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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

136 Farmers Receive Irrigated Water Under Drought Mitigation Programme

To date, 275,712 gallons of irrigated water have been trucked to 136 farmers in 22 communities across the island under the recently instituted Drought Mitigation Programme. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points to the ‘before and after’ photographs of a housing solution constructed under the Housing Opportunity Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, at the handover ceremony in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 2).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points to the ‘before and after’ photographs of a housing solution constructed under the Housing Opportunity Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, at the handover ceremony in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 2).

Government To Use Several Models To Deliver Housing Solutions Under HOPE
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

Agriculture Ministry Allocates $50 Million To Assist Small Farmers
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a digital COVID Conversations press briefing, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Kingston, on July 2.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a digital COVID Conversations press briefing, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Kingston, on July 2.

Returning Jamaicans To Make Appointment For Testing
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking during the Ministry
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking during the Ministry's ​weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (July 2).

Dr. Tufton Urges Continued Vigilance Against COVID-19

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the handover ceremony for a three two-bedroom housing solution to three sisters in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Thursday (July 2).
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Alternative Road For Annotto Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says an alternative road is in the making for Annotto Bay, St. Mary, geared at easing the flow of traffic in the seaside town. Mr. Holness made the announcement at the handover of a three two-bedroom multi-family housing solution to three sisters and their children in Annotto Bay, on Thursday (July 2). “One...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the official opening of Island Grill’s new restaurant on King Street in downtown Kingston on July 2.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PM Reminds Citizens To Wear Masks In Public Space

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is reminding Jamaicans to continue wearing their masks once they are in the public space, as part of efforts to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus (COVID 19). The wearing of masks in public forms part of the Government’s infection prevention protocol to minimise and contain the spread of the virus. The...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing the Ministry of Health and Wellness​
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Jamaicans Urged To Report Returnees Who Breach Quarantine Orders

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is encouraging citizens to report persons who have returned to the island and are not complying with the quarantine orders. The CMO, who was speaking at the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (July 2), said that everyone is “duty-bound” to report when a returnee breaches...
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Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers.
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Communities To Be Served Despite Ending Of CSJP

The Ministry of National Security will continue to facilitate crime intervention and prevention strategies in targeted communities, with the formal ending of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday, July 2, Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers, said members of targeted communities will still be able to access the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
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Agriculture Ministry To Purchase Drones

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, will be purchasing 13 drones that will help to bolster the capacity of extension officers in the field. The drones will be among other equipment and machinery, valued at a total of $230 million, that will serve to enhance the technological modernisation of the agricultural sector and facilitate increased production and productivity....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking on Thursday (July 2), during the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from ​the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Eight More COVID-19 Cases

Eight more persons have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing Jamaica's number of cases to 715. Five more persons have also recovered from the virus within the last 24 hours and have been released. This brings the number of recovery cases to 560, giving the island a 78.3 per cent recovery rate. This was...
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