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Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.
Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies

Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in...
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Driving Jamaica’s Economic Recovery Since Reopening – Minister Bartlett
(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.
(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.

Minister McKenzie Warns Persons Who Flout Building Regulations
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) speak with motorists at a checkpoint in the Norwood community in St. James on Monday (June 21). The community was declared a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Sunday (June 20).
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) speak with motorists at a checkpoint in the Norwood community in St. James on Monday (June 21). The community was declared a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Sunday (June 20).

ZOSO In Norwood Already Reaping Success
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Top Tourism Officials to Visit Jamaica for High-Level UNWTO Meeting

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda looks on as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie conducts a preliminary assessment of the infrastructure to be corrected alongside the Horizon Adult Remand Centre. With the Ministers are representatives from the National Works Agency and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).
National Security

DCS Receives Significant Investments – Minister Samuda

New perimeter fencing, digital courtrooms and increased water storage are just a few of the most recent investments made in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) by the Government of Jamaica under Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (P-ROC). This according to Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who visited the Horizon Adult...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), plants a tree at his alma mater, St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). He is assisted by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry. Looking on are cadets from the school. (background).
Environment

Minister Charles Jr. to Submit ‘Renewed Jamaica’ Tree Planting Initiative for Cabinet Consideration

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says he will be submitting, for the Prime Minister’s consideration and that of Cabinet, an initiative dubbed ‘Renewed Jamaica’, which is geared at protecting the environment through the planting of trees. He made the disclosure at the #MyTreeLegacy tree-planting exercise held at St. Catherine High School on...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks at a bed in the new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary, at the official opening of the facility on Friday (June 18). At right is Matron of the infirmary, Nurse Tracy Thompson-McLean.
Local Government

New Ward Now Open At Manchester Infirmary

The spanking new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary was officially opened on Friday (June 18) by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Work on the 41-bed ward, which cost just over $48 million, has been completed for more than a year, but the official opening was delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister McKenzie said...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), looks on as Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury (centre), points out features of some of the supplies donated to the May Pen and Lionel Town hospitals. At left is Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen. The items, valued at some $12 million, were handed over by Custos Shagoury, during a ceremony on Friday (June 18) at the May Pen Hospital.
Health & Wellness

Two Clarendon Hospitals Get $12 Million In Supplies From Custos

Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, has donated medical supplies and equipment valued at some $12 million to the May Pen and Lionel Town hospitals. The donation, which is in support of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, includes 800 N95 masks, hospital gowns, adult scale, oxymeters, blood pressure monitors, dental shields, temperature machines, three defibrillators, 40 gallons of paint, among other...
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(FILE) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, recently.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Issues Warning About Delta And Other COVID-19 Variants

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising Jamaicans travelling overseas to observe strict safety protocols to prevent importation of the Delta and other variants of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Some COVID-19 variants allow the virus to spread more easily or make it resistant to treatments or vaccines. Most commonly reported symptoms of the Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for Manchester, Keval Lewis (left), provides an update on the state of readiness of the Porus High School to provide shelter for residents during the hurricane season. The Minister toured several shelters in the parish on Friday (June 18).
Local GovernmentWeather

Emergency Shelters In Manchester Ready

The 66 emergency shelters in Manchester are ready to accommodate up to 1,500 residents under the coronavirus (COVID) protocols should the need arise during this hurricane season. Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Keval Lewis, made the disclosure to JIS News, during a tour of some of the proposed emergency shelters on Friday (June 18) by a team led by Minister...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents student at the St. Catherine-based Kitson Town Primary School, Annique Campbell, with a tablet computer, in Pedro, on Friday (June 18). Sharing in the occasion is Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Prime Minister donated tablets to 30 students in the parish, from his Positive Jamaica Foundation.
Education

Prime Minister Donates Tablets To Students In St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has donated 30 tablets to primary-school students in St. Catherine West Central, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Pedro on June 18, where he also donated a printer to the Garden Hill Primary and Infant School, Mr. Holness said he has a “personal commitment” to education. He noted...
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