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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness' weekly virtual COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday (July 30).

1.1 Per Cent Of Travellers Test Positive After Reopening Of Borders

The Government has reported that 1.1 per cent of persons who arrived on the island between April 20 and July 19, after the borders were reopened, have been confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. A total of 43,264 persons...
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Teisha-Ann Pinnock (right), hands over a 680-gallon water tank to Principal of the Buckingham Primary and Infant School in Hopeton, St. James, Marcia Findlater-Dixon, at the school grounds on Wednesday (July 29).
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Teisha-Ann Pinnock (right), hands over a 680-gallon water tank to Principal of the Buckingham Primary and Infant School in Hopeton, St. James, Marcia Findlater-Dixon, at the school grounds on Wednesday (July 29).

Buckingham Primary And Infant School Gets Water Tank
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Thursday (July 30).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Thursday (July 30).

Municipal Corporations To Receive $20 Million For Trucking Of Water
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), breaks ground for a $25.5-million project to install a standby generator at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, on Thursday (July 30).Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, Donaldson Engineers and Services Limited, Kevin Donaldson; Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Chairman, Board of Management, North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Tyrone Robinson; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary;​ and Regional Technical Director, NERHA, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), breaks ground for a $25.5-million project to install a standby generator at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, on Thursday (July 30).Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, Donaldson Engineers and Services Limited, Kevin Donaldson; Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Chairman, Board of Management, North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Tyrone Robinson; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary;​ and Regional Technical Director, NERHA, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.

Ground Broken For Standby Generator At Port Maria Hospital
Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell (seated left); and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (seated right), touch elbows following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the EXIM Bank Jamaica and JAMPRO, to provide export development support for 48 SMEs seeking to access new markets for their products and services. The signing took place at the Bank’s offices in Kingston on July 30. Sharing the moment (standing from left) are Manager, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durrant; Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Melissa Bennett; and Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters
Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell (seated left); and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (seated right), touch elbows following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the EXIM Bank Jamaica and JAMPRO, to provide export development support for 48 SMEs seeking to access new markets for their products and services. The signing took place at the Bank’s offices in Kingston on July 30. Sharing the moment (standing from left) are Manager, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durrant; Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Melissa Bennett; and Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNabb.

MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs

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CoronavirusOffice of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Extends COVID-19 Measures from August 1 to September 30, 2020

The Government has extended all the COVID-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act (Enforcement Measures) (No. 11) Order, 2020. The current measures will expire on Friday (July 31). The new measures in response to COVID-19, will now run from August 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday (July 28)....
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital t​own hall, held at the Ministry on July 30.
Local Government

Minister Advises Party Promoters To Get The Necessary Permits

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has advised party promoters to seek the necessary permits before hosting events and warns that a lack of compliance could force the Government to take action against the entertainment sector. The Minister’s warning comes as the Ministry’s team of protocol wardens have discovered an outdoor event being advertised in the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks on Thursday (July 30) at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Eight New Cases Of COVID-19

Eight more persons have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) as at Thursday (July 30), bringing Jamaica’s number of cases to 864. “The newly confirmed cases are six females and two males with ages ranging from 26 to 77 years. The cases are recorded in St. Catherine, four; in Kingston and St Andrew, three, and one in Clarendon,” Minister of...
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EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Education Ministry To Spend $567 Million For Infrastructural Projects

The Government will be spending $567.18 million to carry out infrastructural projects within schools for the 2020/21 period. A previous sum of $1.42 billion had been allocated in the 2020/21 Budget for the Ministry’s capital projects. However, this had to be reduced by 60 per cent when the Budget was adjusted to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Making the...
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EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Education Sector To Be ISO Certified Before Dec. 2021

The Government is now in the process of implementing the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems within the education sector, with the aim of improving the quality of outputs from educational institutions. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said it is expected that the Ministry will be ISO 9001 certified before December 2021....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Education Ministry To Establish Learning Management System

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to establish a National Learning Management System (LMS) that will better allow schools to create, deliver and manage lessons and other training materials. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). He said...
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Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held Thursday (July 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
CultureJIS Think Tank

Citizens Need To Appreciate Beauty Of Jamaican Language

As Jamaica approaches Emancipation 2020, citizens need to appreciate the beauty of the Jamaican Language. This view was expressed by Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, while speaking at an Emancipation ‘Think Tank’ held on Thursday(July 30) at the JIS head office in Kingston. Emancipation Day will be celebrated on Saturday, August 1. Miss Harris said that Jamaicans...
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