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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor Mckenzie, addressing a virtual COVID-19 press conference on April 1.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor Mckenzie, addressing a virtual COVID-19 press conference on April 1.

Data Suggests Plateauing Of COVID-19 Cases – CMO

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says the country’s recent coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers suggest that there is a plateauing in the cases of new infections. “The eighth of March we saw what looked like a peak. It is too...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a virtual press conference held on April 1.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a virtual press conference held on April 1.

More Vaccines To Arrive Weekend
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NWC’s Regional Manager Urges Customers To Pay Their Water Bills
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Financial System Stability Committee Issues Statement On Bank Of Jamaica’s 2020 Financial Stability Report
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addressing a virtual Parenting Conference held on March 31.
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addressing a virtual Parenting Conference held on March 31.

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Student of Southborough Primary School, in St Catherine, Ngosi Wright, performs
Culture

JCDC Hosts Free Online Workshops

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is encouraging Jamaicans to attend the free online workshops, in preparation for the upcoming festival of the Performing Arts Competition. Persons can participate in the workshops via the Zoom platform and on the JCDC’s YouTube and Facebook pages. Persons who would like to participate in the workshops may contact the JCDC at 876-926-5726 for...
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An aerial view of the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary
Aviation

AAJ Seeks To Increase Traffic At Ian Fleming International Airport

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is working to increase traffic in and out of the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), in Boscobel, St. Mary. In an interview with JIS News, AAJ President and CEO, Mr. Audley Deidrick, explained that this will be achieved by significantly improving the existing facilities. This, he said, is being done on the recommendation of...
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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, addresses the EU-GOJ virtual conference on result-based management and people-centred development, held on March 30.
Development

EU Delegation Head Highlights Jamaica’s Results-Based Approach To Achieving SDGs

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, says Jamaica’s results-based approach to achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aligns with that of the EU. The EU implements the use of a results framework that tracks their contribution to the progress of partner countries towards achieving the SDGs. Addressing the EU-GOJ virtual...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Working With ECLAC To Expand Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is working with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to explore ways to expand member countries’ access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. These, she said, include encouraging countries from the region and beyond to share doses they are not or will not be using, noting...
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