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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks.
Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks.

Practise Alternatives To Burning When Clearing Land – JFB

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is encouraging persons to practise alternatives to burning when clearing land and disposing of the brush generated. This call comes as the Brigade is again seeing an increase in bushfires across the island. “We really...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Byran, speaking during the Ministry’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (July 29).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Byran, speaking during the Ministry’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (July 29).

Over 307,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards ceremony held at King’s House on July 30.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards ceremony held at King’s House on July 30.

Three Exemplary Jamaicans Receive Special 30th Anniversary Governor-General’s Achievement Awards
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA), during a meeting at the AC Kingston Marriott Hotel, on Thursday (July 29). The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA), during a meeting at the AC Kingston Marriott Hotel, on Thursday (July 29). The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

Jamaica To Welcome 4.2 Million Visitors, Earn US$4 Billion By 2024
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jamaica, His Excellency Faisal Falah Alharbi (shown on the monitor), officially hands over medical supplies and equipment valued at $32 million to Jamaica during a virtual ceremony from the Health and Wellness Ministry on Thursday (July 29). From left are Executive Director of the Ministry
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jamaica, His Excellency Faisal Falah Alharbi (shown on the monitor), officially hands over medical supplies and equipment valued at $32 million to Jamaica during a virtual ceremony from the Health and Wellness Ministry on Thursday (July 29). From left are Executive Director of the Ministry's Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas; Minister of State, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

Jamaica Gets Medical Supplies Valued At Over $32 Million From Saudi Arabia

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks into a well beside a National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) site in St. Toolies Manchester during a tour of the area last Friday (June 23). The well currently serves as the main source of water for the community, and the Local Government Minister has announced intentions to establish a water shop in the community to provide potable water for residents.
Local Government

Water And Housing For South Manchester Communities

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has committed to improving the lives of residents of South Manchester communities, through provision of the social service of water and indigent housing for an elderly couple. While on tour of several communities in the South Manchester area last Friday (July 23), the portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, took note of the...
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COVID-19 update for Thursday, July 29, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 180 52,684 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 107 29,508 Males 73 23,173 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 95 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 2,786 Hanover 14 1,510 KSA 57 14,477 Manchester 15 3,196 Portland 3 1,606 St. Ann...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the Ministry’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday, July 29.
Coronavirus

Jamaicans 18 Years And Over Can Make Appointments To Receive Vaccine

As of Friday, July 30, all Jamaicans aged 18 years and older will be able to make an appointment for the first and second doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., persons will be able to register online at the Ministry’s website, www.moh.gov.jm, or through the vaccination call centre at 1-888-ONE-LOVE (663-5683). Meanwhile, some 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca...
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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
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Parents Urged To Become Familiar With Children’s Developmental Stages

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is encouraging parents to become familiar with their children’s various developmental stages in order to better understand what they are going through and to be more patient with them. “We need to be guided by what is normal at different stages of our children’s development and try to put ourselves in his or her shoes....
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Manager, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Ministry of National Security, Chenee Russell Robinson, speaking at a recently held Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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Virtual Anti-Trafficking Town Hall July 30

The Ministry of National Security through its National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) will be hosting a virtual town hall on Friday (July 30) in observance of World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021. The event, aimed at raising awareness among citizens about human trafficking, will be streamed on the Ministry’s social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @mnsgovjm...
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