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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right) speaks with (from left): Lieutenant Governor Elect, Kiwanis Division 23 East, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Portfolio Manager, Kirk Distributors Ltd., Keisha Stewart; and Director, Nursing Services at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Elise Fairweather- Blackwood, during a visit to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston on December 25.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right) speaks with (from left): Lieutenant Governor Elect, Kiwanis Division 23 East, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Portfolio Manager, Kirk Distributors Ltd., Keisha Stewart; and Director, Nursing Services at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Elise Fairweather- Blackwood, during a visit to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston on December 25.

PHOTOS: State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, visits Victoria Jubilee Hospital

   
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COVID-19 Update for Friday, December 24, 2021
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the House of Representatives on December 7
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the House of Representatives on December 7

Changes to Curfew Hours for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, speaking during a recent event held at the SRHA offices in Mandeville, Manchester.
Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, speaking during a recent event held at the SRHA offices in Mandeville, Manchester.

Jamaicans Urged To Follow COVID-19 Protocols During The Holidays
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual COVID-19 Conversation press conference held on December 22.
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a virtual COVID-19 Conversation press conference held on December 22.

Vaccination Remains An Important Response Against COVID-19 – Dr. Tufton

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COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

No Vaccination activity for the Holiday Weekend

Sites reopen on Tuesday, December 28 Vaccination activities will be paused this weekend as Jamaicans observe the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. As a result, vaccination sites will close on Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), and Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26 & Monday, December 27). The vaccination sites will reopen on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. At the same time, members...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents a special award to Chief Operations Officer, MBJ Airports Ltd., Peter Hall, for his unstinting service, during a breakfast meeting at the Sangster International Airport on December 22. The event was hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board to show appreciation to airport workers.
CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Minister Encourages Jamaicans To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is appealing to Jamaicans to continue to help manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by getting vaccinated and following the safety protocols. “Jamaica has been recognised as one of the fastest recovering countries in the world and the fastest-growing tourism destination in the Caribbean. It is against this background why I am appealing to everyone...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during a COVID-19 Conversations press conference held virtually on Tuesday (December 22). (Donald De La Haye Photo)
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Working Towards More Face-To-Face Classes In The New Year

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that through collective efforts with stakeholders in the education sector, the Government is working towards facilitating more face-to-face classes in 2022. “So, my own view, and I’m venturing out here on a limb, but what  has been articulated is that whatever happens, we need to move towards getting our...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christpher Tufton, addresses a virtual COVID-19 conversation press conference on December 22.
Coronavirus

Jamaica Preparing For Omicron

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is now preparing for a fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is expected be largely driven by the spread of the Omicron variant in the population. Speaking at the COVID Conversations press briefing on Tuesday (December 22), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is projected that up to 2,000...
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Regional Director with the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Michael Bent (right), looks on while Chief Executive Officer of Cenitech Engineering Company, George Knight (centre), points out features of the upgrading work at the Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon. Occasion was a contract signing for the facility on Tuesday (December 21, at the SRHA’s head office in Mandeville, Manchester. Looking on at left is Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant. Photo: Donald De La Haye
Health & Wellness

Multi-Million Dollar Upgrading For Chapelton Hospital

Major work is set to commence in early January, on the Clarendon-based Chapelton Community Hospital, following a $112 million contract signing for phase two of the upgrading and expansion project. The contract was signed yesterday Tuesday (December 21), by the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), and Cenitech Engineering Company, at the SRHA’s head office in Mandeville, Manchester, where Member of...
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