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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 8) from Jamaica House.

Government Considering Controlled Re-Entry Of Jamaicans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is considering reopening the island’s ports for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans who have been stranded overseas. The country closed its borders to incoming passengers on March 24 as part...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 8) .

PM Announces Order For Wearing Of Masks

GOJ’s CARE Programme ‘SET’ to Help Workers Amid COVID-19 Layoffs

All Beaches And Water Attractions Closed For Easter

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. Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Gets 29 Ventilators From EU

6 years ago Coronavirus

Curfew Extended Until April 21 With New Hours

The Government has adjusted the curfew Order for Jamaica, in the effort to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The adjusted hours of the curfew are – From 8:00 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, April 8) to 6:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 9); from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 to 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 10; from Friday, April 10...

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.

6 years ago CoronavirusGender Affairs

Companies Invited To Support WCJF Beneficiaries

Companies and individuals who wish to make donations to beneficiaries of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) can do so by contacting the entity’s locations across the island. About 500 adolescent and expectant mothers have been affected by the closure of the centres due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the nation during a press conference at the Ministry, on Tuesday (April 7).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Increase In Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Anticipated

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government anticipates an increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We anticipate that there is going to be a surge. The extent of that surge is a function of how we manage what information we have and can discern and the process of containment and treatment,” Dr....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a digital press conference on Tuesday (April 7). At right is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry To Donate 100,000 Masks To Private Practitioners

The Minister of Health and Wellness will be donating 100,000 N95 masks to private practitioners to support their work in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure on Tuesday (April 7), during a digital press conference at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. The N95 masks are designed to filter out...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), in discussion with Vice President of Dencon Foods Limited, Nicholas Duke, at the company

6 years ago AgricultureCommerceCoronavirus

Government Secures Local Buyer For Excess Irish Potato

The Government has secured a buyer for half of the excess amount of Irish potato produced by small farmers. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said the purchase of 400,000 pounds of Irish potatoes by the Clarendon-based Dencon Foods Limited is significant, as the farmers are unable to sell more than...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, addresses the nation during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on April 7.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Some Patients With Mild COVID-19 Symptoms Will Be Isolated At Home

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says some Jamaicans who test positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be isolated at home, noting that this is already the case. “In terms of making the assessment of those persons who can be isolated at home, we would have to look at their home...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) signs a Memorandum of Understanding with President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrews Memorial Hospital, Dr. Lindon Leach (left), during a digital press conference at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Tuesday (April 7). Observing are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Andrews Memorial Hospital Assists KPH With Patients

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Andrews Memorial Hospital on Hope Road in Kingston to serve as an overflow ward for the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The signing took place at a digital press conference, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston on Tuesday (April 7). “We are happy to announce that...