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Annual New Years Eve Fireworks Events Cancelled

Corporation Committed to Public Safety The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) advises that there will be no staging of its signature New Year’s Eve events, Fireworks on the Waterfront and Fireworks on the Bay. The annual Fireworks on the Waterfront and...
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COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), welcome the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot for the community of Newlands, in Portmore, St. Catherine, recently. Others pictured from left are residents of the area, Lennox Hinds and Delroy Dobey. Photo: contributed
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), welcome the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot for the community of Newlands, in Portmore, St. Catherine, recently. Others pictured from left are residents of the area, Lennox Hinds and Delroy Dobey. Photo: contributed

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Scores Of Residents Now Benefiting From Major NWC Pipeline Infrastructure Projects
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), in discussion with representatives of the latest unions/bargaining units signing the Heads of Agreement for the government’s 12-month four percent salary offer for April 2021 to March 2022, on behalf of civil servants. They are (from left): Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) General Secretary John Levy; Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) President Dr. Mindi Fitz-Henley; Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President Patsy Henry; and Jamaica Midwives Association (JMA) President Bobby-Joe Campbell. The signing took place the Ministry in Kingston on December 22. Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), in discussion with representatives of the latest unions/bargaining units signing the Heads of Agreement for the government’s 12-month four percent salary offer for April 2021 to March 2022, on behalf of civil servants. They are (from left): Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) General Secretary John Levy; Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) President Dr. Mindi Fitz-Henley; Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President Patsy Henry; and Jamaica Midwives Association (JMA) President Bobby-Joe Campbell. The signing took place the Ministry in Kingston on December 22. Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson

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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Donneth Edmondson (right), are given a demonstration of the digitisation of Jamaica’s COVID-19 vaccination card system by Senior Network Administrator in the Ministry, Shawn Bolton, during the virtual launch on Thursday (December 23).
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Digital Vaccination Card Officially Launched

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched the Digitisation of Jamaica’s COVID-19 Vaccination Card. The digital card will be made available on the Ministry’s www.moh.gov.jm website. It features a Quick Response (QR) code to enable the validation of the information on the card and of the person’s vaccination status. The digital card is accessible via a mobile phone or...
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COVID-19 Update for Friday, December 24, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 158 92,513 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 85 52,631 Males 72 39,878 Under Investigation 1 4 AGE RANGE 2 months to 97 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES   Clarendon 1 4,949 Hanover 6 3,032 KSA 96 22,885 Manchester 1 6,005 Portland 3 2,528 St. Ann 9 6,941 St. Catherine 19...
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Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, speaking during a recent event held at the SRHA offices in Mandeville, Manchester.
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Jamaicans Urged To Follow COVID-19 Protocols During The Holidays

Regional Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, is encouraging Jamaicans to follow the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, as they participate in the various holiday festivities. “We are asking persons to be responsible in [their] behaviour over the Christmas period. COVID is still here, and we really don’t want to see the hospitals full of patients in January...
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