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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).

COVID-19 Impacts Revenues Of Municipalities

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has informed that Municipalities have lost more than $2 billion in revenue from entertainment and advertising fees over the last 18 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister was...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the 444-suite, all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on Thursday (December 09).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the 444-suite, all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on Thursday (December 09).

PM Commends Tourism Workers For 70 Per Cent Vaccination Uptake
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Clinical Management Summary for Thursday, December 9, 2021
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), views an artist’s impression of the Old Harbour Health Centre at the Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), views an artist’s impression of the Old Harbour Health Centre at the Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica's Public Health System at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. Others looking on (from left) are Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; Architect, GW Architects, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (left), Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Rehabilitation work is being done at 13 health facilities island-wide under the Ministry of Health and Wellness' Health Systems Strengthening Programme for the Prevention and Care Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. The programme is supported by the European Union (EU) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

PHOTOS: PM Tours Ministry of Health Open House
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to the architectural image for the upgrading of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, at the Ministry’s ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities,’ held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. Others looking on (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to the architectural image for the upgrading of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, at the Ministry’s ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities,’ held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. Others looking on (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Gov’t Investing $31.2 Billion To Build Out Public Health Infrastructure

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, presents the Top Policeman award to Sub-Officer in charge of the Montego Hills Police Station, Sergeant Bruce Walker. Occasion was the inaugural frontline workers’ awards for St. James hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in collaboration with Sarah
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Hails Frontline Workers For Their Resilience

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is hailing the country’s frontline workers, noting that their resilience has “allowed us to break the back of the third wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19).” “If you look at the last seven-day average, positivity rates were hovering around five per cent. That is within the global…benchmark numbers. Remember, we were at...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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PAHO Says 55 % Of Residents In Latin America And Caribbean Fully Vaccinated

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is reporting that 55 per cent of residents in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is anticipated that this figure could increase with the arrival of an additional 1.6 million vaccine doses to the region this week, which Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says will bring the number...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 7.
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PM Announces New Measures To Contain COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 7), announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new measures will become effective on December 10 and end on January 14, 2022. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said that the curfew hours will now be from 10:00 p.m. nightly...
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COVID-19 Update for Monday, December 6, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 18 91,554 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 11 52,097 Males 7 39,454 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 91 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 0 4,930 Hanover 3 2,973 Kingston & St. Andrew 1 22,615 Manchester 1 5,972...
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Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann, display their vaccination cards in front of the facility on Sunday, November 28.
COVID-19 Vaccination

Big Take-Up Of Vaccines By Vendors At Pineapple Craft Market

Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann are almost 100 per cent vaccinated and should be getting some business from both cruise and stopover arrivals in the coming months, tourism officials say. President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, and Chairman of the island’s Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, are currently in discussions with...
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