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Deputy CEO of Manpower & Maintenance Services Garth Hinchcliffe (left), Southern Regional Health Authority Regional Director, Michael Bent (centre) and Board Chairman Wayne Chen are seen here after the handing over of $350,000.00 worth of PPEs to the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday October 14 by Manpower & Maintenance Services.
Deputy CEO of Manpower & Maintenance Services Garth Hinchcliffe (left), Southern Regional Health Authority Regional Director, Michael Bent (centre) and Board Chairman Wayne Chen are seen here after the handing over of $350,000.00 worth of PPEs to the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday October 14 by Manpower & Maintenance Services.

Manpower Gives Back to Health Care in Central Jamaica

Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited (MMS), on Wednesday October 14, donated some $350,000.00 worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and supplies to the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The items are: 1000 N-95 medical face masks, 1000 dust masks, 500...
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), exchanges elbow bump greetings with ​Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (second right), during a courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices on Wednesday (October 14).​ Sharing in the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden; and State Minister, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), exchanges elbow bump greetings with ​Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (second right), during a courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices on Wednesday (October 14).​ Sharing in the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden; and State Minister, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

PHOTO: Canadian High Commissioner Calls on Labour Minister
Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), addresses a Think Tank at the Jamaica Informmation Service (JIS) head office in Kingston on October 13. Listening is Deputy Director at STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budhair.
Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), addresses a Think Tank at the Jamaica Informmation Service (JIS) head office in Kingston on October 13. Listening is Deputy Director at STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budhair.

STATIN Continues to Implement Measures to Produce Quality Data
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) and Executive Member of the Jamaica Household Workers
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) and Executive Member of the Jamaica Household Workers' Union (JHWU), Maureen Smith (second left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the services of the Ministry's Labour Market Information System (LMIS) among the JHWU members. The signing took place at the Ministry's offices in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 14). Observing (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden; JHWU Board Chairman, Joyce Hewitt; the Ministry's Director of Public Relations and Communications, Vando Palmer; and Minister of State, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

Labour Ministry and Household Workers’ Union Sign MOU
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Director says PCR Test Remains Gold Standard

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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

The Ministry of Health and Wellness Notes the Public Call for Greater Access to Remdesivir and will be Procuring Supplies of the Antiviral, Through the National Health Fund, for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection in Public Facilities

This is based on the available scientific evidence, including in the New England Journal of Medicine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764) that shows Remdesivir may be effective in the treatment of COVID-19. The drug has been shown to reduce the length of in-hospital stay by five (5) days, and to reduce mortality rates by four per cent (4%). However, the Ministry wishes to advise...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Receives Rapid Antigen Test

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has commenced receiving supplies of the new revolutionary Rapid Antigen Test for detecting coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, which was recently unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO). This was announced by PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, who advised that the regional entity has received “hundreds of thousands” of the tests, which were acquired utilising the...
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Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks in the Lower House.
Parliament

Renovation of Gordon House to Commence After Heroes Weekend

Renovation work to be undertaken at Gordon House, downtown Kingston, is scheduled to commence after the Heroes weekend. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during the sitting of the Lower House on Tuesday (October 13), at the Jamaica Conference Centre. “As you are aware, we have been...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 13, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

Hundreds to be Employed on New Toll Road Project

The Government has allocated $4.6 billion towards the construction of the new toll road from May Pen in Clarendon to Williamsfield in Manchester, which is expected to create jobs for hundreds of Jamaicans. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 14), during the debate on...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on October 13, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public Service

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates for 2020/21

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (October 13), approved the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2020/21 fiscal year. The revised budget proposes an overall additional expenditure of $15.7 billion to generate a total expenditure budget of $853.7 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, explained that the continued impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), interacts with Members of Parliament (MPs) in mining communities, at the launch of Phase Seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), held yesterday (October 13), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured (from left) are MP for Central Manchester, Rhoda Crawford; MP for North East St. Ann, Hon. Marsha Smith, who is also State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; MP for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna; MP for South West St. Ann, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security; and MP for South West Clarendon, Lothan Cousins.
Mining

Mining Communities to Benefit from $60 Million Under BCDP

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has disclosed that mining communities across the island will benefit from more than $60 million allocated under the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP). Speaking at the launch of Phase Seven of the programme, held on October 13, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, the Minister said the 16 members of...
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