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Students at the St. Catherine Cedar Grove Academy, engage in handwashing during a recent event at the school.
Students at the St. Catherine Cedar Grove Academy, engage in handwashing during a recent event at the school.

After School COVID-19 Protocols To Help Keep Children Safe

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging parents to reinforce the preventative guidelines to keep school children from contracting and spreading the Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Director of Environmental Health at the Ministry, Everton Baker, when children return home...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens attentively to Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Suman Vemu (centre,) during a tour of the new field hospital. Looking on is Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Bertel Moore. The facility, located on the grounds of the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital, was officially opened on Tuesday (February 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens attentively to Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Suman Vemu (centre,) during a tour of the new field hospital. Looking on is Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Bertel Moore. The facility, located on the grounds of the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital, was officially opened on Tuesday (February 2).

Field Hospital For COVID-19 Patients Opens At Savanna-La-Mar Hospital
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, speaking at the official launch of the Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (January 27). AICE 2022 is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, speaking at the official launch of the Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (January 27). AICE 2022 is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Tourism Development on Track Despite COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), with (from left) Dr. Tana Ricketts-Roomes, from the Willowdene Family Medical Centre, St. Catherine; Dr. Matthew Bird from Epione Medical in Kingtson; Dr. Renee McKoy from the St. Ann-based Burlington Medical Centre; and Dr. Rupert Riley from Deluxe Medical Centre, Kingston. Occasion was Tuesday’s (February 1) virtual signing ceremony for engagement of additional doctors under the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), with (from left) Dr. Tana Ricketts-Roomes, from the Willowdene Family Medical Centre, St. Catherine; Dr. Matthew Bird from Epione Medical in Kingtson; Dr. Renee McKoy from the St. Ann-based Burlington Medical Centre; and Dr. Rupert Riley from Deluxe Medical Centre, Kingston. Occasion was Tuesday’s (February 1) virtual signing ceremony for engagement of additional doctors under the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Nine More Private Doctors Engaged Under Partnership To Combat NCDS
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses stakeholders at a function in Salt Spring, St. James, on January 27.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses stakeholders at a function in Salt Spring, St. James, on January 27.

Education Minister Says Face-To-Face Classes Progressing Well

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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), presents some of the 500 self-testing kits to control the Coronavirus (COVID-19), to Director of Medical Services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Dr. Donna Michelle Royer-Powe (third left), during a ceremony, held today, (January 27), at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, in Kingston. They were donated by the Ministry. Sharing the occasion (from left) are: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers, and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe.
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Prisons Get 500 Self-Testing Kits

Control measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the island’s prisons have been strengthened, with the Ministry of National Security handing over 500 self-testing kits. Speaking at the ceremony, held today (January 27), Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said along with adhering to the prevention and control measures, the kits will play a big...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.
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Gov’t To Focus On Vaccine Encouragement

The Government will be focused on encouragement rather than coercion, as it looks to increase take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. Jamaica has administered more than 1,288,073 doses of COVID vaccines to date. “There is no shortage of access to vaccines. One...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO Encourages Safe Return Of Children To School

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to take steps to facilitate the safe return to school for children who have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, notes that by promoting mask wearing, physical distancing and ensuring adequate ventilation, countries can safely reopen schools, adding that “high vaccination rates among children...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 17th semi-virtual Regional and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (January 25). The three-day event is being held from January 25 to 27 under the theme ‘Positioning Capital for Growth: Facilitating, Mobilising and Expanding’.
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PM Says COVID-19 Containment Measures Will End Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says over the coming months the Government will be looking to remove more of the measures that have been instituted to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. “Barring any extreme change in circumstances, our approach will be to gradually scale back restrictive measures once we get out of the fourth wave that we are...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
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Minister Bartlett on ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ Thursday

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will join Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, for her monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ on Thursday (January 27) at 7:00 p.m. The virtual town hall will highlight the island’s development at 60 years of Independence, with a focus on tourism, which is a key economic driver. It is expected that...
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