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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 10).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 10).

Thousands Benefit From Diagnostic Tests Through Public-Private Partnership

More than 40,615 diagnostic tests have been completed in private facilities at a cost of $1.42 billion over the past two years, under the Government’s Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project, which seeks to improve access to services within the public...
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

Regional Countries Have Bolstered Public Health Expenditure In Response To COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 10).
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 10).

Gov’t Invests $700 Million To Purchase Diagnostic And Other Equipment For Hospitals
Acting Information Services Manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Marcia Henry, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Acting Information Services Manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Marcia Henry, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

SRC Accepting Nominations For Women In Science Series
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8) .
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8) .

St. James Municipal Corporation Says Vendors Must Sell In Designated Areas

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Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), observe Sayeed Zyjottoa (seated) after he was vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the National Arena in St. Andrew, recently. Others pictured from left are: Nurse Fiona Ellis, the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Angie Martinez Tejera, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative to Jamaica, Ian Stein. Photo: Adrian Walker
COVID-19 Vaccination

DR Donates 50k Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines to Jamaica

Jamaica has lauded the Dominican Republic (Dom Rep) for helping to boost the national vaccination programme with its donation of 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines. Speaking at a recent ceremony held at the National Arena in St. Andrew, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton said the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is beneficial to regional...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams addresses the virtual Post Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 10). Photo: A. Walker
CabinetIndustry

Jamaica Amends Legislations Ahead Of Hosting AICE

Cabinet has given approval for the execution of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) Agreement between the WFZO and the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), for the Authority’s hosting of the 8th Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE). The conference and exhibition is scheduled to be held June 7 to 10, 2022 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Addressing the virtual...
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Students and teachers at the Steer Town Primary, Junior and Infant School, sharing a light moment on the school premises on Tuesday (November 9). Photo: Garwin Davis
Education

Reopening Of School Brings Hope To St. Ann Community

Principal (Ag) at the Steer Town Primary, Junior High and Infant School in St. Ann, Jacqueline Mullings, says the resumption of face-to-face is going well with no major glitches to report. Speaking with JIS News on Tuesday (November 9) Ms. Mullings said that the infant department (ages 4-5) reopened with 27 students coming out on Monday (November 8) and 30...
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Late President of the All-Island Craft Traders and Producers Association, Melody Haughton-Adams.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett Hails Late Craft Traders’ Association President As Advocate For Industry

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the late President of the All-Island Craft Traders and Producers Association, Melody Haughton-Adams, as a staunch advocate for the craft industry and the welfare of traders. Ms Haughton-Adams passed away on Tuesday (November 9) following a period of illness. Minister Bartlett said that Ms. Haughton-Adams’ uncanny ability to collaborate and her insistence that...
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Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown.
Industry

National Compliance And Regulatory Authority Targets Legislation By 2022/23

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown, says that the entity is working to have legislation in place within the next financial year. “You would have heard us talking and making reference to the BSJ (Bureau of Standards Jamaica) legislation because that still underlines and gives us the authority to conduct our regulatory...
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