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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (June 23), regarding the rate of poverty in 2018.

Poverty Rate Fell By 40 Per Cent In 2018

Jamaica recorded a 40 per cent drop in the poverty rate in 2018, the lowest in 10 years. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in a statement to Parliament on...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang.

Investment In Border Security Essential To Supporting Blue Economy

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, stresses a point while making a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (June 23)., regarding the reopening of rivers and beaches.

Non-Compliance With Safety Protocols Could See Closure Of Beaches And Rivers

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), listens to a point from Head of the Europen Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the digital launch of the ‘Healthy Baby, Healthy You: Healthy Body is a Mus... Clinic is a Mus' campaign on Tuesday (June 23). The campaign is being spareheaded by the Ministry through its Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) and in partnership with the National Family Planning Board (NFPB).

New Campaign Encourages Pregnant Women To Seek Healthcare

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while moving a Resolution for the extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 23).

House Extends SOE In Kingston Western, Kingston Central Police Divisions

Wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left), hands over a ventilator to Executive Director, the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas (right). Looking on are Antoinette Taddeo and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Leslie Campbell. Five ventilators, donated by local businessman and developer, Leo Taddeo and his wife, Antoinette, were presented during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June 23).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Receives Donation Of Ventilators

Wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, on Tuesday (June 23), handed over five ventilators to the Ministry of Health and Wellness to assist in the national coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The items were donated by local businessman and developer, Leo Taddeo and his wife, Antoinette, through the...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records Five New COVID-19 Cases

As at Tuesday (June 23), Jamaica recorded five new COVID-19 cases and two more recoveries. The total number of confirmed cases is now at 670 while recoveries are up to 518 or 77.3%. The new cases consist of two (2) males and three (3) females, with ages ranging from 15 to 61 years. They are of addresses in St. Catherine...

Head of Research and Development, Caribbean Military Academy , Major Stacy-Ann Christian.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

National Security Ministry Hosts Virtual Resilient Policies Symposium

The Ministry of National Security and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will host the inaugural Resilient Policies on National Development (RESPOND) symposium from Wednesday (June 24) to Thursday (June 25). The virtual two-day event will be facilitated by the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the academic arm of the JDF, and will be focused on the areas of health, security, and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is being briefed by Deputy General Manager, China Sinopharm International, Teddy Zhou. about medical equipment and supplies donated to the Government by the company and Singer Jamaica. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 23).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Gov’t Receives Medical Equipment And Supplies

Director-General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison

6 years ago ScienceTechnology

Virtual Public Consultations On Science, Technology And Innovation Policy June 25 & 30

The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) will start public consultations on the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy, through a series of virtual events slated for June 25 and 30. “The consultations seek to engage citizens on varied questions surrounding national development within the field of science, technology and innovation,” said Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon....

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Vector-Control Activities Continue In Westmoreland

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, says vector-control measures continue in the parish in order to stem the spread of dengue fever. This is even while notifications of the disease, as well as the Aedes index in the parish, have decreased, with the index currently at 6.3 per cent. “We are still in the dengue outbreak and the...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Six New COVID-19 Cases Recorded

From the 844 new samples tested as at Monday (June 22), the National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that six (6) samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 665. Meanwhile, the island’s recoveries remained at 516. The recovery rate now stands at 77.6%....