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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on July 1.

More Vaccines in the Coming Weeks

The country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply is slated to further increase in the coming weeks. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that another shipment is expected to arrive in the island this month (July) under...

Justice Minister Urges JP’s to Be Proactive in Response to Child Abuse

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), makes a point to Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford (right), while on a tour of the Port Maria Fire Station in St. Mary on July 1. The facility is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Others pictured (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy, and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary.

Four New Stations for Firefighters by Year End

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holiness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew on Wdnesday (June 30). Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commisioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

Significant Investments Made in National Security

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony at the Clark’s Town Primary School in Trelawny on Friday (July 2), to hand over 40 tablet computers to students under his Positive Jamaica Foundation. At right is Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.

Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Prepare for Elsa

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).

5 years ago Local GovernmentWeather

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 in flood-prone areas to pay attention to bulletins issued by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), and...

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.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Regulatory Framework Exists For Introduction Of Central Bank Digital Currency

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has said that the regulatory framework already exists within the financial sector to allay concerns about the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Speaking in a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Get the Facts’ television interview, Director of the BOJ’s Payment System Policy & Development Department, Mario Griffiths, addressed concerns about the risks...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses yesterday

5 years ago Coronavirus

Thousands Of Persons To Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine This Weekend

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking to vaccinate 25,000 persons who are now due their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine this weekend, during the staging of a vaccination blitz. To take place at 20 locations islandwide, the blitz will start today (July 2) at the National Arena in Kingston and the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre, Catherine...

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.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Health Ministry Testing For Delta And Other COVID-19 Variants

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has begun testing for the Delta and other variants of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was disclosed by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, who was addressing a virtual press briefing on Thursday (July 1). She said that the Ministry has arranged for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Centers for Disease Control...

5 years ago Coronavirus

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

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 76 50,242 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 39 28,096 Males 37 22,143 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 84 days to 90 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 2 2,728 Hanover 4 1,361 KSA 24 13,879 Manchester 4 3,002 Portland 0 1,594 St. Ann...

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...