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Businesses Urged to Focus on Branding

Brand Growth Strategist, Mario Romans, is encouraging local businesses to commit to strategic branding principles in order to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace. He noted that with various alternatives on the market, consumers can easily move from one product...
Acting Director, Research, Print and Production Division, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Celia Lindsay (left), makes a presentation to Principal, National Baptist Basic School, Pauline Davis, on Tuesday (September 29), at the offices of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.
Acting Director, Research, Print and Production Division, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Celia Lindsay (left), makes a presentation to Principal, National Baptist Basic School, Pauline Davis, on Tuesday (September 29), at the offices of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.

Civil Servants of The Year Hand Over Equipment and Educational Items to Basic School
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Tech Support for Teachers Who Received Tablets
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), is presented with a gift bag by Director for the Ministry’s Access to Information Unit, Damian Cox, during Monday’s (September 28) digital launch of the Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme Implementation for the third cohort of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) being targeted under the initiative. The Programme’s implementation is being led by the Jamaica Archives and Records Division (JARD), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, with support from the Cabinet Office.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), is presented with a gift bag by Director for the Ministry’s Access to Information Unit, Damian Cox, during Monday’s (September 28) digital launch of the Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme Implementation for the third cohort of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) being targeted under the initiative. The Programme’s implementation is being led by the Jamaica Archives and Records Division (JARD), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, with support from the Cabinet Office.

Updates on COVID-19 Consistent with UNESCO’s Position on Disclosure
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual High-Level Meeting of Heads of State and Government on
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual High-Level Meeting of Heads of State and Government on 'Financing for development in the era of coronavirus (COVID-19) and beyond', held on Tuesday (September 29). The meeting was convened by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, along with Prime Minister Holness, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.

COVID-19 Pandemic Demands Sustainable Global Recovery Plan – PM

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses community health aides (CHAs) from the St. Ann Public Health Department, recently.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CHAs Play a Key Role in COVID-19 Fight – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Christopher Tufton, says community health aides (CHA) continue to play an integral role in the island’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing a COVID-19 sensitisation press briefing at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James on September 25, the Minister said that the CHAs are “by far, the most important people in...
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Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Ann, Dr. Tamika Henry.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

St. Ann Residents Urged to Follow COVID-19 Protocols

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Ann, Dr. Tamika Henry, is imploring residents of the parish to keep themselves and others around them safe from the coronavirus (COVID-19) by following the protocols as stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “We want persons to remember you can get COVID-19 anywhere. Right now, we are in the community spread...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), distributes masks to members of the public during a public education activity at Parade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (September 28). The exercise is part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and to hand out masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister says Government Continues to Strengthen Prevention Measures

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government continues to strengthen the infection prevention and control measures to reduce the rate of spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to journalists during a public education activity on COVID-19 safety protocols at Parade in downtown Kingston on September 28, Dr. Tufton said although the virus is going through...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and a team of Community Health Aides engage in a public education exercise on COVID-19 at Parade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (September 28). The activity is part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island, and to distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Ministry Ramps Up Public Education With Community Health Aides

With the country now in the community transmission phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health and Wellness has increased its public education activities, to impress upon Jamaicans the importance of adhering to the established safety protocols to control its spread. The Ministry’s team of Community Health Aides has been engaging with citizens across the island to distribute masks,...
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Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey, speaks at a recent ​Ministry of Justice Virtual town hall.
Justice

Child Diversion Programme Continues to Treat Clients Despite COVID-19

The Child Diversion Programme continues to meet the treatment needs of clients despite the challenges brought by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Programme consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Ruth Carey, told JIS News that social distancing measures have impacted face-to-face sessions with clients and their parents, particularly in communities that were under quarantine. “However, what we did was to create virtual...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks with residents and staff at the Golden Age Home, Vineyard Town, St. Andrew, during an inspection of the facility on Monday (September 28).
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Calls on Care Home Operators to Adhere to Safety Protocols

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on operators of care homes to adhere to the established health and safety protocols implemented by the Government to safeguard the welfare of their vulnerable residents and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Among the safety protocols are increased sanitisation activities, wearing of masks, daily temperature checks, social...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking during Monday’s (September 28) digital launch of the Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme implementation for the third cohort of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Cohort Three RIM Programme Implementation, which targets 25 MDAs, is being led by the Jamaica Archives and Records Division (JARD), an agency of the Ministry, with support from the Cabinet Office.
Information

Jamaica has Made Significant Progress in Enabling Access to Information

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says Jamaica has made significant progress in enabling public access to information and facilitating data protection and sharing. He noted that the country is ahead of many others globally, in relation to legislative and policy frameworks and assured that the Government “remains committed to transparency and...
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