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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (centre), is joined by Zoetry Montego Bay Directors, Kevin Robertson (left) and Steven Fong-Yee to cut the ribbon marking the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, on Thursday (October 1).

Health Insurance for Tourists November 1

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says come November 1, the Government will be launching an end-to-end health insurance, repatriation and logistics programme for all tourists coming to Jamaica. He outlined that this programme is aimed at guaranteeing the health...

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) plants a tree in observance of National Tree Planting Day today (October 2) at the Papine High School. Others (from left) are: Principal of the school, Clayton Christie; St Andrew East Rural youth parliamentarian, O’Neil Dowe; and youth volunteer, Johanna Davy.

PHOTOS: Mrs. Holness Plants Trees at Papine High School

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), plants a Sweetwood Tree with the help of Principal Director, Forest Operations, Forestry Department, Jerome Smith on the grounds of the Department in St. Andrew on Friday (October 2). The activity was in observance of National Tree Planting Day.

PHOTOS: National Tree Planting Day

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Government Takes Care of Special Needs Students

Grade-Four student of St. George’s Girls School, Daviqua Brown (third left), tests one of 24 tablets handed over by the High Commission of Canada to local, non-profit organisation City Life Ministries for its ‘City Kids’ programme. The programme seeks to provide information and communications technology (ICT) and other academic support to inner-city youth to assist the virtual learning environment. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Parent-Teacher for the City Kids Programme, Paula Smith; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.

High Commission of Canada Hands Over Tablets to Help Inner-City Youth

Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Karen Nelson (right), demonstrates how to correctly put on and remove a mask during her presentation at a Senior Citizens Wellness Webinar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday (October 1). Also pictured is host for the event, Rosie Murray. It was staged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the National Council for Senior Citizens.

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Seniors Encouraged to Limit Visits to Their Homes

Senior citizens are being advised to limit the number of visits they accept to their homes, in order to reduce their risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This precaution is necessary as older persons, especially those with comorbid conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, are at a higher risk of developing more severe illness from COVID-19, which can result...

6 years ago Social Security

CARE Grant Applications Reopen for Persons with Disabilities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging persons registered with the organisation who have not yet benefited under the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme to apply for financial support. Applications reopened on Thursday, October 1. This is an extension of the initiative that started in June 2020 and targets persons with disabilities, to cushion...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Engages Community Stakeholders in COVID-19 Fight

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is undertaking community consultations aimed at engaging stakeholders at the parish level in the process of heightening public awareness and adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection-prevention measures. The first in the series of meetings was held digitally on Wednesday (September 30) with representatives of civic, business and community groups, among others, in Manchester. Portfolio...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, held on September 25, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Deliberate in COVID-19 Strategy – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is deliberate and calculative in its strategy to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Jamaica. He said that the strategy is grounded in science and has the welfare of the Jamaican people in mind. “So there should be no doubt about the decisions we make and...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Dr. Tufton Distributes Masks in Mandeville Town Centre

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to...

Principal, Penwood High School, Donna McLaren (left), tries out a bottle of hand sanitiser, while Caribbean Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey, looks on. Occasion was a ceremony for the donation of book vouchers, hand sanitisers and face masks to benefit students of Penwood High and Cockburn Gardens Primary, at the AHF

6 years ago Health & Wellness

AHF Donates Book Vouchers, Sanitisers and Face Masks to Two Schools

Students from Penwood High School and Cockburn Gardens Primary in St. Andrew have benefited from the donation of book vouchers valued at approximately $300,000 and locally made hand sanitisers and face masks, from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Jamaica. Caribbean Regional Director for the AHF, Dr. Kevin Harvey, handed over the items to the institutions during a ceremony held at...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Donald Tapia, signs the ‘Strengthening Access to and Delivery of Quality Public Health Services for Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, STIs, Addressing Diseases of Public Health Importance, and Advancing Global Health Security in Jamaica under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’ Cooperation Agreement during a virtual ceremony on Thursday (October 1).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Signs US$3.6M Cooperation Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Officials of the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (October 1), signed the ‘Strengthening Access to and Delivery of Quality Public Health Services for Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, STIs, Addressing Diseases of Public Health Importance, and Advancing Global Health Security in Jamaica under the President’s Emergency...