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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

40,000 Students Have Received First Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine

More than 40,000 students have, so far, received their first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said that the vaccine take-up by students is “going...
Deputy Director-General of STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budair, says the National Population and Housing Census is not related to the National Identification System (NIDS).
Deputy Director-General of STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budair, says the National Population and Housing Census is not related to the National Identification System (NIDS).

National Census Not Related To NIDS
Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).
Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, (second right), observing Nurse Shannon Bowden (right), as she administers the vaccine to a Red Stripe employee (centre). Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, cheered his employee, as she received her dose. The vaccination was administered at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston today (September 8).

Positive Response To Private Sector Vaccine Initiative
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses parents and children during a tour of the vaccination site at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V Clinic), in St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses parents and children during a tour of the vaccination site at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type V Clinic), in St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.

Parents Should Not Be Worried For Children Taking Vaccine – Dr. Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, leads a vaccination motorcade in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, September 8. He also visited vaccination sites and engaged in community sensitisation sessions throughout the parish.

Health Ministry Keeps Close Watch On New Variant Of COVID-19

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses journalists at a vaccination site located at Holy Family Primary and Infant School in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 8). With the Prime Minister (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccine ‘Ambassadors’ To Be Deployed In All Constituencies

In the push to get more Jamaicans vaccinated, the first set of 40 vaccine ‘ambassadors’ has been mobilised in St. Andrew North East, to encourage and facilitate the vaccination of members in their communities. Under the initiative, all Members of Parliament will recruit vaccine ambassadors to encourage constituents to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Music Director Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Avery Crooks Campbell.
Culture

Teens Called To Enter Customer Service Song Competition

Young Jamaicans, aged 13 to 17 years old, are being encouraged to enter the annual Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. Entries for the competition close on Tuesday, September 21. The competition, which targets young people from primary and secondary schools across the island, is a joint venture of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the Jamaica Customer Service Association...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Buy-Back Programme was implemented to ensure farmers have consistent access to reasonable markets, and consumers have access to safe cost-efficient food.
Agriculture

Government Commits $320M To Buy-Back Programme

The Government has committed more than $320M to the Ministry of Agriculture’s Buy-Back Programme. The Programme began last year and is implemented through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Agriculture Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said this is one way the Government has responded to the negative effects of the pandemic on farmers. “There has been fallout in our major markets,...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant And Lactating Women

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for pregnant women after their first trimester and mothers who are breastfeeding. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVID-19 vaccines are critical tools for safeguarding expectant and lactating mothers during the pandemic. “COVID-19 vaccines, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), are safe to administer during pregnancies. [Additionally]...
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