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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, speaking at a virtual press conference from Jamaica House on March 30.

Jamaicans Urged To Obey Social Distancing Rules

Members of the public are again being urged to do their part to reduce transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by strictly adhering to the Government’s social-distancing protocols. The call came from Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), hands over food to a homeless man, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) car park, downtown Kingston, today (March 29). This is being done under the Special Feeding Programme for the Homeless, which the Minister announced last week. Assisting Mr. McKenzie at left is Councillor Duane Smith, Chancery Hall Division, St. Andrew North Western. Observing at third left is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Feeds Homeless Downtown

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a digital town hall for senior citizens on Wednesday (March 25).

PM Says Government Safeguarding Health Of Seniors

Professor of Public Health and Ageing at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer speaking at the Digital Town Hall for Senior Citizens on Wednesday (March 25).

Elderly Advised To Take Precautions Against COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on February 27.

Gov’t To Lift Seven And Eight Miles Quarantine Saturday

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Special Feeding Programme For Homeless In Kingston Begins March 29

The Government will start the Kingston leg of its Special Feeding Programme for the Homeless, on Sunday, March 29. “We will be providing on a daily basis, breakfast between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and dinner between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.,” Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said at a press conference, at Jamaica House,...

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Closure of Public Libraries

The Jamaica Library Service is advising that all Parish and Branch Library locations will be closed to the public from March 20, 2020 to April 14, 2020. Mobile Library Service to communities islandwide will also be suspended for the same period. We know that the public library is an important information resource centre for citizens of all ages, however in...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), outlines Coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards being implemented by the Ministry to protect the indigent, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (March 23). Listening is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who also addressed the press conference.

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusLocal Government

Measures To Protect The Indigent

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be spearheading the implementation of measures designed to safeguard indigent persons living at infirmaries and other locations islandwide against the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on March 23, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said among the measures will be the provision of water by the...

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021CommunityParliamentPrime Minister

Over 25,000 Persons To Benefit From Integrated Community Development Project

Over 25,000 persons are slated to benefit from the second phase of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The project which will run over three years is being funded by the Government at a cost of $1.9 billion. This was disclosed by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House...

6 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Public Advisory From The Registrar General’s Department

Due to the continued spread of COVID-19, effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020 the following will be applicable at the Registrar General’s Department offices island wide until further notice. • Our new opening hours to customers is from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. • In office services will only include:- - Express applications - Birth and Death Registration - Collection of...

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Issues Second (community) Quarantine Order

The Government of Jamaica has issued a second (community) quarantine order, this time for the Corn Piece settlement in Clarendon. The imposition of the order was announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Parliament on Thursday, March 19. The announcement comes in the wake of the death of a 79-year-old man with a travel history from New York and who...

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.

6 years ago 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...