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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

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...

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.

EU Supports Region To Fight COVID-19

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.

Tablets For Public School Teachers

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

89 Children And Teens Have Contracted COVID-19

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.

More Support For Children’s Homes

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6) from the Ministry

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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...

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).

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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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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...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), speaks to a senior citizen, who is among 120 Jamaicans, who returned from the United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 6). The Minister was at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to welcome the Jamaicans home.

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Gov’t Brings 120 Jamaicans Home

One hundred and twenty Jamaicans who were stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) are now back on local soil through the assistance of the Government. A TUI chartered Boeing 787 aircraft with the passengers aboard landed at 5:39 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. A total of 124 persons were approved for the...

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Dr. Tufton Says Health Ministry Welcomes COVID-19 Audit

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the Auditor General’s interest in auditing funds that have been spent by the Ministry in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). He said that the audit is important in ensuring transparency and accountability. Last Friday (May 1), the Ministry disclosed that it has so far spent $2.5...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a COVID-19 virtual press conference on Wednesday (May 6), at the Ministry, in Kingston.

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Jamaica Records Five New Cases Of COVID-19

Jamaica has recorded five new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 478. The update was given by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Wednesday (May 6), during the COVID-19 virtual press briefing, held at the Ministry’s head office, in Kingston. He also reported that eight more...

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

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PAHO Head Urges Caution In Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, is urging caution by member countries that are looking to ease coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards in order to facilitate the phased resumption of economic activities. Addressing a digital media briefing on Tuesday (May 5), Dr. Etienne noted that there is now “growing debate” about when countries can start to reopen...