President of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Dr. Lynden Rose, says its membership of some 14,000 Justices of the Peace (JPs) across the island is committed to serving the people of Jamaica. He said that the JPs, who do voluntary work, strongly believe in “service above self, always knowing that there is a higher calling and an internal...

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel, is endorsing the move by the Government to commence the vaccination of teachers as a priority group. Teachers and other employees of educational institutions are among the new categories of persons announced by the Health and Wellness Ministry on Thursday (April 8), who are now qualified to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says there is growing evidence to suggest that even amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, more persons have been expressing an interest in farming. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) office in Watchwell, St. Elizabeth, recently, said the pandemic has reinforced the importance of farming as a viable...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging persons to contact their health provider if side effects from the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine persist beyond 72 hours. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, said that the expected side effects usually last for 24 to 48...

President of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Dr. Lynden Rose, says the organisation will be donating to the relief effort for people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who are being impacted by the violent eruptions of La Soufrière volcano. “I am very concerned about the natural disaster and we have activated our outreach committee. We are putting...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES   Confirmed Cases 233 43,473   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 134 24,332   Males 99 19,138   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 3 months to 99 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 7 2,400   Hanover 3 1,188  ...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the total number of employed persons in January 2021 was 1,194,800. The number is 74,300 or 5.9 per cent lower than the 1,269,100 persons employed for the corresponding month last year, said the entity’s Director General, Carol Coy. She was providing details about the January 2021 Labour Force Survey, during STATIN’s...