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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton; and senior citizen, Gwendolyn Morgan, from the Comprehensive Health Centre's exercise group, engage in physical activity at the first anniversary celebration for Jamaica Moves, held at Emancipation Park in April 2018.

Health Ministry Encourages Jamaicans to Engage in Physical Activity

As the country deals with stemming the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging Jamaicans to engage in physical activity to preserve their health. In an interview with JIS News,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses a digital press conference from the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Wednesday (May 6).

Jamaica First in Caribbean for Number of COVID-19 Tests

Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis.

Preparations Under Way in St. Elizabeth for Hurricane Season

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

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.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

EU To Make A Second Donation Of Medical Supplies To Health Sector

The European Union (EU) will be making a second donation of medical supplies and equipment to Jamaica in support of the country’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020. Ambassador Wasilewska said that the items include monitors, infusion...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Over 400 Samples Tested in 24 Hour period -10 New Positives and 1 More Recovery

A total of four hundred and twenty-one (421) samples were tested in the last 24 hours at the National Influenza Centre and the National Public Health Laboratory. Ninety-nine (99) samples were repeat tests for persons-of-interest and patients in quarantine and isolation respectively, while three hundred and twenty-Two (322) were new samples. Jamaica has now tested 6,417 with 5,887 negatives and...

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).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessIndustry

Alorica Workers Urged To Notify Health Ministry About Vulnerable Family Members

Employees of the Alorica call centre in Portmore, St. Catherine, are being asked to notify the health authorities about household members at greater risk of being severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is against the background of an outbreak of the virus at the business process outsourcing company (BPO), which has seen 221 of the entity’s 787 workers, and...

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.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...