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Community Health Aide (CHA), St. Catherine Health Department, Margaret Simms (left), takes information from a member of the public, during a free coronavirus (COVID-19) testing exercise at the Spanish Town Bus Terminus on Friday (November 27).
Community Health Aide (CHA), St. Catherine Health Department, Margaret Simms (left), takes information from a member of the public, during a free coronavirus (COVID-19) testing exercise at the Spanish Town Bus Terminus on Friday (November 27).

PHOTOS: St. Catherine Health Department Conducts COVID-19 Testing

 
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leads a team of healthcare workers attached to the St. James Public Health Services through the streets of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 26), following the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Mask Up before You Talk Up’ public education campaign at Sam Sharpe Square.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leads a team of healthcare workers attached to the St. James Public Health Services through the streets of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 26), following the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Mask Up before You Talk Up’ public education campaign at Sam Sharpe Square.

‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ This Christmas
National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr​.
National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr​.

Spike In Active COVID-19 Cases In The West
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the recent sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the recent sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Ticketing System For COVID-19 Breaches Will Be Ready Soon
Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Says Work Under Way For Tender Process For Supply Of Vaccines

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

National COVID-19 Vaccine Coordinating Committee To Be Established

A National Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Coordinating Committee is to be established shortly, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He said the committee will “involve members of different stakeholder groups to begin to put in place plans for distributing the vaccine once it is available”. Dr. Tufton made the announcement while responding to questions regarding COVID...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November. 24).
Coronavirus

Gov’t Looking Into Facilitating Funerals With Restrictions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government is examining measures to facilitate funerals with restrictive protocols. Ceremonies are prohibited as part of measures to contain transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, burials are allowed with strict observation and enforcement of the 15-person rule. The Prime Minister, who was addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), knocks elbows with Ambassadors for the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s COVID-19 Ambassador Programme (from left), House Manager, S Hotel, Andrew Thomas; Operations Lead Guest Agent, Altamont Court Hotel, Krystal Francis; and Bellman, R Hotel, Michael Ashman, at the R Hotel in Kingston after the launch of the programme, on Tuesday (November 24).
CoronavirusTourism

COVID-19 Ambassador Programme Launched

The Government, in partnership with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has launched a [coronavirus] COVID-19 Ambassador Programme, geared towards promoting proper hygiene and peer encouragement in the tourism sector, to prevent the spread of the virus. Since the Government reopened the borders for the entry of tourists into the country after the declaration of the pandemic, there have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on November 24.
Coronavirus

New Curfew Hours For December To January

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says proposed new curfew hours for the December to January period will be 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily, except for the public holidays. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 24, Mr. Holness said that on Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26), the curfew will commence at 7:00...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on December 24.
Coronavirus

Gatherings In Private And Public Places To Be Limited To 15 Persons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that Cabinet has proposed amending the Disaster Risk Management Act to limit gatherings to 15 persons in private and public places. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 24, Mr. Holness said the measure will be for December 2020 to mid-January 2021 to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)....
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