per cent during the review period. She was speaking during STATIN’s...

Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen. (File Photo)

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Concerned About The High Number Of Persons With Hypertension

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is expressing concern about the high number of persons suffering from high blood pressure.. It has been revealed that 25 per cent or $1.4 billion of the $5.63 billion spent by the National Health Fund (NHF) in 2020 on medication subsidies for various categories of illness was spent on high blood pressure medication. The...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 13).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

No Evidence Of Delta Variant Of COVID-19 In Jamaica

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says testing has found no evidence of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in Jamaica. Dr. Tufton made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 13). He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Spokesperson on Health, Dr. Morais Guy. The Ministry has arranged for the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on July 13.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves $255.69M Budgetary Support For JBI

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 13) approved the withdrawal of $255.69 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to provide budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for the 2021/22 financial year. In his remarks, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the JBI was established by the Government in 1975...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

5 years ago Coronavirus

Vaccines From US Expected Soon

Jamaica and other Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Caribbean member states are expected to begin receiving shipments of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines soon, donated by the United States (US) government. PAHO Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., says the entity is collaborating with the US administration and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to facilitate the deployment of three...

Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation in the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Newton Douglas (at podium), addresses the CPFSA’s virtual quarterly press briefing on Wednesday (July 14), which was broadcast from the downtown Kingston offices of the agency. Listening (from left) are Principal Director, Institute for Applied Social Research (IASR), Dr. Joy Brown; and Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

5 years ago Youth

Targeted Interventions For Children Living And Working On The Streets

The problem of children living and working on the streets is one of the issues to be addressed by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), through a series of targeted interventions. One key intervention will be undertaken through the agency’s overarching ‘Positive Parenting’ campaign, aimed at addressing all the ills the nation’s children are facing, including corporal punishment...