PAHO/WHO and UNAIDS deliver vital PPE to support Jamaica’s vulnerable communities against COVID-19
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 Oct 2020:In a ceremony today, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and UNAIDS handed over vital personal...
Government moves to assist victims of recent flood
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured persons who have been affected by the recent flood rains that the Government will be acting...
Community Enterprises to receive grant funding from JSIF
KINGSTON, Oct. 21 (JIS): Entrepreneurs from six communities across the island are set to benefit from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...
Tropical Battery listed on the JSE
The excitement at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) was similar to a regular listing ceremony with a large audience of stakeholders at the...
Health Ministry tackles Covid-19 and Dengue
To control the spread of both coronavirus (COVID-19) and dengue in the community of Whitfield Town in Kingston, which is now under...
New rapid antigen tests could transform Covid-19 response in the Americas
Washington D.C., October 14, 2020 (PAHO) – The new affordable, reliable antigen diagnostic tests recently approved by WHO that can be ...
Farm lands dispute rambles on!
There have been a number of reports in the media that small farmers, occupying lands, owned by SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH), at Long...
Education Ministry to launch "One Laptop or Tablet per Child" initiative
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will shortly launch its ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child’ initiative. The programme,...
Severe cases of Covid-19 down in member states of PAHO
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says cases of severe coronavirus (COVID-19) in member countries...
Border protocols streamlined for timely processing of more applicants
The Government has streamlined its border protocols under the Controlled Entry Programme to make it easier and more efficient, so as to...
