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Director of the Business Development Division at the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe.

JAD Looking To Acquire Technology Devices For Deaf Students

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is looking to acquire technology devices to support online teaching and learning at schools for the deaf. These include laptops, tablets and desktop computers, Director of the Business Development Division at JAD, Deniese...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 5).

Permanent COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Stony Hill Division

President of the National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA), Allan Blair, addresses the launch of the Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative, at the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday, October 5.

NCOTA Endorses Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis.

Get Your Second Dose – Dr. Ennis

Clinic Attendant at the Black River Health Centre, Anthony Buddle, displays his WiPay QR code that can be redeemed for wireless payment.

Special Grant for Front-Line Healthcare Workers In St. Elizbeth South Western

Global Jamaica Diaspora Council Northeast Representative, Dr. Karren Dunkley.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Medical Mission to Support Sav-La-Mar Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is welcoming a medical mission to the island from October 17 to December 17, being organised by the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast. The Health Minister was speaking at the sixth in a series of virtual town hall meetings dubbed “Let’s Connect” with Ambassador Audrey Marks, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent virtual COVID Conversations press conference.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Collaborates with Private Facilities to Increase Vaccination Sites

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is collaborating with private health facilities to increase the number of vaccination sites islandwide. The move aims to reduce overcrowding at vaccination sites and boost the Government’s National Vaccination Programme. Recently, the Ministry signed contracts with 11 private health facilities for the undertaking. They will add to the existing vaccination sites in the country....

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Christopher Tufton, with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks, on his recent visit to the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.

5 years ago Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Adopt-A-Clinic Programme Gaining Traction in Diaspora

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Adopt-a-Clinic programme is gaining traction, particularly among the diaspora in the United States, which has adopted several clinics across the island. Data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness noted that there are 109 clinics up for adoption and of that total, 36 are now fully adopted. Members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with nurses Bobby-Joe Campbell (right) and Odette Wilson (second right) during a visit to the Port Maria Anglican Church vaccination site in St. Mary, recently. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), accompanied the Prime Minister.

5 years ago CoronavirusPrime Minister

Vaccinated Persons Helping Return to Normal Life – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says persons who have taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are helping the country to return to normal life and is urging them to become ambassadors for the programme. Speaking to persons gathered at the Port Maria Anglican Church in St. Mary, recently, to receive their vaccines, Mr. Holness commended them for making the...

President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid

5 years ago Health & Wellness

October Is Lupus Awareness Month

President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid, is calling for increased awareness of the disease, which can lead to early detection and access to treatment. This, as October is being observed as Lupus Awareness Month, under the theme ‘Children and Youth With Lupus: Saving Lives Through Knowledge and Support’. “Increased awareness in the population, in the health...

Custos of St. Mary, Hon. Errol Johnson (left), in conversation with Group General Counsel at Jamaica Producers Group (JP), Simone Pearson, at the company’s vaccination event held in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on September 30.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Producers Group Host Vaccination Day

Jamaica Producers Group (JP) through its partnership with the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI) successfully hosted its COVID-19 vaccination day on Thursday (September 30). The initiative, which was held in Annotto Bay in St. Mary, saw over 200 persons receive doses of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, with approximately half of the participants, from the company. Speaking at...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing Thursday’s (September 30) virtual Covid Conversations press briefing.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

568,615 Doses Of Vaccines Available – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says 568,615 doses of vaccine are available in the island to administer to Jamaicans. These include 390,180 doses of the AstraZeneca brand for first and second doses, and 178,435 of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose brand. “We are saying to Jamaicans, please, if you have not yet gotten your vaccines...