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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines serve to reduce students’ exposure to and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks, energy...
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 12.
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 12.

Jamaica Attractive Destination for Luxury Vacation Seekers – Tourism Director
Members of the judiciary participate in the annual Assize Church Service to mark the opening session of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona, St. Andrew on Sunday, September 18.
Members of the judiciary participate in the annual Assize Church Service to mark the opening session of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona, St. Andrew on Sunday, September 18.

Ministry Committed to Increasing Access to Justice
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents 102-year-old James Taylor (centre), with a framed birthday card from the late Her Majesty, the Queen. The Minister travelled to Mr. Taylor’s home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine recently, to make the presentation. Sharing the moment is the centenarian’s wife, Marion Taylor.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents 102-year-old James Taylor (centre), with a framed birthday card from the late Her Majesty, the Queen. The Minister travelled to Mr. Taylor’s home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine recently, to make the presentation. Sharing the moment is the centenarian’s wife, Marion Taylor.

Kitson Town Centenarian Hailed as National Treasure
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.

Dr. Tufton Calls for Strengthening of Regional Public Health Research

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Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles, signs the Condolence Book for Her Majesty, The Queen at the Office of the Custos in Falmouth on Friday, September 16.
Tribute

Trelawny Pays Respects to Her Majesty, The Queen

Trelawny’s civic and political leaders, senior police officers and firefighters, paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen by signing the Condolence Book in her honour on Friday (September 16). The book was located at the office of the Custos for the parish, at the Trelawny Justice Centre at Rock in Falmouth. Custos Hugh Gentles welcomed the stream of mourners,...
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Volunteers remove garbage from the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on Saturday (September 17) as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) activities.
Environment

Hanover Fisherfolk and Beach Users Urged to Practise Proper Garbage Disposal

Fisher Folk and other beaches users in Hanover are being implored to be more responsible in their waste disposal habits to protect livelihoods and ensure enjoyment of the coastal environment. President of the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC), Petra Vernon Foster, made the call as she participated in International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) activities at the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on...
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Director of Rooms at Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, Ash Jha, gets assistance from three-year-old Kayla Parkinson in removing garbage from One Man Beach along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, during International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.
Environment

1,500 Pounds of Garbage Cleared from One-Man Beach

Volunteers cleared more than 1500 pounds of garbage from the One Man Beach along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay on International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) on Saturday, September 17. The initiative, which was organised by the Montego Bay Marine Park, saw over 150 individuals, including students, members of service clubs, and hotel and community groups converging at the beach...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a light moment with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left) and Hospiten Country Manager, Samuel Afonso Diaz, at a contract signing ceremony at the WRHA’s Regional Technical Office, in Montego Bay on Friday (September 16). Contracts were signed between the Ministry and four private healthcare providers in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Health & Wellness

200 Patients in Western Jamaica to Receive Surgeries Under ‘CODE CARE’

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed contracts with four private health facilities in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic priorities. The contracts, totaling approximately $70 million, will see some 200 patients receiving hernia, prostate and hysterectomy surgeries by the end of 2022. Hospiten,...
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CommerceFinance & Public Service

Digital Wallets Will Facilitate Seamless Acquisition of JAM-DEX

Persons using special payment wallets to acquire Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) locally, are being assured that the process is easy. Digital payment wallets are the platforms being used for transactions involving the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) CBDC - ‘JAM-DEX’. National Commercial Bank (NCB) has facilitated the provision of the sole digital wallet introduced so far – Lynk. Chief Product...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, making the opening presentation in the debate on the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, in Parliament recently.
National Security

Appeals Process for Firearm License Applications Being Revamped

The Minister of National Security will no longer be involved in the appeals process for gun license applications under the new Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, when it is passed into law. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the disclosure as he opened the debate on the Bill in the House of Representatives recently. “We have established in...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on Jamaica’s visitor arrivals and tourism earnings at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Think, held at the agency’s head office on Monday, September 12.
Tourism

Tourism Earnings to Exceed US$4 billion This Year

Jamaica’s tourism earnings are expected to be “significantly higher” this year, exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “We are looking now at earning in excess of US$4 billion this year, which would exceed 2019 figures by US$500 million to US$600 million,” he noted. He said that visitor arrivals, including from cruise, are projected to be above three...
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