The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination sites islandwide is being increased by the Government, to ensure more Jamaicans get inoculated. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says efforts are being made to bolster accessibility and convenience for persons who wish to take the vaccine. “It means that we are going to be bringing the vaccination sites into the community,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans who have already taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to become ambassadors in the fight against the virus by encouraging others to also take the jab. He noted that some 700,000 persons have been vaccinated, to date. “You are the ones who have decided to overcome your own personal fears,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

   

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has disclosed that the Government has secured an additional $400 million for the social housing programme. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at a recent handover of a three-bedroom house to a family in his West Central St. Andrew constituency, said that with the additional funds, more than 500 units could be built during...