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J. Wray And Nephew Donates Food Packages

Food packages worth $10 million will be distributed to communities across Jamaica by J. Wray and Nephew Limited as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will be done at central points in the various communities, and the needy...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), informs market vendor, Sabrina Simms (left), about the proper use of the reusable face mask he gave her, when he distributed some 450 washable face masks to vendors and customers at the Charles Gordon Market, in Montego Bay, on Friday (April 24).

Custos Of St. James Issues Reusable Masks To Vendors In Market

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre); and Manager of the St. James Public Health Department, Lennox Wallace (left), are being led on a tour of the Charles Gordon Market on Thursday (April 23) by Market Manager, Mikoyan Robinson.

Mobay Mayor Says Handcarts Contributing To Charles Gordon Market Congestion

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), highlights a point while responding to questions from journalists, during a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 22). At left is Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Health Minister Implores Jamaicans Not To Discriminate

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Grange praises Dasgupta, man of science

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) does and elbow bump with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League, Mr Robin Levy as he presents her with a symbolic cheque of the JCCUL

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Credit Union League Gives J$4 Million to COVID-19 Telethon

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has received the symbolic cheque of the generous contribution of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League to Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand. Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League has contributed J$4 million to the telethon which raised funds to provide Jamaica’s frontline workers with equipment to battle COVID-19. Minister...

(FILE) Parish Manager of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in St. James , Randy Hayle

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SDC Continues To Assist The Elderly

The Social Development Commission (SDC) remains a tower of strength for the vulnerable and underprivileged amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica. In March, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, as well as SDC offices across the country, activated the RONA Helpline Senior Care Response initiative, designed to aid senior citizens over the age of 70 years old...

Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, Garth Russell.

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Scout Association Supports COVID-19 Response

The Scout Association of Jamaica has been supporting the Government’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by donating sanitisation products valued at some $100,000 to childcare facilities and golden age homes across the island. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Commissioner of the Association, Garth Russell, said that distribution of bleach and disinfectant commenced earlier...

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Minister Of Local Government Ramps Up COVID-19 Response In St. Catherine

Following the announcement of special containment measures for St. Catherine by the Most Honourable Prime Minister yesterday, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has implemented heightened sanitary and security protocols for all the facilities in the parish for which it is responsible. INFIRMARY CARE Minister of Local Government and Community Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie says the interests of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, sprays sanitising solution on the hands of Executive Director of Mustard Seed Communities (MSC) Jamaica, Darcy Tulloch Williams, during his visit to the entity on Mahoe Drive in Kingston, on Thursday (April 9), to present a cheque for $1.5 million, as well as food and personal care items. The donations were made through Mr. Holness

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Prime Minister Donates $1.5 Million To Mustard Seed Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has donated $1.5 million, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation, to non-profit community development organisation, Mustard Seed Communities (MSC). Mr. Holness presented the cheque, and packages of food and personal care items to MSC founder, Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, and Executive Director of MSC Jamaica, Darcy Tulloch Williams, when he visited the entity's headquarters on...

Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish

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Chinese Community In St. Elizabeth Donates Items To Help COVID-19 Fight

St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, on Thursday (April 2), received a donation of items from the Jamaica Guangdong Association community valued at approximately $1.5 million, to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The donation, which includes rice, flour, tin products, masks, gloves, sanitiser, disinfecting wipes, alcohol, and disinfectant, will benefit the most vulnerable in the parish, particularly the...

Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).

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Chinese Community Extends Helping Hand

The Chinese community in Jamaica has donated some $4.5 million in supplies to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The handover took place at the Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3). Included in the items are N95 masks, gloves, sanitisers, toilet paper, hand...