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No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; 19 More Recoveries

As at Tuesday (June 16), Jamaica recorded no new COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the island remains at 621. At the same time, 19 more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right), display signed agreements formalising the Government of Japan’s provision of approximately $262 million (¥200 million) in grant aid, to boost the Administration’s national coronavirus response. Sharing the moment is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The signing took place at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (June 16).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right), display signed agreements formalising the Government of Japan’s provision of approximately $262 million (¥200 million) in grant aid, to boost the Administration’s national coronavirus response. Sharing the moment is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The signing took place at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (June 16).

Jamaica Gets $262 Million Grant From Japan To Purchase Medical Supplies
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, view the closed casket of the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) headquarters on Belmont Road in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (June 16).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, view the closed casket of the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) headquarters on Belmont Road in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (June 16).

Farewell To Late Minister At JLP Headquarters
Medical Doctor and blood donor organiser at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Danielle Levy (left), presents a trophy to Vice Principal, Immaculate Conception High School, Patricia Castriota, at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held on Monday (June 15) at the NBTS’s Slipe Pen Road address, Kingston.
Medical Doctor and blood donor organiser at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Danielle Levy (left), presents a trophy to Vice Principal, Immaculate Conception High School, Patricia Castriota, at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held on Monday (June 15) at the NBTS’s Slipe Pen Road address, Kingston.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left), joins Director of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Dr. Michelle Hamilton (centre), and Acting Director, National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Alisha Tucker, in cutting a cake at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held ​on Monday (June 15), at the NBTS
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Blood Donation Safe During COVID-19 – Dr. Bisasor-Mckenzie

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is calling for more Jamaicans to donate blood in order to ensure adequate supply of blood and blood products for life-saving interventions. She is assuring that the process is safe even as the country grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in these times, has put in place...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), observes the health screening and risk assessment process by the health authorities at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (June 15) following the arrival of the first flight into the island as the country reopened its borders to international travellers.
CoronavirusTourism

523 Passengers Arrive At Sangster Airport

Jamaica on Monday (June 15) welcomed 523 nationals and non-nationals to the island as the country reopened its borders to international travel. This was after a near three-month shutdown in an effort to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID 19). The first of six flights to the island, an American Airlines aircraft from Miami, Florida, with approximately 125...
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The 901-room RIU Ocho Rios resort reopened for guests on Monday (June 15).
Tourism

901-Room RIU Ocho Rios Reopens

The 901-room RIU Ocho Rios in St. Ann reopened its doors to guests on Monday (June 15) as the Government resumed phased operations in the tourism sector. The resumption followed a three-month shutdown of the sector due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Like other hotels across Jamaica, RIU was hit hard by the virus, which brought all tourism-related activities in...
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Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Western Region, Megan Mollison, addresses the closing day of the week-long TPDCo Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Monday, June 15,
CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Stakeholders Pledge To Follow Safety Protocols

Local tourism stakeholders have given their commitment to strictly adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols following the culmination of the week-long Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) sensitisation workshops in Montego Bay, St. James. The sessions, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 8 to 15, were critical in preparing stakeholders for the reopening of the nation’s borders...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at a virtual ‘World Accreditation Day’ forum, hosted by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) on June 9, at the Ministry in Kingston.
Industry

JANAAC Commended By Industry Minister

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) for recently signing two international agreements. He was speaking at a virtual ‘World Accreditation Day’ forum hosted by JANAAC on June 9 at the Ministry in Kingston. “I must commend JANAAC for signing the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement...
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Director of Tourism, Donovan White (left) engages Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon Christopher Tufton (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett in dialogue regarding arrangements for the restart of Jamaica’s tourism industry with the first set of flights arriving at the Sangster International Airport today (June 15).
Tourism

Tourism and Health Ministries Collaborate to Safely Fully Reopen Borders

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Health and Wellness Minister, Hon Christopher Tufton have jointly lauded the collaboration that enabled today’s full reopening of Jamaica’s borders to international travel and, in particular, the restart of the country’s tourism industry. Over 100 health workers were on hand for the first commercial passenger flight to touchdown at the Sangster International Airport...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton (left), signs the contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) valued more than US$10,000, from the German Embassy to the hospital, today (June 15), at the embassy on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew. Observing are Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson, and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl.
CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Bustamante Hospital For Children Gets PPE From German Embassy

The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received personal protective equipment (PPE), valued at more than US$10,000, from the German Embassy, to boost safety against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the handover ceremony today (June 15), at the German Embassy on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew, Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson, said the team at...
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