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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engages with residents who turned out at the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Tivoli Gardens High School in the constituency, on Thursday (September 2).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engages with residents who turned out at the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Tivoli Gardens High School in the constituency, on Thursday (September 2).

PHOTO: Minister McKenzie Visits COVID-19 Vaccination Site In West Kingston

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), talks with citizens awaiting vaccination at the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday ( September 2). 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), talks with citizens awaiting vaccination at the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday ( September 2). He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.

Health Minister Encouraged By Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up
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Suspension Of Banking Services To The Public
A Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department plants a Caribbean Pine sapling in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon.
A Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department plants a Caribbean Pine sapling in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon.

Jamaica To Host 32nd LACFC Meeting From September 6 To 10
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett.
National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett.

National Water Commission Collects $900M In Outstanding Payments

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses persons waiting to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday (September 2). The occasion was a sensitisation tour of communities and visits to vaccination sites in the parish by Ministry officials.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Construction Of Field Hospital In Westmoreland To Begin Shortly

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says work will commence shortly on the construction of a field hospital at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. He indicated that the contractors have commenced excavation work, adding that “in the next couple of days, [they] will [be] putting in the base material and then, from there, they...
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National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett.
Water

NWC Donating 10 Tablet Computers To Schools Islandwide

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, says the organisation will be donating 10 tablet computers to one school in each parish. Mr. Barnett pointed out that while the organisation has not yet contacted the beneficiary schools identified, the entity’s regional managers are “keen to work closely with those institutions, especially [in] assessing the needs that exist in those communities”....
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Principal Director, National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Lovette Byfield, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency
Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Gender-Based Violence Among 2021 Reproductive Health Survey Indicators

Gender-based violence (GBV) is among the key indicators being used in the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS). This was disclosed by Principal Director of the National Family Planning Board, Lovette Byfield, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 1). Other indicators include fertility; contraceptive use; knowledge, attitude, and practice,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
Agriculture

Uptick In External Demand For Jamaican Agricultural Produce

External demand for Jamaican agricultural produce and value-added items continues to increase, despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during the virtual launch of the Agriculture Trade Enforcement Advisory Mechanism (ATEAM), on Thursday (September 2). Mr. Green informed that for the January to April 2021 quarter, Jamaica earned US$10 million...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), with General Manager of Rainforest Seafoods Limited, Jerome Miles (second left), after presenting him with an accreditation certificate for the entity
Industry

Rainforest Seafoods Lab Attains IS0/IEC 17025:2017 Standard Accreditation

Rainforest Seafoods Limited’s Microbiology Laboratory has been accredited to conduct food testing services at an international standard. The lab, which was established in 2019, has been accredited to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025: 2017 Standard, which affirms the entity’s technical competence and reliability in carrying out food testing. This will allow Rainforest to provide additional...
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