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​Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean. (JIS File Photo)
​Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean. (JIS File Photo)

Education Ministry Invites Diaspora Volunteers For Extra Lessons Programme

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, is inviting retired educators in the Jamaican diaspora to volunteer their services to the Ministry’s extra lessons programme. Dr. Mclean, who was addressing the ‘Let’s Connect with...
Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, gets assistance from a member of the Forestry Department to plant a fruit tree at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings on June 10. Occasion was the Manchester launch of the National Tree Planting Initiative.
Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, gets assistance from a member of the Forestry Department to plant a fruit tree at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings on June 10. Occasion was the Manchester launch of the National Tree Planting Initiative.

Thousands Of Trees To Be Planted In Manchester
St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.
St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.

SDC St. Elizabeth Grants $316,000 To Support Community Economic Initiatives
Head of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis.
Head of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis.

Major Crimes Down In St. James
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Lucea on Thursday, June 10.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, addresses a special sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Lucea on Thursday, June 10.

Local Authorities To Consider Reducing Entertainment Fees

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

First Shipment Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine In August

Jamaica is expected to receive its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in August. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during the COVID Conversations and digital press conference, held virtually on Thursday (June 10). “We continue to work to get additional vaccines. You may have heard that we have...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference held on Thursday (June 10).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

28,355 Persons Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says up to Wednesday (June 9), 28,355 persons had received the second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) AstraZeneca vaccine. Jamaica has now completed 13 weeks of vaccination and as at June 9, some 161,850 persons had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine islandwide. This represents approximately eight per cent...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held today (June 11) at the JIS Head Office in Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans At Home And Abroad Encouraged To Attend The Diaspora Symposium On June 16 & 17

Jamaicans at home and abroad are being encouraged to attend the upcoming virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The two-day symposium, which will take place on June 16 and 17, is being held under the theme, ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora – Stronger Together for a Sustainable Future’. Key features of the symposium include health and wellness and education discussions, youth forum,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of an electronics and photography company, Computer Consultants, during a ceremony at its Annette Crescent, St. Andrew, location on Thursday (June 10). Assisting (at second right) is Principal and Founder of Computer Consultants, James Watson; while his father, Anthony Watson, observes.
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Upbeat About Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is confident Jamaica’s economy will rebound soon from the devastating impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We would’ve seen last year the figures telling us that we lost 10 per cent in growth… but the good news is that we are recovering; the economy is recovering. Very soon, we should be able to...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the official opening of the newly rebuilt Kenneth Baugh Health Centre in Point Hill, St. Catherine on Wednesday (June 8).
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry To Renew Compassionate Care Training

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will be renewing compassionate care training for personnel in the public health system. The initiative seeks to improve the quality of care with an emphasis on customer care and service delivery. Dr. Tufton said he has the “absolute admiration and respect” for healthcare professionals, who are working...
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