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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly digital Coronavirus (COVID-19) Conversations press briefing, at the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Thursday (September 10).

Health Ministry to provide COVID-19 updates at 10:00 a.m. daily

Starting Friday (September 11), the Ministry of Health and Wellness will provide updates on the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at 10:00 a.m. each day on its website at http://moh.gov.jm and social media platforms. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking on Thursday (September 10), during the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing at the Ministry's offices in New Kingston

Field hospital coming in two weeks

Associate Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship, College of Health Sciences, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Dr. Andrea Pusey-Murray.

Support for network of caregivers

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19), at the offices of the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston, during a virtual press conference on Thursday (September 10).

Confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 3,511

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, September 10.

St. James residents urged to become advocates in COVID-19 fight

Director, Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer (left), conducts a medical examination demonstration on a dummy, during a tour of the Strategic Management and Training Consultants Ltd. (SMTC) Career Institute, today (September 10). This followed the signing of an MOU by the SMTC Career Institute and the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre on the development and delivery of an advanced Patient Care Technician Certificate training course. Observing is Principal, Strategic Management and Training Consultants Ltd (SMTC) Career Institute, Beverley Dinham Spencer.

6 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Advanced Patient Care Technician Certificate course to be offered

The Strategic Management and Training Consultants Ltd. (SMTC) Career Institute and the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre (MAWC) are to collaborate on the development and delivery of an advanced Patient Care Technician Certificate training course. This was formalised today (September 10), with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by both entities. The one-year training programme is designed to...

St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Aedes index down to 10 per cent

Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s Aedes index has been reduced to 10 per cent as activities intensify to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue virus. The lowering of the Aedes index means that the number of breeding sites found in relation to the number of premises inspected has declined. “Our...

6 years ago Industry

JSIF to provide grants to entrepreneurs

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be providing grants of up to $400,000 to entrepreneurs in six communities in the parishes of St. James, Clarendon, Kingston and St. Andrew. Eligible entrepreneurs must be from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town, in Kingston and St....

6 years ago Coronavirus

Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Head Office to be closed for Sanitisation

The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency wishes to advise the public that its Head Offices located at 25 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10, will be closed on Friday September 11, 2020. The closure is in response to the report of a confirmed COVID-19 case of a staff member. The office is being closed to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitisation of...

National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, speaks at the virtual launch of the Jamaica Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (ONRTIP) Online Resource Library, on Wednesday (September 9).

6 years ago Information

Online Resource Library launched by ONRTIP

The Jamaica Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (ONRTIP) launched its Online Resource Library on Wednesday (September 9). The library seeks to provide anti-trafficking stakeholders with relevant and practical knowledge about human trafficking, as well as provide access to relevant research and data derived from local and international sources. It is a free, open-access library, which is...

6 years ago

COJ Kingston office closed for sanitisation

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) wishes to advise the public that its Kingston office at 1 Grenada Way, will be closed today – Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The closure is to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitization. The public will be advised of the reopening date. Customers are encouraged to utilize the Agency’s online registration platform to...

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

New payment option for taxpayers

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has collaborated with National Commercial Bank (NCB) to introduce NCB’s online bill payment, known as Paysmart, as an option for several tax types. Initially, this means NCB personal/retail customers are now able to add Tax Administration Jamaica as a payee on their eBanking platform. The additional payment option, that became available on August 31, 2020, represents...