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Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Trelawny Health Department, Althea Gayle Palmer.
Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Trelawny Health Department, Althea Gayle Palmer.

Trelawny Health Department On COVID-19 Education Drive

The Trelawny Health Department is undertaking a comprehensive public education programme aimed at increasing knowledge about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and reducing its spread. Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Althea Gayle Palmer, told JIS News that public health personnel have...
Four of the seven new buses that were handed over to the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) during a ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Complex in Kingston on Thursday (March 19). The Government provided five buses to transport nurses at a cost of more than $57 million, while two are on loan from Toyota Jamaica.
Four of the seven new buses that were handed over to the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) during a ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Complex in Kingston on Thursday (March 19). The Government provided five buses to transport nurses at a cost of more than $57 million, while two are on loan from Toyota Jamaica.

Seven Buses Handed Over To Nurses
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

$1.2 Billion Budgeted For Jamaica Eye
Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey (right), with his team of social workers and counsellors at his Kingston office.
Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey (right), with his team of social workers and counsellors at his Kingston office.

Victim Services Division Open For Business
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).

NSWMA Executive Director Calls On Persons To Protect Themselves

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.
CommunityCoronavirusDevelopmentHealth & Wellness

SDC Provides Support To Tackle COVID-19

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has committed to support the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in the national effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) virus. “From a communication standpoint, the SDC, in support of municipal corporations nationally, is ensuring that a standard message reaches every nook and cranny...
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Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliamentPrime Minister

MPs To Get $126 Million For COVID-19 Interventions

The Government will be allocating $126 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to Members of Parliament (MP) for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)-related interventions. Each MP will receive $2 million. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his 2020/21 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19), under the theme ‘Towards a Decade...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left, foreground), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), observe operations inside the Police Emergency Control Centre at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston, during a tour of the facility on Wednesday (March 18). Briefing them is Sub-officer in charge of the Centre, Woman Inspector Vanessa Clarke.
Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceNational SecurityTechnology

Technology Platform Of JCF Expanded

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) technology platform has been expanded to accommodate a greater number of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, which will enable officers to monitor more public spaces. This follows the buildout of the Police Emergency Control Centre (PECC) backroom capacity to monitor up to 2,000 CCTV cameras, National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said. “We have...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Trading, Vaughn Phang (left), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At second right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Government To Monitor Distributive Trade

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Compliance Regulatory Authority and the Consumer Affairs Commission will be increasing visits to supermarkets and to other entities within the distributive trade, to ensure that prices for goods are stable. “We are and will continue to monitor trade. We have a taskforce...
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Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher.
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessJusticeYouth

CAD Establishes Emergency Call Centre

The Court Administration Division (CAD) has established an Emergency Call Centre to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to the Courts for information. This forms part of additional measures being considered and implemented at the Parish Courts to ensure easy access, while maintaining the safety of staff, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), addresses representatives of agencies under the Ministry, at a meeting held recently at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

JFB Ambulances Equipped With Protective Gear

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, said the entity’s ambulances are equipped to transport persons displaying respiratory and flu-like symptoms. “We have worked out a protocol with the Ministry of Health [and Wellness] as to how we treat with an individual who may be displaying flu-like symptoms,” he said. “We have also procured some protective equipment or gear for...
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