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Grants Available To Entrepreneurs Through Flow Foundation
Small business owners are being invited to submit applications for grant funding to boost their operations through the Flow Foundation. Speaking at a recent JIS …
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Commerce
Aedes Index Low In Westmoreland
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, has informed that the Aedes index in the parish has decreased. She was addressing the monthly …
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Health & Wellness
Gov’t Strengthening Capacity Of Labs To Undertake COVID-19 Tests
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working with the Ministry of Health & Wellness to improve the capacity of local laboratories to undertake …
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Coronavirus
Health & Wellness
Roads in St. Andrew To Be Closed Or Reduced To Single Lane This Weekend
Traffic will be curtailed this weekend on three corridors in St. Andrew. Constant Spring Road, Woodglen Avenue and Omara Road will all be impacted by …
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Works / Construction
Electrical Issue Impacts Operations At Nonpariel Relift Station, Westmoreland
The National Water Commission wishes to advise customers served by the Nonpariel Relift Station in Westmoreland, that the current disruption in their regular water supply …
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Water
Fletchers Street in Bog Walk to be Closed for the Weekend
A section of Fletchers Street in Bog Walk, St. Catherine will be closed to vehicular traffic for two days between 9:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23 …
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Works / Construction
Business Operators Encouraged To Maintain Proper Records
Business operators and entrepreneurs are being encouraged by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to maintain proper records. Speaking at a ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’ session, held …
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Finance & Public Service
CAC Implores Persons Not To Test For COVID-19 At Unauthorised Entities
Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, is cautioning the public against seeking coronavirus (COVID-19) testing from unauthorised entities. “We are …
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Coronavirus
PAHO Will Continue To Work With Member States To Manage COVID-19 – Director
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity will continue to work closely with stakeholders in member countries and at the …
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Coronavirus
Health & Wellness
JSIF Donates Equipment To Microenterprises In Anchovy, St. James
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has donated equipment, valued at $2.3 million, to boost the production and sustainability of 11 microenterprises in the community …
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Local Government
Office Of Children’s Advocate To Establish Helpline
The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) will be establishing a Child Helpline to provide 24-hour assistance to children seeking its services. Children’s Advocate, Diahann …
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Youth
HR Shared Services Begin February
The Government will begin the rolled out of Shared Corporate Services (SCS) next month, with the delivery of Human Resource (HR) Shared Services. Sixteen individuals …
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Information
Cabinet Approves Contracts For Sewerage And Shoreline Protection Works
Cabinet approved three contracts totalling $906.5 million for sewerage construction and improvement works as well as a shoreline protection project. Details of the undertakings were …
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Environment
Information
Face-To-Face Classes Going Well At Little Bay Primary And Infant
Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says students are adapting well to the phased resumption of face-to-face classes. The …
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Education
Privatisation Programme To Resume Shortly
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is looking to shortly resume its programme of privatising State …
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Finance & Public Service
COVID-19 Update for Thursday, January 21, 2021
NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 108 14,658 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 38 6,623 Females 70 8,032 …
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Coronavirus
Health & Wellness
NWC Rolls Out New Interactive Voice Response System To Improve Customer Service
The National Water Commission (NWC) has announced that it recently implemented an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, to improve its …
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Water
Emphasis On The Hearing Impaired For International Day Of Education
January 24 is International Day of Education. However, the day will be observed on Monday, January 25, under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalise Education for …
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Education
Social Security
JAMPRO signs MOU with Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe
Partnership aims to boost economic activity between Jamaica and Europe The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Caribbean …
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Commerce
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