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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference on May 11, at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

Six Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 From Batch Of Repatriated Persons

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has reported that three more persons who arrived in the island last week from the United Kingdom under the controlled re-entry programme have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new...

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Postal Service To Help Deliver Tablets For Teachers

The National Health Fund’s mobile Drug Serv bus that will deliver prescriptions to the three communities now under quarantine in St. Mary.

NHF Mobile Unit To Fill Prescriptions In Quarantined Areas Of St. Mary

Jamaica’s COVID-19 Recoveries Reach 100 : 2 New Confirmed Cases

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

Protocols Being Developed For Reopening Of Tourism Industry

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

90 Persons Recover From COVID-19

Ninety persons who previously tested positive for the dreadful coronavirus (COVID-19) have recovered. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11). “The recovery over the past five days has been a lot more improved, in that we now have...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirus

Quarantined Residents In St. Mary Get Care Packages

Approximately 1,400 care packages have been distributed to families in need in Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, which are now under quarantine. These communities have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to the time of being placed under quarantine (May 7), 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19...

Public Cleansing Manager at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Mark Jones (right), hands over a bag of groceries to former WPM employee, Gladstone Miles, during a recent distribution drive to assist retirees impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

6 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Assistance For Retirees Of WPM Waste Management Limited

Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited has assisted 75 retirees of the agency in western Jamaica by providing care packages to help them cope during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmondson, said that WPM’s management team donated a portion of their April salaries to undertake the initiative, which amounted to some...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

192 Jamaicans To Arrive On May 13

One hundred and ninety-two Jamaicans overseas are scheduled to arrive in the island from the United States, on Wednesday (May 13), under the Government’s controlled re-entry programme. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provided details at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre,...

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

Community Bars To Be Reopened May 19

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that community bars will be allowed to reopen conditionally, starting on May 19, for a two-week probationary period. Bars islandwide were ordered closed from March 28, as part of the Government’s measures to prevent and reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister, who was speaking at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

6 years ago Coronavirus

Shopping Days For Quarantined Communities In St. Mary

The Government has outlined restrictions and shopping days for the communities now under quarantine in St. Mary, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Areas quarantined are Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay. Up to the time of being placed under quarantine (May 7), 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in St. Mary. The parish now has 18 confirmed cases....

6 years ago Coronavirus

Churches To Open For In-House Worship Under Strict Guidelines

Churches will be allowed to open for in-house worship for a two-week trial period, under strict guidelines, commencing on Saturday, May 16. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11). For weeks, churches have been unable to operate with their usual services,...