Ten years after it was first proposed in the Master Rationalisation Plan as a way of improving the operations of Government, the Administration has commenced the introduction of shared corporate services in the public sector with a pilot project. Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters, made the announcement on Tuesday (April 20), at the offices of Shared...

WPM Waste Management Limited wishes to advise that there is no fire or smoke at its Retirement Disposal Facility in St. James.  The agency has received several calls regarding thick smoke hovering over Montego Bay and surrounding communities. Checks with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) reveal that there is a bush fire in the vicinity of John’s Hall....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Emina Tudakovic, hold a symbolic cheque of Can$100,000, representing one element of the Government of Canada’s support to the Government of Jamaica’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation was made during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on April...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is among two Caribbean Heads of Government who have been invited to attend the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, which will take place from Thursday (April 22) to Friday (April 23). United States President Joseph Biden, who is hosting the summit, invited 40 leaders from around the world, including Mr. Holness and Prime...

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of prominent media professional and veteran broadcast journalist Michael Sharpe, who died this morning, in hospital. Death has robbed this nation of a fine talent and an affable journalist whose contribution to media has been etched in the history of our nation. Michael, as a journalist, ushered the country through several turning points...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that of the more than 135,000 persons who received the first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, only a few made an Event Supposedly Attributable to Vaccination or Immunisation (ESAVI) report. ESAVI is one of the processes included in the surveillance conducted by countries through their epidemiology office. This surveillance includes an...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 118 44,254 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 69 24,771 Males 49 19,480 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 89 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 2,427 Hanover 1 1,198 Kingston & St. Andrew 15 12,657 Manchester 11...