| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference on February 11.

Health Minister Calls On Employees To Adhere To Protocols At Their Organisations

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on employees to adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and measures established at their organisations, in a bid to reduce the transmission of the virus and the number...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.

Health Minister Says Only Vaccines Approved By WHO Will Be Given To Jamaicans
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (February 11).

Citizens Of St. James Urged To Follow COVID-19 Prevention Protocols
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on February 11.

Kingston, St. Catherine And Trelawny To Get More COVID-19 Beds
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), inspects tomatoes brought by farmer from Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Arden Parchment, during Thursday’s (February 11) Buy-Back Programme engagement at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz. The Programme is designed to address the glut of tomatoes in the parish.

Buy-Back Programme Safeguarding Farmers’ Wellbeing During COVID-19

More

CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

WHO Lists 2 Additional COVID-19 Vaccines for Emergency use and COVAX Roll-Out

AstraZeneca/Oxford-developed vaccines to reach countries in the coming weeks Geneva, 15 February 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India....
Read more
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Minister Tufton Urges Adherence to Covid-19 Prevention Protocols

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton is urging corporate entities to ensure that employees are adhering to the COVID-19 prevention protocols that have been implemented. He said within the last week, seven companies in the Corporate Area have been identified as having clusters of positive cases. Dr. Tufton further informed that there has also been clusters...
Read more
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Building, Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston. (JIS File Photo)
CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Suspension Of Banking Services To The Public

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effective Friday, 12 February 2021, Bank of Jamaica will temporarily suspend the offering of teller services until further advised. Please be reminded that coin exchange services have been suspended since August 2020. In this regard, we therefore recommend that for the exchange of foreign currencies and other banking services, the public should rely...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wenthworth Charles, view a section of the St. Joseph’s Hospital, in St. Andrew, while on a tour of the facility, today (February 11).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

More Beds To Be Put In Place For COVID-19 Patients

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says over the next two weeks, some 130 more beds for COVID-19 patients will be activated. The Minister, who made the disclosure while on a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 11), said persons need to take their health seriously and be more responsible,...
Read more