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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (JIS File Photo).
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (JIS File Photo).

Jamaica Lead Authority For Caribbean Climate Change Project

Jamaica has been designated the lead national authority among seven Caribbean countries for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) project, which is being undertaken through a US$1.2-million grant. “The initiative seeks to build on a number of...
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at one of the vouchers that St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited is making available to farmers who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Managing Director of the company, O
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at one of the vouchers that St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited is making available to farmers who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Managing Director of the company, O'Brien Johnson (right), handed over the vouchers during a ceremony at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on Thursday (November 26) for the presentation of $7.5 million in support to farmers​. At left is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Michael Pryce.

St. Jago Farm And Hardware Supplies Provides $7.5 Million In COVID Support To Farmers
Community Health Aide (CHA), St. Catherine Health Department, Margaret Simms (left), takes information from a member of the public, during a free coronavirus (COVID-19) testing exercise at the Spanish Town Bus Terminus on Friday (November 27).
Community Health Aide (CHA), St. Catherine Health Department, Margaret Simms (left), takes information from a member of the public, during a free coronavirus (COVID-19) testing exercise at the Spanish Town Bus Terminus on Friday (November 27).

PHOTOS: St. Catherine Health Department Conducts COVID-19 Testing
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).

TOPS Awards Showcasing Excellence In Policing – Dr. Chang
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leads a team of healthcare workers attached to the St. James Public Health Services through the streets of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 26), following the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Mask Up before You Talk Up’ public education campaign at Sam Sharpe Square.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leads a team of healthcare workers attached to the St. James Public Health Services through the streets of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 26), following the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Mask Up before You Talk Up’ public education campaign at Sam Sharpe Square.

‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ This Christmas

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National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr​.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Spike In Active COVID-19 Cases In The West

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is expressing concern about the uptick in the number of active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Western Jamaica. Speaking during a Digital Press Conference and COVID-19 Conversations at the S Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on November 26, National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, said the increase was observed over the last seven days, with the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Consider Virtual Family Gatherings For Christmas – Dr. Tufton

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging Jamaicans to consider virtual gatherings for family get-togethers during the upcoming Christmas season. He said that virtual events are the safest approach during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially for older relatives and those with comorbidities. “There are alternatives to the traditional approach to celebrating Christmas, and the concept of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, centre), displays one of the new devices handed over to students under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a ceremong held at the Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas on Thursday (November 26). She is joined by (in background, from left): Chairman of the Board of Management, Lyssons Primary School, Cordinal Beckford; and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles. In front row from left are Shakera Hall of Willminton Primary, Fantasha Grant of Spring Garden Primary and Infant. Deyona Brown of Lyssons Primary, and Markaysha Thomas of Morant Bay Primary .
Education

Over 900 Tablets For St. Thomas Students

The distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme continued on Thursday (Nov.26) in St. Thomas. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, handed over more than 900 devices for students attending 20 primary schools in the parish, during a ceremony held at Lyssons Primary. The beneficiary institutions are Morant Bay Primary, 171; Lyssons Primary,151; Port Morant...
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Passengers arrive at the Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, on a JetBlue airbus from out of Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 22.
Tourism

Tourists Still Have Appetite To Travel – JTB Official

Visitor Relations Manager at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Andrea Savizon, says that despite the depressing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourists still have not lost their appetite for travelling. Speaking to JIS News recently at the Sangster International Airport, following the arrival of two JetBlue direct flights from out of Raleigh, North Carolina and Newark, New Jersey, the JTB...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), observes the antigen testing procedure for detecting the coronavirus (COVID-19), during a demonstration by personnel from the National Public Health Laboratory at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (November 25). At right is Director for National Laboratory Services in the Ministry, Dr. Michelle Hamilton.
Health & Wellness

All Antigen Tests Must Be Ordered By A Doctor

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising that all antigen tests for detection of the coronavirus (COVID-19) must be ordered by a doctor. Director for National Laboratory Services at the Ministry, Dr. Michelle Hamilton, said that the antigen test is similar to other medical tests conducted in laboratories, which must be sanctioned by a physician to whom the results...
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Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Regional Director, Michael Bent (right), aids members of staff to pack equipment, including a generator, donated by the US Embassy for distribution to facilities within the region on Wednesday, November 18 2020 on the SRHA grounds. The overall cost of the equipment donated by the US Embassy is approximately J$3.4 million dollars. This will help the SRHA not only in the fight against COVID-19, but will aid the entity to deliver proper health service within the region. Mr Bent in receiving the items said the SRHA was pleased with the contribution as it would help to increase the regions capacity to deliver quality health care in what has been a time of global health challenges. He also noted that the generator was a welcomed addition to the regions arsenal of equipment as it would aid the entity to still be productive in the case of power outages and natural disasters.
Health & Wellness

PHOTO: US Embassy Donates 3-Point-4 Million Jamaican Dollars Worth of Equipment to the Southern Regional Health Authority

Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Regional Director, Michael Bent (right), aids members of staff to pack equipment, including a generator, donated by the US Embassy for distribution to facilities within the region on Wednesday, November 18 2020 on the SRHA grounds. The overall cost of the equipment donated by the US Embassy is approximately J$3.4 million dollars. This will help...
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