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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 6.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 6.

Jamaica to Receive Limited Supply of Monkey Pox Vaccines

Jamaica is set to receive a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines by the end of September. This acquisition is being facilitated through collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). “We are advised that the manufacturers of the smallpox vaccine...
(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Jamaica Records Two Additional Cases of Monkeypox
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left, standing), looks on as Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual (VM) Pensions Management Limited, Conroy Rose (left, seated), signs a partnership agreement between the entity and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) to provide special pension solutions to the JMEA member companies and their employees. The signing took place during the initiative’s launch at the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (September 6). Looking on are JMEA Executive Director, Kamesha Blake (centre, seated), and President, JMEA, John Mahfood (right, seated), and VMBS Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left, standing), looks on as Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual (VM) Pensions Management Limited, Conroy Rose (left, seated), signs a partnership agreement between the entity and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) to provide special pension solutions to the JMEA member companies and their employees. The signing took place during the initiative’s launch at the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (September 6). Looking on are JMEA Executive Director, Kamesha Blake (centre, seated), and President, JMEA, John Mahfood (right, seated), and VMBS Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell.

VM Group Partners with JMEA to Provide Pension Solutions for Member Companies
Regional Manager for the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) North American offices, Shane Angus (second left), participates in a panel discussion at the recently held Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce (JAUSACC) Expo and Power Lunch in Davie, Florida. Also participating (from left) are Attorney-at-Law and panel discussion moderator, Marlon Hill; representative from the United States Export-Import Bank, Elena Méndez; and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forest.
Regional Manager for the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) North American offices, Shane Angus (second left), participates in a panel discussion at the recently held Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce (JAUSACC) Expo and Power Lunch in Davie, Florida. Also participating (from left) are Attorney-at-Law and panel discussion moderator, Marlon Hill; representative from the United States Export-Import Bank, Elena Méndez; and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forest.

JAMPRO Presents Business Opportunities to Jamaican Diaspora in South Florida
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens as architect, Garfield Wood (second right), highlights features on the replica of the new main building to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are Acting Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur, and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ambassador Marianne van Steen. They were attending a recent Open House and Exhibition ceremony for the rehabilitation of Public Health Facilities in St. Catherine, at the Open Bible Church in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens as architect, Garfield Wood (second right), highlights features on the replica of the new main building to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are Acting Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur, and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ambassador Marianne van Steen. They were attending a recent Open House and Exhibition ceremony for the rehabilitation of Public Health Facilities in St. Catherine, at the Open Bible Church in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

New Main Building to be Constructed at Spanish Town Hospital

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the father of the three children who perished in a fire in Springfield, Westmoreland, on September 4, Adrian Anthony Laing (left), look at photos of the youngsters in happier times, during a visit to the community on Monday, September 5. At right is Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Moreland Wilson.
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Support for Family of Fire Victims

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be providing support to the family of the three children who perished in a fire in Springfield, Westmoreland, on Sunday, September 4. This will be done through the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on Monday (September 5) visited the community where she sought...
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Grade-two teacher of Coke’s View Primary School in the Galloway District of Westmoreland, Andrene Murray-Porter, engages her students as in-class learning begins on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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Steady Start to New School Year – Minister

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says schools across the country were off to a steady start on the first day of the new 2022/2023 academic year, which began on Monday, September 5. Addressing journalists in Springfield, Westmoreland, on the day that signalled the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that all schools returned to in-class learning at...
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Principal of Adelphi Primary School in St. James, Marlon Campbell, welcomes grade-six students on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday (September 5).
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St. James Schools Record Smooth Start to New Academic Year

Adelphi Primary School and Goodwill Primary and Infant School in rural St. James were among the institutions in the parish recording smooth starts to the 2022/23 academic year, which commenced on Monday (September 5). Both schools, which boast immaculate compounds, had their full cadre of students in attendance. Principal of Adelphi Primary School, Marlon Campbell, told JIS News that the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Martinez (left), explains the significance of the mural that was unveiled at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston, which has been adopted by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic. Also looking on is student, Khalia Evans. The mural was part of the facelift gifted to the school by the Embassy and represents friendship between the two countries. The ceremony was held on Monday, September 5.
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Facelift for Franklin Town Primary

Students at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston began the 2022/23 academic year on September 5 in a newly painted school building. The facelift was done through the Embassy of the Dominican Republic’s ‘Dom Rep School Adoption Programme’. This project allows the Embassy to develop a year-long curriculum and teach the students the Spanish language and culture of the...
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Students at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School on opening day at the St. Ann-based institution.
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Smooth Start at Schools in St. Ann

It was smooth sailing on opening day (September 5), at two St. Ann schools, where school administrators and students seemed thrilled at the prospect of an exciting year. “I was up from as early as 3:00 a.m… excited and nervous at the same time… thinking about opening day,” said Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School Acting Principal, Patricia Pottinger-Bailey. “I...
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