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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), tours St. Mary High School on July 1, during his visit to several shelters in St. Mary. Accompanying the Minister are Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy (left), and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (right).

Disaster Committees Activated

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Disaster Committees across the island have been activated to respond to emergency situations that might result from Hurricane Elsa, now in the eastern Caribbean. He is appealing to residents...

Director of the Payment System Policy & Development Department at the Bank of Jamaica, Mario Griffiths, speaks about the central bank digital currency in a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Get the Facts’ television interview.

Regulatory Framework Exists For Introduction Of Central Bank Digital Currency

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses yesterday's (July 1) COVID Conversations virtual press conference.

Thousands Of Persons To Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine This Weekend

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing hosted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness on July 1.

Health Ministry Testing For Delta And Other COVID-19 Variants

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, July 1, 2021

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (3rd left), hands over the keys to the newly built police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport tin St. Mary to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake (3rd right) on Wednesday (June 30). Also participating in the event are (from left): Head of the St. Mary Police Division, Superintendent Bobbette Morgan-Simpson; Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Fay Hutchinson; President and Chief Executive Officer of the AAJ, Audley Deidrick; and Area Operations Officer for the Area 2 Police, Superintendent David White. The AAJ funded the construction of the 2,500 square-foot building.

5 years ago Aviation

AAJ Hands Over New Police Post At Ian Fleming Airport To JCF

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) on Wednesday (June 30) officially handed over a newly constructed police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in Boscobel, St. Mary, to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The 2,500 square-foot building, which was designed by the JCF’s Property Management and Maintenance Division, was completed in seven months at a cost of $48...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

5 years ago Information

All Electronic Birth Records Now Feature CRN

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is reporting that all electronic birth records now feature a Civil Registration Number (CRN), a code to be used as a unique identifier in linking records of vital events. With the creation of the CRN as the first phase of the vital events linking process, this means the Department is one step closer towards being...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing a virtual town hall on June 30.

5 years ago Education

17,000 Students, 3, 000 Teachers Already Registered For Summer School Programme

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that approximately 17,000 students and 3,000 teachers have, so far, indicated their interest in the National Summer School initiative, which commences on Monday (July 5). The programme forms part of the Government’s ‘Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan’ aimed at helping students to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, explains an aspect of the Casino Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2021, while piloting the Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29).

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Casino Gaming Law Being Amended To Attract Investments

In a bid to increase economic activity and spur economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government is seeking to attract investments in the country through amendments to the Casino Gaming legislation. This is under the Casino Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2021, which was approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29). Minister of Finance and the Public...

5 years ago Weather

Severe Weather Alert Across The Island

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise the public that the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has issued a Severe Weather Alert for Jamaica effective until 5 a.m. on Friday. Also, an area of Low Pressure associated with a strong Tropical Wave across the Atlantic has developed into Tropical Storm Elsa (TS Elsa). It was also...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at a town hall on the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) held virtually on June 30.

5 years ago Education

Education Minister Encourages Students To Participate In Summer School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging students to participate in the National Summer School, which will begin on Monday (July 5). “We are encouraging our students to access the programmes that will be available online [and] face to face. To the extent that they don’t participate and they don’t do anything else over the next...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Home Davis, tour a section of the Steer Town community recently, during the launch of the Ministry’s electrification programme.

5 years ago Local Government

Failure To Comply With New COVID-19 Measures Will See Return To Restrictions – Minister McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring citizens to adhere to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols that come into effect on Thursday (July 1), noting that non-compliance will see the Government reverting to stricter measures. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, recently announced adjustments to the measures, which include the relaxation of the curfew...