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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).

NSWMA Executive Director Calls On Persons To Protect Themselves

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, has encouraged persons living close to the Retirement landfill in St. James to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a meeting...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.

SDC Provides Support To Tackle COVID-19
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left, foreground), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), observe operations inside the Police Emergency Control Centre at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston, during a tour of the facility on Wednesday (March 18). Briefing them is Sub-officer in charge of the Centre, Woman Inspector Vanessa Clarke.
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left, foreground), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), observe operations inside the Police Emergency Control Centre at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston, during a tour of the facility on Wednesday (March 18). Briefing them is Sub-officer in charge of the Centre, Woman Inspector Vanessa Clarke.

Technology Platform Of JCF Expanded
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Hugh Faulkner.
Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Hugh Faulkner.

LAC Advises Clients To Make Contact By Phone, Email
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Trading, Vaughn Phang (left), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At second right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Trading, Vaughn Phang (left), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At second right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs.

Government To Monitor Distributive Trade

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Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher.
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessJusticeYouth

CAD Establishes Emergency Call Centre

The Court Administration Division (CAD) has established an Emergency Call Centre to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to the Courts for information. This forms part of additional measures being considered and implemented at the Parish Courts to ensure easy access, while maintaining the safety of staff, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), addresses representatives of agencies under the Ministry, at a meeting held recently at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

JFB Ambulances Equipped With Protective Gear

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, said the entity’s ambulances are equipped to transport persons displaying respiratory and flu-like symptoms. “We have worked out a protocol with the Ministry of Health [and Wellness] as to how we treat with an individual who may be displaying flu-like symptoms,” he said. “We have also procured some protective equipment or gear for...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), points to the first chain of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, at a press conference held at Jamaica House on March 18. Observing are (from left) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden; Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; and National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

National Epidemiologist Outlines COVID-19 Chains Of Transmission

The Government has reported that there are currently seven chains of transmission regarding positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. Details were provided by the National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, during a press conference at Jamaica House on March 18. Jamaica now has 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The first chain has six persons, which...
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Director of Operations, Systems and Procedure in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Barrington Thomas.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Implementing International Public Accounting Standards

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is in the implementation phase of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). These are a set of accounting principles issued by the IPSAS Board for use by public-sector entities around the world in the preparation of financial statements. Adoption of IPSAS by governments improves both the quality and comparability of financial...
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Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Persons Advised To Seek Local Advice Before Calling COVID-19 Hotlines

Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, is calling on persons who are experiencing unexplained respiratory symptoms to seek advice from their local doctors before contacting the national COVID-19 hotlines for assistance. This, she said, is to ensure that symptoms are properly assessed by a trained professional, so that persons can be appropriately advised quickly on how to...
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Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security

Returning Jamaicans Advised To Keep Abreast Of Measures To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is encouraging Jamaicans planning to return home to keep abreast of the necessary precautionary steps to take upon arrival, amidst the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19). Speaking with JIS News, PICA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Wynter, said it is critical that citizens learn the appropriate steps that they need to...
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