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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

Protocols For COVID-19 Tests Being Developed

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is building out the necessary protocols for coronavirus (COVID-19) antibody and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said developing the testing protocols is in keeping with measures to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

Discussions Under Way On Return To Work Protocols

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn.

Parents Urged To Educate Children About Dangers Of Digital Media

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2019.

Dr. Tufton Credits Flattening Of COVID-19 Curve To Early Response

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

1,300 Community Health Aides To Be Employed

Wife of the Prime Minister and Founder of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre) presents a care package to third-year midwifery student at the University of Technology (UTech), Ashleigh Mitchell (right). Looking on is Acting President of UTech, Professor Colin Gyles. Occasion was the presentation of care packages to 53 and midwifery students at UTech

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Nursing And Midwifery Students At UTech Get Care Packages

Fifty-three nursing and midwifery students of the University of Technology (UTech) have been provided with care packages by the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation as part of the entity’s coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts. Wife of the Prime Minister and Founder of the charity, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, made the presentation on Tuesday (May 19), during a ceremony held...

Workers apply asphalt to a section of the Fairfield Bridge to Taylor Avenue roadway in St. James.

6 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Rehabilitating Roads In Westmoreland And St. James

The National Works Agency (NWA) is rehabilitating sections of roadway in the parishes of Westmoreland and St. James. In Westmoreland, the Mount Airy to Orange Hill roadway in Negril is being repaired at a cost of $22.3 million. Community Relations Officer at the NWA (Western Region), Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the project includes construction of concrete cross drains,...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis.

6 years ago Industry

JBDC ‘In Concert’ Continues Thursday

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will host another event in its virtual series for creatives, dubbed JBDC 'In Concert', on Thursday, May 21. The event, under the theme ‘Scene 8: Money Moves (Dance and Theatre)’, is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. It will be facilitated via the ZOOM online meeting platform. JBDC 'In Concert' is organised in collaboration...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks during Monday’s (May 18) COVID-19 digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

SET Cash Grants To Be Disbursed This Week

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says grants under the Supporting Employees with the Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) component of the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme, are expected to be disbursed this week. He advised that applications for some 26,000 persons are being processed, adding that “I am expecting...

Principal of Providence Heights Infant school in Montego Bay St. James, Carolyn Clarke-Brown.

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Teachers At Infant School In Mobay Celebrate The Children

Teachers at the Providence Heights Infant school in Montego Bay, St. James. have been using creative methods to celebrate the 230 students enrolled at the institution for Child Month, amid the closure of schools due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Child Month is being celebrated in May, under the theme ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’ The school’s celebration started on Teachers’...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Ship Workers Arrive At Falmouth Pier

With flags waving and an impromptu singing of the National Anthem, 1,044 Jamaican ship workers returned home at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny, on May 19. Health officials from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) were on hand for the arrival of Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas. The ship workers, while not able to start the disembarkation process until...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a virtual launch of a $28-million programme to assist community bars and taverns to resume business, by Red Stripe Limited and its partners (May 19). [File Photo]

6 years ago Local Government

Help For Bars And Taverns

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended the coalition of beverage companies that has pledged to help local bars and taverns reopen for business. The $28-million initiative is being undertaken by Red Stripe, Pepsi Cola Jamaica, Celebration Brands and the Desnoes & Geddes Foundation. During the virtual press launch of the ‘For Our Bars: For...