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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on January 6.

Health Minister Warns Against Testing At Unauthorised Facilities

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says visiting unauthorised facilities to be tested for COVID-19 poses a higher risk for an inaccurate test result. Speaking at a COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on January 6, he...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); Country Manager for UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited, Sergey Kostyuk (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Stevie Barnett, cut the ribbon to officially launch the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment, on January 6, in Ewarton, St. Catherine.

Windalco Constructing Second EHP To Prevent Spillages

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) presents the instrument of appointment to the Hon. Mr. Justice Kissock Laing after he was sworn in to act as Judge of the Court of Appeal for the period January 10 to April 8. The occasion was the swearing-in ceremony of five members of the judiciary held on January 6 at King’s House

Five Members of The Judiciary Given New Positions

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).

Law To Be Amended To Facilitate Effective Movement Of Agricultural Produce

Cabinet Approves Contracts For Consulting, Construction And Auditing Services

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, highlights a point while addressing a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, on Thursday (January 6).

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Vaccines For Children 12 And Under Not Available

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says vaccines for children under 12 years of age are not yet available on the market. “My understanding is that stocks would have been bought or controlled by the more industrialised countries and one would have to negotiate with the manufacturers through those entities, in order to access them at...

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Health Minister Again Pleads With Jamaicans To Get Vaccinated

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is again imploring Jamaicans to get vaccinated, especially in light of the fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19), from which the more contagious Omicron variant has emerged. Speaking at a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, on Thursday (January 6), he reminded that mainly unvaccinated persons are being hospitalised with severe...

Some of the 5,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) home test kits donated to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The self-test kits are intended for use in primary schools where there are many younger children for whom vaccination against COVID-19 is not yet approved. The handover took place at the Education Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (January 6).

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PHOTOS: Education Ministry Gets 5,000 self-test Kits From Health Ministry

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5). (FILE)

4 years ago CabinetFinance & Public ServiceHousingTechnology

Tablets Being Procured For 2022 Population And Housing Census

A total of 7,525 tablets are being procured for use in conducting the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This is the first time the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be using tablets to carry out this exercise. Making the announcement during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Issues Call for Proposals for two SME Fund Managers

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) for two qualified applicants to manage funds available for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under the SERVE Programme. The CFP, which closes on January 12, 2022, will recruit managers for SME Funds that will provide risk capital financing to local businesses with high growth potential, many of...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a recent meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation.

4 years ago HousingLocal Government

Six Additional Social Housing Solutions For Westmoreland

Westmoreland will be given an additional six social housing solutions to benefit the less fortunate in the parish. This was noted by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at a recent meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation. These will be in addition to a house being constructed for a family in the Sheffield division in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

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Families Must Protect Most Vulnerable Members From Covid – PM

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is calling on families to take responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in their households from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the National Day of Prayer event held at the Power of Faith Ministries in St. Catherine on January 5, Mr. Holness noted that previously, the Government kept children at home as a...