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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, listen keenly to a presentation at a virtual town hall meeting, held on Wednesday, June 10. The event, hosted by the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit in the Ministry, was aimed at bringing together all stakeholder groups to implement anti-praedial larceny interventions to reduce losses in the sector.

Minister Calls On Persons To Report Cases Of Praedial Larceny

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has emphasised that persons must report incidents of praedial larceny, if the scourge is to be eliminated. “I want to encourage more farmers and other...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), in discussion with Consultant, Dr. Omer Thomas, at a virtual town hall meeting, held on Wednesday (June 10). The event, hosted by the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit in the Ministry, was aimed at bringing together all stakeholder groups to implement anti-praedial larceny interventions to reduce losses in the sector.

Ministry To Revisit Proposal For Dedicated Days For Praedial Larceny Cases

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Take Advantage Of COVID-19 Training

Director, Nursing Services, Princess Margaret Hospital, Nadine Anderson Lawrence (seated) tries out the newly installed surveillance system for the islolation unit at the St. Thomas-based hospital on Wednesday (June 10). Also looking on (left to right) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Princess Margaret Hospital, Melecia Linton; Network Engineer, Computer King Ltd, Dwayne Hutchinson (partially hidden); and Senior Medical Officer, Princess Margaret Hospital, Samantha Walker.

PHOTOS: Princess Margaret Hospital Gets Surveillance System For The Isolation Unit

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking on Wednesday (June 10) at the virtual high-level forum to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.

UN In The Vanguard Of Efforts To Improve Lives – Minister Johnson Smith

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

No New COVID-19 Cases

As at Wednesday (June 10), there were no new confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded for Jamaica. The total confirmed cases, therefore remain at 605. At the same time, two more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the total recoveries to 407 (67.2% Recovery rate). Jamaica has 104 imported cases; 218 contacts of confirmed cases; 27 local transmission...

Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Western Region, Megan Mollison, gives a presentation on the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for the island’s hotels when they reopen on June 15. Occasion was day two of the TPDCo COVID-19 Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday ( June 9).

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Emphasis On COVID-19 Protocols In Hotels

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has embarked on a series of sensitisation workshops to highlight coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, which will govern the tourism sector when it reopens on June 15. These workshops target tourism workers as well as other stakeholders in the sector and will be held over the course of six days, from June 8 to June 15,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), converses with Principal of the Bridgeport High School in St. Catharine, Beverly Harris (second right), and ancillary staff at the institution, during a visit on June 8.

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Education State Minister Praises Bridgeport High Ancillary Staff

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has lauded the ancillary staff at the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, for keeping the institution clean. During the closure of the school, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff spent several days cleaning the school, and during the last two weeks leading up...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Countries To Benefit From More Than US$100 Million In Medical Supplies

Jamaica and other Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries will benefit from the entity’s acquisition of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies, valued at more than US$100 million, to bolster the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the Americas. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said the provisions, which were sourced from suppliers in Asia, include gloves,...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, emphasises a point during yesterday’s (June 9) Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s council meeting at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Local Government

KSAMC Working With Various Entities To Prepare Shelters

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is working with various entities to ensure that shelters across the municipality are operational for the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Speaking at a council meeting at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 9), Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that 97 emergency shelters are being inspected. He...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), engages with a little girl while she and her mother were being processed at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday (June 9). A total of 96 Jamaicans arrived on a flight from Fort Lauderdale in the United States under the protocol for controlled re-entry.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

More Health Workers To Be Deployed As Country Prepares For Int’l Travellers

The Ministry of Health will be increasing the deployment of health personnel across the island, in preparation for the reopening of the country’s borders to international travellers on June 15. “We are now employing another 1,000 community health aides across the country, and that will bolster the number of persons we have,” said portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at a meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston, on June 9.

6 years ago Local Government

New Bridge In West Rural St. Andrew To Be Opened June 18

The new Bowden Hill Bridge in West Rural St. Andrew will be officially opened on Thursday, June 18. This was stated by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, during yesterday’s (June 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected...