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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

Latin America And Caribbean Countries Receive 40.5 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Date – PAHO

Approximately 40.5 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have so far been donated to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that approximately 79 per cent of these...
Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (centre), in discussion with former Assistant Superintendent, Heather Williams (left), and Acting Sergeant, Donovan Morgan, at the Brigade’s headquarters in Kingston recently.
Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks (centre), in discussion with former Assistant Superintendent, Heather Williams (left), and Acting Sergeant, Donovan Morgan, at the Brigade’s headquarters in Kingston recently.

JFB Responds To More Than Fires
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Vaccines Effective Against COVID-19 Variants – CMO
Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.
Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.

PHOTOS: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Donation of Appliances
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).

No Plans to Make Vaccination Mandatory

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a digital press conference on August 9.
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No Permits Approved For Entertainment Events

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that no permits have been approved for the staging of entertainment events. “The Municipal Corporations and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) cut off accepting and considering applications from the 9th of this month,” he indicated. “So, there is no approval for any event of any...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is flanked by Principal Director in the Ministry
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Jamaica Advanced In Preparations For COP26

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says that Jamaica is well advanced in its preparations for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The Minister noted that he recently participated in a high-level ministerial meeting in London “which helped to prepare us to ventilate important discussions, which will ensure...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).
Coronavirus

No Permits For Entertainment Events Over Next Three Weeks

No permits will be granted for entertainment events over the next three weeks, as the Government moves to contain the current spike in coronavirus (COVID) cases. From August 11 to August 31, no small or large events such as concerts, parties, tailgate parties and round robins will be permitted. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press conference at Jamaica House on August 9.
Coronavirus

Gov’t Taking Vaccines Into Communities

The Ministry of Health & Wellness will be conducting more vaccination drives in communities and town centres islandwide to facilitate the inoculation of Jamaicans ages 18 and older with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “The intention is…to now take the vaccines to the population centres, to the communities,” said Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “So instead of the larger...
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COVID-19 update of Monday, August 9, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 316 55,456 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 169 31,077 Males 147 24,376 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 49 days to 106 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 9 2,873 Hanover 15 1,628 KSA 65 15,137 Manchester 27 3,492 Portland 8 1,643 St. Ann...
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