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CARE Grant Applications Reopen for Persons with Disabilities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging persons registered with the organisation who have not yet benefited under the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme to apply for financial support. Applications reopened on Thursday, October...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Health Ministry Engages Community Stakeholders in COVID-19 Fight
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, held on September 25, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, held on September 25, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny.

Gov’t Deliberate in COVID-19 Strategy – Dr. Tufton
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Dr. Tufton Distributes Masks in Mandeville Town Centre
Principal, Penwood High School, Donna McLaren (left), tries out a bottle of hand sanitiser, while Caribbean Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey, looks on. Occasion was a ceremony for the donation of book vouchers, hand sanitisers and face masks to benefit students of Penwood High and Cockburn Gardens Primary, at the AHF
Principal, Penwood High School, Donna McLaren (left), tries out a bottle of hand sanitiser, while Caribbean Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey, looks on. Occasion was a ceremony for the donation of book vouchers, hand sanitisers and face masks to benefit students of Penwood High and Cockburn Gardens Primary, at the AHF's offices on Hagley Park Road,​ St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 30).

AHF Donates Book Vouchers, Sanitisers and Face Masks to Two Schools

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Coronavirus

Custos Green Commits to Assisting COVID-19 Fight in Manchester

Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, has committed to developing a coronavirus (COVID-19) programme in the parish to help spread the message in communities about how to control and fight the pandemic. The move is in keeping with efforts by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, to engage stakeholders at the parish level in heightening public awareness...
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Weather

Flash Flood Watch Discontinued for all Parishes

The Meteorological Service has discontinued:   The Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes.   Effective immediately.   The Tropical Wave responsible for the unstable weather conditions across Jamaica continues to move further west and away from the island.   Satellite imagery and rainfall data indicated that light showers occurred during the morning mainly across northeastern and southern...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Donald Tapia, signs the ‘Strengthening Access to and Delivery of Quality Public Health Services for Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, STIs, Addressing Diseases of Public Health Importance, and Advancing Global Health Security in Jamaica under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’ Cooperation Agreement during a virtual ceremony on Thursday (October 1).
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Signs US$3.6M Cooperation Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Officials of the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (October 1), signed the ‘Strengthening Access to and Delivery of Quality Public Health Services for Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, STIs, Addressing Diseases of Public Health Importance, and Advancing Global Health Security in Jamaica under the President’s Emergency...
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Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green (right), addresses a recent meeting with Members of Parliament (MP) in the parish held at his office in Williamsfield. From left are MP for North West Manchester, Mikhail Phillips; MP for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw; and MP for South Manchester, Robert Chin. MP for Central Manchester, Rhoda Crawford, was absent.

Manchester Custos Spearheading Values and Attitudes Programme

Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, is spearheading a values and attitudes programme targeted at the youth population in the parish. Speaking at a recent meeting with Members of Parliament for the parish, held at his office in Williamsfield, Mr. Green informed that the initiative is being chaired by retired educator, Alphansus Davis, and will help to “socially uplift young people”....
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Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the Agency
Transport

Road Safety Unit Utilising YouTube to Promote Responsible Motoring

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining is utilising its YouTube channel to broadcast training videos to aid in promoting proper use of the roadways and vehicle safety, in a bid to curb indiscipline by motorists. Director of the Unit, Kenute Hare, told JIS News that they have made “concerted efforts” to provide the public with...
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