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Chief Executive Officer of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton (left), signs the contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) valued more than US$10,000, from the German Embassy to the hospital, today (June 15), at the embassy on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew. Observing are Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson, and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl.
Chief Executive Officer of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton (left), signs the contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) valued more than US$10,000, from the German Embassy to the hospital, today (June 15), at the embassy on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew. Observing are Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson, and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl.

Bustamante Hospital For Children Gets PPE From German Embassy

The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received personal protective equipment (PPE), valued at more than US$10,000, from the German Embassy, to boost safety against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the handover ceremony today (June 15), at the German Embassy...
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Registrar General’s Department logo

RGD Appeals To Clients To Obey Safety Protocols
Ocho Rios Bay Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Ocho Rios Bay Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann

UDC Preparing For Reopening Of Attractions
Andre Lewis, Operations Manager, PAC Kingston assists Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) as he examines one of the many new plexiglass screens that have been installed at the Norman Manley International Airport to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Minister Bartlett toured the facility recently to examine the level of preparedness for the reopening of the nation’s borders to tourists on June 15, 2020. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the measures that have been put in place to safeguard front-line workers and passengers alike, including the installation of numerous automated hand sanitizing stations, decals to facilitate social distancing and a quarantine area.
Andre Lewis, Operations Manager, PAC Kingston assists Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) as he examines one of the many new plexiglass screens that have been installed at the Norman Manley International Airport to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Minister Bartlett toured the facility recently to examine the level of preparedness for the reopening of the nation’s borders to tourists on June 15, 2020. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the measures that have been put in place to safeguard front-line workers and passengers alike, including the installation of numerous automated hand sanitizing stations, decals to facilitate social distancing and a quarantine area.

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Tours Norman Manley International Airport
Food Product Development Team Leader, SRC, Valmo Wynter, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Food Product Development Team Leader, SRC, Valmo Wynter, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

SRC Reminds Consumers To Wash Food Packages

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), presents young farmer, Okelia Douce (right), with agricultural inputs at an agricultural forum held yesterday (June 11), at the Seventh-day Adventist Church of God in Dunkeld, St. Catharine. Sharing the moment (from second left) are Chairman of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Catherine Parish Advisory Committee, William Cital, and RADA Parish Manager, Ruth Barrett.
AgricultureCoronavirus

Farmers Encouraged To Produce More

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers to increase production, as markets are available. Speaking at the handover of agricultural inputs to St. Catherine farmers at a forum held on June 11 in Dunkeld, in the parish, he said farmers should use the support being provided by the Government...
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CoronavirusLocal GovernmentTourism

Three UDC Beaches To Open

The public is invited to visit any of the three UDC-owned beaches which reopened on Sunday 14 June 2020. Long Bay, Negril, Walter Fletcher, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios Bay Beach, Ocho Rios will accept visitors for the first time since closing March. This closure came as the Government implemented measures to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in...
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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)​, Dr. Andrew Spencer.
CoronavirusTourism

16,000 Tourism Workers Sensitised

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says close to 16,000 tourism workers have already been sensitised about COVID-19 safety protocols, in a series of workshops organised by the entity. These workshops, which began on June 8 and will end on June 15, have been held in Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios for stakeholders...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General
CoronavirusOffice of the Prime Minister

RGD Offering All Services

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is offering all services at its locations across the island during the adjusted operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Some services were restricted as part of measures to contain the risk of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Charlton McFarlane, said...
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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Senior Food Technologist, Treanna Lindo
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Best Practices For Safe Food Delivery During COVID-19

With more food establishments offering delivery services due to coronavirus (COVID-19) physical distancing guidelines, operators of such entities are being advised to put measures in place to ensure that meals are properly packaged and safe for consumption. “Your goal is to deliver food and drink under sanitary and untampered conditions. The priority should be to deliver the product to your...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Two New Imported COVID-19 Cases Recorded

As at Sunday (June 14) Jamaica recorded two new imported cases of COVID-19. This brings the total confirmed cases in the island to 617.   At the same time, total recoveries remain at 420 (68.1%). The new imported cases are a 35-year-old male of a St. James address and a 61-year-old female of a Kingston & St. Andrew address. Both are...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents Bartender employed with the Barcode Training Academy, Monique Mohalland (2nd left) with a care package at the J Wray and Nephew Limited Farmers’ Market held on June 12 at the company’s Spanish Town Road offices. Looking on are Director of Marketing, Jamaica and the Caribbean, J Wray and Nephew Limited, Marsha Lumley (2nd right ) and Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Peter Thompson.
CoronavirusIndustry

286 Bartenders Receive Assistance

In its continued response to the COVID-19 crisis, J Wray and Nephew Limited has provided 286 bartenders with care packages, through its ‘Shaken not Broken’ farmers’ market. The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) collaborated with the company on the initiative, by facilitating the redistribution of produce for this venture, which was held at, 234 Spanish Town Road on June 12....
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