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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.

Two COVID-19 Field Hospitals To Be Completed By End Of January

The field hospitals that are being erected on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital, in Trelawny, and at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Centre, in Kingston, are slated to be completed by end of January. This was reported...
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.

More Persons To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Second Quarter
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses virtual press conference on Saturday (January 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses virtual press conference on Saturday (January 2).

Four Passengers Who Arrived On UK Flight Test Positive For New Strain Of COVID-19
His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left) hands over food to a homeless man, at the St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston today (January 1). Feeding is one aspect of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation
His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left) hands over food to a homeless man, at the St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston today (January 1). Feeding is one aspect of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation's (KSAMC) Homeless Programme, which is coordinated by its Poor Relief Department located at 65 Hanover Street, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Mayor’s Annual Feeding of the Homeless
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd left) presents a gift basket to Lison Burke, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on New Year’s Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to the institution on Friday (January 1). Others from left are: Corporate Programmes Manager, LASCO Distributors Limited, Renee Rose and Departmental Nurse Manager, Spanish Town Hospital, Jannette Hendricks Graham.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd left) presents a gift basket to Lison Burke, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on New Year’s Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to the institution on Friday (January 1). Others from left are: Corporate Programmes Manager, LASCO Distributors Limited, Renee Rose and Departmental Nurse Manager, Spanish Town Hospital, Jannette Hendricks Graham.

PHOTOS: State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Visits Spanish Town Hospital on New Year’s Day

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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, January 3, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 154 13,203 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 84 6,016 Females 69 7,184 Under Investigation 1 3 AGE RANGE 9 months  to 98 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 12 616 Hanover 5 315 Kingston & St. Andrew 24 3,961 Manchester 24 602...
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Local Government

Correctional Officer Feeds The Poor

For the seventh consecutive year, Correctional Officer, Donovan Small, prepared and distributed cooked meals on New Year’s Day (January 1, 2021), to elderly residents and the less fortunate in sections of St. Ann. With the help of relatives, friends and members of the Bamboo United Pentecostal Church, Mr. Small delivered 480 lunches to the homeless and the elderly in Bamboo...
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RGD To Roll Out Online Record Updating Service January 2

Come January 2, Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora will be able to update their records online via the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) website. The move comes as the department continues to increase the services available to Jamaicans through its online platform. Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Charlton McFarlane, told JIS News that the service will benefit persons...
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Local Government

Local Government And Rural Development Minister Announces Closure Of Pigeon Cay

Following a range of incidents involving persons using offshore locations for hosting parties in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Order, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has announced the immediate closure of Pigeon Cay off the island’s southern coast. “This now takes to three in total, the number of Cays that have been closed and...
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COVID19 Measures Including Curfew Orders for the Parish of Westmoreland Extended

The enhanced COVID-19 measures for the parish of Westmoreland previously announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be extended until Friday, January 15, 2021. Westmoreland remains the parish with the highest number of cases per population. The cases are spread across the parish involving more than 30 communities. New cases are arising weekly from several communities across the parish. The...
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