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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Message from Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett 
to mark World Tourism Day 2020 and Tourism Awareness Week

Today, we join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the global community in celebrating World Tourism Day.  This year’s theme: “Tourism and Rural Development” highlights the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Expresses Condolences to The Family of Constable Kemar Francis And Reassures Security Forces of The Full Support Of The Government
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, hands out face masks and health information to residents in Falmouth on Friday (September 25)
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, hands out face masks and health information to residents in Falmouth on Friday (September 25)

Dr. Tufton Says Conspiracy Theories Threatening to Undermine COVID-19 Fight
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Dorothy Findlayson (left), at the media launch of Senior Citizens
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Dorothy Findlayson (left), at the media launch of Senior Citizens' Week, at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Friday (September 25). At centre is Principal Social Worker at the Council, Cassandra Morrison.

Minister Samuda Pledges to Revise and Implement National senior Citizens’ Policy
​Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the Ministry’s weekly virtual press conference on Thursday (Sept. 24).​
​Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the Ministry’s weekly virtual press conference on Thursday (Sept. 24).​

Health Ministry Using Science to Support COVID-19 Response

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Director of Tourism, Donovan White speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Tourism

Photo and Jingle Competitions for Tourism Awareness Week

The Ministry of Tourism is staging photo and jingle competitions to mark Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) from September 27 to October 3. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director of Tourism, Donovan White, said that the competitions are part of strategies being employed by the Ministry, its agencies and industry partners to raise awareness about the importance of tourism...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Has Spent $4 Billion in COVID-19 Fight

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has spent $4 billion in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, in making the disclosure, said that a large portion of the funds, approximately 1$ billion, went towards providing personal protective equipment (PPEs) and procuring drugs and sundries. “We had a peak in expenditure in...
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) field hospital donated by the United States (US) Government, which is located at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets $105-Million Field Hospital

Jamaica’s capacity to monitor and treat patients with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been boosted through the donation of a field hospital, valued at approximately $105 million, by the United States (US) Government. The 70-bed facility, located on the grounds of the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew, was officially handed over on Thursday (September 24) by US Ambassador to Jamaica,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a field hospital at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, on Friday, September 25. He is joined by (from left): Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager; Managing Director of Rogers Land Development Limited, Richard Rogers; and Custos Rotulorum for Trelawny, Paul Muschett. Observing is Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Signs Contracts for Two Additional Field Hospitals

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (September 25), broke ground and signed contracts for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, in response to the treatment and hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients. One of the hospitals will be constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny and the other at the St. Joseph's Hospital...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Dorothy Findlayson (left), at the media launch of Senior Citizens
Community

Jamaicans Encouraged to Shower Love on Elders September 27

Jamaicans are being encouraged to shower elders with love and appreciation on Sunday (September 27), observed as National Grandparents’ Day, as the country kick-starts this year's activities for Senior Citizens’ Week. The week, which is being observed under the theme ‘Advancing the health and well-being of older people amid COVID-19', was launched on Friday (September 25) at the office of the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), makes a point during a JIS
JIS Think TankTourism

Virtual Church Service to Begin Tourism Awareness Week

Tourism Awareness Week will begin on Sunday, September 27, with a virtual church service, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The service will be held at Trumpet Call Ministries International, in Montego Bay, and streamed live via the Ministry of Tourism’s Youtube and Facebook pages. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on September 22, Director...
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