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Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board Member, Leo Gilling.

Diaspora Hosting Virtual Workshops For Teachers

Teachers are benefiting from virtual professional development online workshops delivered by volunteer instructors in the diaspora. This is being spearheaded by the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) through its ongoing weekly workshops, titled, JAMINARS. More than 2,000 teachers have...

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. Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Gets 29 Ventilators From EU

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on April 3.

Gov’t Receiving Additional Equipment And Support For National COVID-19 Response

Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish's fight against the coronaviris (COVID-19). The items were handed over at the Corporation's offices in Black River on April 1.

Chinese Community In St. Elizabeth Donates Items To Help COVID-19 Fight

Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).

Chinese Community Extends Helping Hand

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Johnson Smith Confirms More COVID-19 Test Kits Coming From The US This Week

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is advising that it is in discussions with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Embassy of the United States of America to identify any issues related to shipments of critical COVID 19 related material which may have an impact on the Jamaican Government’s response to the outbreak. Minister of Foreign...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsNational Security and Peace

Joint Statement By The Minister Of National Security Of Jamaica And The Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade Of Jamaica Regarding Jamaican Workers On The Marella Discovery2

The Government of Jamaica wishes to advise of the facts regarding a request made on Thursday April 2, 2020 to allow entry and landing of Jamaican workers who were aboard the Marella Discovery 2. We understand the disappointment and anxiety of these cruise line workers and similar sentiments experienced by other Jamaican workers overseas who await the reopening of our...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Spanish-Owned Companies Donate US$200,000 To Fight COVID-19

Spanish-owned companies that hold investments in Jamaica have donated US$200,000 to the Government to aid in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The donation is being made through the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, which was established by the group of Spanish investors in Jamaica to channel their corporate social responsibility activities through a single entity. This was announced by Spanish Ambassador to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while piloting the Appropriation Act 2020 in the Senate on March 27.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Help For Jamaican Students In Barbados

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the welfare needs of Jamaican students in Barbados are being addressed. Providing an update on the students, in the Senate on March 27, Mrs. Johnson Smith said Barbados has instituted daily curfews to minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and some of them are getting...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, shake hands after exchanging copies of a document renewing the Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba in February 25.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Cuba’s Ambassador Says Her Country Is Happy To Help

Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, says her Government is happy to provide support to Jamaica in combatting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A total of 140 healthcare professionals, including 90 specialist nurses, arrived in the island on March 21 to bolster the country’s front-line staff. They are among 434 Cuban healthcare personnel currently in Jamaica under a Technical Cooperation Agreement...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Johnson Smith Thankful Arrangements Are Being Secured For Jamaican Hotel Workers Who Were Stranded In Atlanta

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is aware that between the 24th and 25th March, more than 100 Jamaicans found themselves in uncertain circumstances at the Hartfield International Airport where their flights to Jamaica had been cancelled in light of current travel restrictions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith advised...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton welcoming the team of Cuban medical professionals at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (March 21).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

140 Health Care Professionals Arrive From Cuba

Minster of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton today (March 21) welcomed 140 health care professionals including 90 specialist nurses, which will help to bolster the country’s frontline staff in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The team from Cuba which was met by the Minister on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, also...