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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), distributes masks to members of the public during a public education activity at Parade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (September 28). The exercise is part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and to hand out masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

Health Minister says Government Continues to Strengthen Prevention Measures

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government continues to strengthen the infection prevention and control measures to reduce the rate of spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to journalists during a public education activity on...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and a team of Community Health Aides engage in a public education exercise on COVID-19 at Parade in downtown Kingston, on Monday (September 28). The activity is part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island, and to distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

Ministry Ramps Up Public Education With Community Health Aides

Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey, speaks at a recent Ministry of Justice Virtual town hall.

Child Diversion Programme Continues to Treat Clients Despite COVID-19

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks with residents and staff at the Golden Age Home, Vineyard Town, St. Andrew, during an inspection of the facility on Monday (September 28).

Health Minister Calls on Care Home Operators to Adhere to Safety Protocols

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking during Monday’s (September 28) digital launch of the Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme implementation for the third cohort of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Cohort Three RIM Programme Implementation, which targets 25 MDAs, is being led by the Jamaica Archives and Records Division (JARD), an agency of the Ministry, with support from the Cabinet Office.

Jamaica has Made Significant Progress in Enabling Access to Information

6 years ago Justice

Parents Urged to Ensure that Children Stick to Child Diversion Treatment Plan

Child Diversion Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Ruth Carey, is encouraging parents to ensure that their children stick to the treatment plan that has been designed for them under the Child Diversion Programme. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Ms. Carey said that parents and guardians are expected to remain accountable and accessible and to make sure that...

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

6 years ago Education

More Than 20,000 Tablets Distributed to Teachers

E-Learning Jamaica Limited (eLJam) has reported that the distribution of more than 20,000 tablets to the nation’s teachers under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme is complete. “As of September, we have completed the primary distribution of tablets to teachers. We commenced rollout a couple of months ago and the objective was to provide 25,000 tablets to the teachers of...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Hand Sanitizer Importers Must Seek Permit

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise that all entities desirous of importing alcohol-based hand sanitizers into Jamaica, must first have an approved permit in hand from the Standards & Regulation Division of the Ministry, before the supplier ships the product. The current global outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected Jamaica, as it has, numerous...

Spatial Plan Coordinator at the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Raymond Poyser, addresses the second Jamaica Virtual GIS User Conference on September 24.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

GIS Users Invited to Test Spatial Planning Information Technology Platform

Local users of geographic information systems (GIS) are being invited to test and provide feedback on the National Spatial Planning Information Technology (NSPIT) Platform, which is in the final stages of completion. The platform will be used for the dissemination of planning information to guide spatial development at the national and local levels. It will be accessible to the general...

Senior Manager with responsibility for Projects at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Gregory Thomas, during a coral out-planting exercise at the Orange Bay Fish Sanctuary in Hanover on September 25.

6 years ago Environment

NEPA Calls on Negril Residents to Help Restore Great Morass

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is imploring residents and stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland, to support efforts by the agency to restore the Negril Great Morass and improve the management of the Negril Environmental Protection Area. Dubbed ‘Biodiversity Mainstreaming in Coastal Landscapes within the Negril Environmental Protection Area of Jamaica’, this is a subproject of the ‘Integrating Water, Land...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), presents a copy of the Quick Reference Guide for the Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme implementation to Executive Director for the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Hector Stephenson, during Monday’s (September 28) digital launch of the initiative targeting for the third cohort of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The OEC is among the 25 target entities under this phase. The programme’s implementation is being led by the Jamaica Archives and Records Division (JARD), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, with support from the Cabinet Office.

6 years ago Information

RIM Programme to be Rolled Out in 25 Additional MDAS

The Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) programme is to be rolled out in 25 additional ministries, department and agencies (MDAs), which will comprise the third cohort under the engagement. This was announced by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, who said that the exercise will be led by the Jamaica Archives...

St. Ann Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission (SDC), Hillory McBayne (left); and SDC

6 years ago Community

Businesses Can Apply for SDC Grants

Eligible civil society organisations (CSOs) and grassroots businesses can now apply for grant funding from the Social Development Commission (SDC), during its Call for Proposals period of September 28 to October 30. Grants available to CSOs include the Local Economic Development Grant, Government of Jamaica Community Development Committee Grant, and the Government of Jamaica Parish Development Committee Grant. This year,...