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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (left), share a moment with trainee nurses during the USF Bellevue Hospital Community Wi-Fi launch on Tuesday (October 17) at the institution on Windward Road in Kingston.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (left), share a moment with trainee nurses during the USF Bellevue Hospital Community Wi-Fi launch on Tuesday (October 17) at the institution on Windward Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: USF Bellevue Hospital Community Wi-Fi launch

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Child and Adolescent Therapeutic Centre for St. James
Senior Director of the Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD) in the Office of the Cabinet, Danielle Jones Cox.
Senior Director of the Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD) in the Office of the Cabinet, Danielle Jones Cox.

Feedback Systems Being Rolled Out in Public Sector Entities
Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, places a basket of flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, during Monday’s (October 16) ‘Salute to the National Heroes’ ceremony. The event was held at National Heroes Park in Kingston.
Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, places a basket of flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, during Monday’s (October 16) ‘Salute to the National Heroes’ ceremony. The event was held at National Heroes Park in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Salute to the Heroes
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated second right), is flanked by recipients of the Sam Sharpe Awards and the Mayor’s Special Awards at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s National Heroes Day Civic and Awards ceremony, held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Monday (October 16).
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated second right), is flanked by recipients of the Sam Sharpe Awards and the Mayor’s Special Awards at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s National Heroes Day Civic and Awards ceremony, held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Monday (October 16).

15 Citizens Honoured in St James on Heroes Day

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), congratulates entertainer, Wayne “Wayne Marshall” Mitchell (left), who was conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer, for contribution to the field of entertainment in particular reggae music. Occasion was the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held on the lawns of King’s House on Monday (October 16). 
National Honours and Awards

PHOTOS: National Honours and Awards

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), congratulates entertainer, Wayne “Wayne Marshall” Mitchell (left), who was conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer, for contribution to the field of entertainment in particular reggae music. Occasion was the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held on the lawns of King’s House on...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2023, Jhanielle Powell (right), make a presentation to Pastor of the Mona Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Stephen Jennings, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Heritage Week church service held at the church in Papine, St. Andrew on Sunday, October 15.
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams at JCDC Heritage Week Church Service

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2023, Jhanielle Powell (right), make a presentation to Pastor of the Mona Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Stephen Jennings, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Heritage Week church service held at the church in Papine, St. Andrew on Sunday, October 15.
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets recipient of the Order of Jamaica (OJ), Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, His Grace, the Most Reverend Howard Gregory (second left), during the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held on the lawns of King’s House on Monday (October 16). Sharing in the moment is fellow OJ recipient and reggae songbird, Marcia Griffiths (left). 
National Honours and Awards

OJ Recipients Grateful for National Honour

The five outstanding Jamaicans, who have been inducted into the Order of Jamaica (OJ), the country’s fifth highest honour, have expressed gratitude for the recognition accorded to them. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presided over the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards held this morning (October 16) on the lawns of King’s...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
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Jamaica to Highlight Issues of Tourism-Dependent Nations at UNWTO Meeting

Jamaica will highlight the special issues impacting the island and other tourism-dependent nations at the 25th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He was speaking to JIS News shortly before departing the island for the five-day meeting, which got underway on Monday, Oct.16, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Minister Bartlett...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, with Mammogram specialists (from left): Sharifa Williams, Camille Waite Kerr, Elissa McKoy, Carlene Ricketts and Sanecia Grant at the unveiling of a mammogram machine at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, St. James, on October 12.
Health & Wellness

Women Should Adhere to Screening Guidelines of Jamaica Cancer Society – Health Minister

Women should adhere to the screening guidelines as stipulated by the Jamaica Cancer Society and conduct monthly breast self-examinations, annual clinical breast examinations, and annual mammograms. This has been emphasised by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who said that while breast cancer affects men and women across the social and economic spectrum, it is females...
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