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Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) and Vice Chair of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s Paint and Surface Coatings Technical Committee, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.
Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) and Vice Chair of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s Paint and Surface Coatings Technical Committee, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.

CARPIN Official Calls On Public To Be Aware Of Harmful Effects Of Lead In Paint

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, is urging engagement of the public on the impact of lead in paint on public health. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, who is also Vice...
Pineapple Craft Market, Ocho Rios, vendors aren’t shy about showcasing their vaccination status. The market is fully 100% vaccinated.
Pineapple Craft Market, Ocho Rios, vendors aren’t shy about showcasing their vaccination status. The market is fully 100% vaccinated.

Tourism Stakeholders Urge Vaccination Against COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, today Tuesday (January 18).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, today Tuesday (January 18).

Citizens Must Take Responsibility In Fight Against COVID-19
Consultant Pediatrician for the BRH, Dr. Aggrey Sajabi (right) is photographed with District Grand Master Linton Andrews (2nd right) and members Dr. Basil Robinson (2nd left) and Reuben Spencer after the handing over of the phototherapy lamps which treat severe jaundice in newborn babies.
Consultant Pediatrician for the BRH, Dr. Aggrey Sajabi (right) is photographed with District Grand Master Linton Andrews (2nd right) and members Dr. Basil Robinson (2nd left) and Reuben Spencer after the handing over of the phototherapy lamps which treat severe jaundice in newborn babies.

Black River Hospital Benefits from Donations Aimed at Improving Healthcare in Rural Jamaica
(FILS) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while speaking during a COVID Conversations digital press briefing on Thursday (January 6).
(FILS) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while speaking during a COVID Conversations digital press briefing on Thursday (January 6).

Public Hospitals Accept Only Emergency Cases as COVID-19 Numbers Grow

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Kingston & St. Andrew Family Court Closed Due To COVID-19

Effective today (Monday, January 17, 2022), the Kingston & St. Andrew Family Court on Duke Street in downtown, Kingston is closed until further notice. The closure is due to COVID-19 cases among its staff. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the Court Administration Division (CAD) Mrs Kadiesh Fletcher said “During the closure, emergency matters will be heard at...
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Grange: Covid relief programme for entertainment, culture, creative industries practitioners oversubscribed

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Ministry’s ECCI Covid-19 Grants programme has been oversubscribed and has stopped taking new applications. “We anticipated about one thousand applications for the individual grants of $60,000 each to members of the Entertainment, Culture and Creative Industries.  We’ve had a very good response in a very short time...
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Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left), and Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein, examine equipment and software donated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by PAHO. The items were handed over during a ceremony at the Police Commissioner’s office in Kingston on Friday (January 14).
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JCF Receives Equipment and Software from PAHO

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), on Friday (January 14), received equipment and software, valued at more than US$30,000, to aid in bolstering health and wellness support for its members. The items, donated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), were formally handed over to Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, by PAHO/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and...
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Vaccination continues this weekend

AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer available to the public Vaccination sites will this weekend open to the public as the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its efforts to safeguard Jamaicans against COVID-19. Persons 18 years and older may visit a vaccination site to receive the AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, or the Sinopharm vaccine. Jamaicans 12 years and older...
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