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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (right), raise a toast to celebrate Europe Day 2019.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (right), raise a toast to celebrate Europe Day 2019.

Jamaica Hails EU’S Partnership in COVID-19 Fight

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is lauding the 45 years of partnership between Jamaica and the Europe Union (EU) and the Union’s solidarity with the country in the fight against the coronavirus...
Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels (left), speaks with (from left) Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings; Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; and University of Technology (UTech) student, Leron Williams. Occasion was a ceremony for the handing over of 10 tablets and data plans by the Digicel Foundation to assist students with special needs, at the JCDP offices on Ripon Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (May 7).
Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels (left), speaks with (from left) Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings; Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; and University of Technology (UTech) student, Leron Williams. Occasion was a ceremony for the handing over of 10 tablets and data plans by the Digicel Foundation to assist students with special needs, at the JCDP offices on Ripon Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (May 7).

Digicel Foundation Donates Tablets For Special Needs Students
Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

EU To Make A Second Donation Of Medical Supplies To Health Sector
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Over 400 Samples Tested in 24 Hour period -10 New Positives and 1 More Recovery
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 6).
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 6).

Alorica Workers Urged To Notify Health Ministry About Vulnerable Family Members

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators, on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union to help in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.
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EU Supports Region To Fight COVID-19

The European Union (EU) has provided nearly €1 billion to support Caribbean and Latin American countries to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020, said the EU has decided “to immediately reorient its assistance programmes with Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), display a symbolic cheque for $700 million presented to e-Learning Jamaica by the Universal Service Fund (USF) for the procurement of tablet computers, under the Tablets for Teachers Programme, during a ceremony at the PCJ Auditorium, in New Kingston, on May 7. Also at the presentation are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith (second right) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes.
EducationTechnology

Tablets For Public School Teachers

Within the next two months, 25,000 public school teachers will benefit from the roll-out of the Tablets for Teachers Programme. The tablet computers will be for personal use as well as to assist the educators in delivering content and lessons in a virtual environment, especially since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has transformed the teaching/learning atmosphere in Jamaica and worldwide. A sum...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

89 Children And Teens Have Contracted COVID-19

A total of 89 youngsters ages 0-19 have contracted the coronavirus (COVID- 19) in Jamaica. Chief Medical Officer, Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie, made the disclosure while responding to questions on Wednesday (May 5), during a virtual press briefing from the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ head office in New Kingston. “In the 0-9 age group, we have 35 persons and in...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), presents items to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), at a handover ceremony at the Glenhope Nursery and Place of Safety in Kingston on Tuesday, May 5. Observing (at left) is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden. The donated goods, valued at $1.2 million, included basic food supplies, children’s stationery, toiletries and cleaning items.
Social SecurityYouth

More Support For Children’s Homes

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts- Risden, says the Government is stepping up its efforts to provide support to State-run children’s homes, as the country continues to battle the coronavirus (COVID -19). “The Ministry of Labour and Social Security always supports the most vulnerable. As we receive donations, we always remember the children’s homes...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6) from the Ministry
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Further Expands COVID-19 Testing

With Jamaica now current with coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, the Ministry of Health & Wellness will be expanding its testing options to include all admissions to hospitals and the creation of an appointment system for all eligible persons, who wish to be tested. This was announced by portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who noted that this will be facilitated...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children from the storybook, titled, ‘Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow’, by Paula-Ann Porter Jones, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities, Tuesday, May 5, from his offices in St. Andrew. This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of measures to contain and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Prime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Reads To Children Digitally

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children digitally from his offices in St. Andrew, in commemoration of Read Across Jamaica Day (May 5). This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of measures to contain and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Holness read from the book titled, ‘Sandy, Tosh...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6) from the Ministry
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessIndustry

28 BPO Entities Pass Ministry Of Health Inspection

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that 28 of the 96 business process outsourcing (BPO) entities operating on the island have passed inspection. “The remaining institutions have been provided with work plans to improve their infection prevention and control measures,” Dr. Tufton said at a virtual press conference at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on...
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