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

PAHO In Dialogue To Coordinate Response To Negative Economic Impact Of COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is in “close dialogue” with several bilateral and multilateral institutions to coordinate a response to the negative economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on PAHO member countries. Among...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

192 Jamaicans To Arrive On May 13

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (right), raise a toast to celebrate Europe Day 2019.

Jamaica Hails EU’S Partnership in COVID-19 Fight

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

EU To Make A Second Donation Of Medical Supplies To Health Sector

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators, on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union to help in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

EU Supports Region To Fight COVID-19

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), speaks to a senior citizen, who is among 120 Jamaicans, who returned from the United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 6). The Minister was at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to welcome the Jamaicans home.

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Gov’t Brings 120 Jamaicans Home

One hundred and twenty Jamaicans who were stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) are now back on local soil through the assistance of the Government. A TUI chartered Boeing 787 aircraft with the passengers aboard landed at 5:39 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. A total of 124 persons were approved for the...

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PAHO Head Urges Caution In Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, is urging caution by member countries that are looking to ease coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards in order to facilitate the phased resumption of economic activities. Addressing a digital media briefing on Tuesday (May 5), Dr. Etienne noted that there is now “growing debate” about when countries can start to reopen...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), directs a disabled repatriated Jamaican who returned from the United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 6), at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Repatriated Jamaicans at Norman Manley International Airport

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (May 4).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Gov’t To Foot $64-Million Bill For Jamaicans Returning Today

The Government will absorb the entire cost of approximately $64 million for the mandatory State quarantining of nationals returning to Jamaica on Wednesday (May 6) under the controlled re-entry programme. The 14-day quarantine costs US$100 per person, per day, for three daily meals and accommodation. It is a requirement for nationals who have been stranded abroad due to Jamaica’s borders...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a digital press conference, at Jamaica House on Monday (April 27).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

New Protocols For Controlled Re-Entry Of Jamaicans

The Government has implemented new protocols for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans abroad, who can now apply through a new online immigration portal on the jamcovid19.moh.gov.jm website for authorisation to return home. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, in Kingston, on April 27, explained...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate on Friday, April 24.

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Jamaica Rises On Global Press Freedom Index

Jamaica has risen two places on the Global Press Freedom index, and now ranks sixth among 180 countries that most respect freedom of information. Published annually by Reporters Without Borders, a non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Paris, the index evaluates the level of freedom available to the media throughout the world. The new ranking was highlighted by Leader of Government Business in the Upper...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO Encourages Countries To Use COVID-19 Experience To Scale Up Health Systems

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) experience presents the opportunity for member states to prepare for future epidemics and pandemics. She noted that the lessons learnt will better enable countries to build resilience and scale up health systems to “deliver on all of the services that our people need, without causing them impoverishment”....