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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), converses with Minister of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, in front of the August Town Restorative Justice Centre, at its new location at 83 August Town Road, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 2).

More Justice Centres Coming

The Ministry of Justice plans to establish three additional justice centres over the course of the year into 2022 as part of the continued drive to increase access by Jamaicans to justice services. The parish justice centres are equipped to...

Director of Information and Training, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Delmares White (right), holds one of the earthquake safety posters as Sharmalee Cardoza of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disabilities (centre), reads the information in braille. Looking on is Administrative Assistant at the Combined Disabilities Association, Jennifer Kinglocke. The ODPEM, in collaboration with the Jamaica Society for the Blind, edited their existing earthquake safety information and emergency numbers and created braille prints of the information for the visually impaired and blind.

ODPEM Distributes Earthquake Safety And Emergency Numbers In Braille

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Post Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 3).

Government Pensioners Get Increases

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at Post Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 3).

Cabinet Gives Approval For New Social Pension Programme

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a virtual public town hall meeting on the draft Beach Access and Management Policy for Jamaica, on February 2.

Minister Outlines Objectives Of New Beach Policy

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Intensifies Public Education Ahead Of COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be intensifying its public education programme ahead of the introduction of the first set of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. The Government has been advised by the COVAX Facility that the country is set to receive between 146,400 and 249,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, by mid to late February 2021. “We will intensify our...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Exploring Vaccine Options Outside Of COVAX Facility

The Ministry of Health & Wellness, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has started to explore other options for COVID-19 vaccines outside of the COVAX facility. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2), Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the Government has been in discussion with five countries and one...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica To Get COVID-19 Vaccines By Mid To Late February

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has been advised by the COVAX Facility that the country is set to receive between 146,400 and 249,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, by mid to late February 2021. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2), Dr. Tufton said this means that some 125,000...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), knocks elbows with Charge d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Jamaica, John McIntyre, on Tuesday (February 2), at the Ministry, at Heroes Circle, in Kingston, after accepting samples of computers to be distributed among 10 schools.

5 years ago Education

Education Ministry Receives Tablets And Laptops From US

The United States (US) has reinforced its commitment to education and development in Jamaica by donating 300 tablets and 10 laptops to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for distribution to students in need, through the One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative. The devices were formally handed over by the Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Jamaica, John...

Dr. Sridhar Shankar (right), attends to patients Jade Cohall-Cunningham (centre) and Lorna Cohall at a medical camp at the Faith Temple Assembly of God church in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 31. The parish hosted one of the 14 medical camps that took place on January 31 in nine parishes, sponsored by the Indian High Commission.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Medical Camps Sponsored by the Indian High Commission

Dr. Sridhar Shankar (right), attends to patients Jade Cohall-Cunningham (centre) and Lorna Cohall at a medical camp at the Faith Temple Assembly of God church in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 31. The parish hosted one of the 14 medical camps that took place on January 31 in nine parishes, sponsored by the Indian High Commission.

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Residents In Westmoreland Encouraged To Remain Vigilant In Fight Against COVID-19

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, has renewed the call for residents to remain vigilant in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), even as the Government has relaxed the curfew hours in the parish. On December 15, 2020, Government had announced tighter containment measures for the parish, following a spike in the number of...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File Photo)

5 years ago Foreign AffairsNIDS

Foreign Minister Says NIDS Will Prevent Vulnerable Children Becoming Lost In Society

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, strongly believes the new National Identification System (NIDS) will help vulnerable children to not become lost in the society. While responding to questions from members of the public at the virtual town hall, staged by the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification & Registration Act, 2020,...