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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Ministry of Heath and Wellness Vaccination Blitz January 8-9, 2022

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, January 8 and 9, 2022 to receive their first or second dose of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and  Johnson & Johnson...
CEO for the hospital, Diana Brown-Miller (2nd left) accepts the donation from owner of Hardware & Plumbing Supply Ltd., Howard Bailey (centre) on Wednesday, January 5. Photographed also from the BRH are: Operations Manager, Nicola Allen Morris (left); Porter, Desmond Brown (2nd right) and Porter Oshane Simms.
CEO for the hospital, Diana Brown-Miller (2nd left) accepts the donation from owner of Hardware & Plumbing Supply Ltd., Howard Bailey (centre) on Wednesday, January 5. Photographed also from the BRH are: Operations Manager, Nicola Allen Morris (left); Porter, Desmond Brown (2nd right) and Porter Oshane Simms.

Black River Hospital Receives Donation to Boost Patient Care
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on January 6.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on January 6.

Health Minister Warns Against Testing At Unauthorised Facilities
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); Country Manager for UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited, Sergey Kostyuk (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Stevie Barnett, cut the ribbon to officially launch the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment, on January 6, in Ewarton, St. Catherine.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); Country Manager for UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited, Sergey Kostyuk (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Stevie Barnett, cut the ribbon to officially launch the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment, on January 6, in Ewarton, St. Catherine.

Windalco Constructing Second EHP To Prevent Spillages
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).

Cabinet Approves Contracts For Consulting, Construction And Auditing Services

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, highlights a point while addressing a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, on Thursday (January 6).
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Again Pleads With Jamaicans To Get Vaccinated

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is again imploring Jamaicans to get vaccinated, especially in light of the fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19), from which the more contagious Omicron variant has emerged. Speaking at a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, on Thursday (January 6), he reminded that mainly unvaccinated persons are being hospitalised with severe...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5). (FILE)
CabinetFinance & Public ServiceHousingTechnology

Tablets Being Procured For 2022 Population And Housing Census

A total of 7,525 tablets are being procured for use in conducting the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This is the first time the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will be using tablets to carry out this exercise. Making the announcement during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams,...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a recent meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation.
HousingLocal Government

Six Additional Social Housing Solutions For Westmoreland

Westmoreland will be given an additional six social housing solutions to benefit the less fortunate in the parish. This was noted by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at a recent meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation. These will be in addition to a house being constructed for a family in the Sheffield division in the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

Families Must Protect Most Vulnerable Members From Covid – PM

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is calling on families to take responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in their households from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the National Day of Prayer event held at the Power of Faith Ministries in St. Catherine on January 5, Mr. Holness noted that previously, the Government kept children at home as a...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).
CabinetHousing

Selected NHT Contributors To Benefit From Housing Solutions In St. James

Selected contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT) are to benefit from the allocation of 178 housing solutions at the Estuary, Phase 2, Housing Development, in St. James. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the promulgation of an NHT Special Benefit Order, effective July 30, 2021, to facilitate the allocation. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the...
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