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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Captain of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel, Hugh Helps, highlights some of the features of the vessel’s engine room during the commissioning and christening ceremony held at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Captain of the Jamaica III Utility Vessel, Hugh Helps, highlights some of the features of the vessel’s engine room during the commissioning and christening ceremony held at Newport East, Kingston, on August 11.

PM Appeals For More Jamaicans To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

With the increased supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in the island, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again appealing for more Jamaicans to get inoculated. “We are not quite at 10 per cent of the population fully vaccinated...
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

Latin America And Caribbean Countries Receive 40.5 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Date – PAHO
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Vaccines Effective Against COVID-19 Variants – CMO
Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.
Senior Medical Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Garth McDonald (left); Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (2nd left); and Deputy Matron, VJH, Andrea Dawkins-Powell (right), receive a donation of appliances from the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International at the hospital in Kingston recently. Handing over the items are President of Women Without Blemish Ministry, Marsha Wade (centre), and Pastor Rowan Wade.

PHOTOS: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Donation of Appliances
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).

No Plans to Make Vaccination Mandatory

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a digital press conference on August 9.
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No Permits Approved For Entertainment Events

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that no permits have been approved for the staging of entertainment events. “The Municipal Corporations and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) cut off accepting and considering applications from the 9th of this month,” he indicated. “So, there is no approval for any event of any...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press conference on August 9.
Coronavirus

Approximately 374,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is reporting that approximately 374,000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered up to Sunday (August 8). Of the figure, 240,696 represented first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 131,632 second doses. The Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine was also administered to 885 individuals, who participate in various sporting...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).
Coronavirus

No Permits For Entertainment Events Over Next Three Weeks

No permits will be granted for entertainment events over the next three weeks, as the Government moves to contain the current spike in coronavirus (COVID) cases. From August 11 to August 31, no small or large events such as concerts, parties, tailgate parties and round robins will be permitted. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press conference at Jamaica House on August 9.
Coronavirus

Gov’t Taking Vaccines Into Communities

The Ministry of Health & Wellness will be conducting more vaccination drives in communities and town centres islandwide to facilitate the inoculation of Jamaicans ages 18 and older with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “The intention is…to now take the vaccines to the population centres, to the communities,” said Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “So instead of the larger...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 update of Monday, August 9, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 316 55,456 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 169 31,077 Males 147 24,376 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 49 days to 106 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 9 2,873 Hanover 15 1,628 KSA 65 15,137 Manchester 27 3,492 Portland 8 1,643 St. Ann...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 9). Photo: Donald De La Haye
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Eight Hospitals At 84 Per Cent For COVID-19

Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that field hospitals have been activated to increase the number of beds available for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Dr. Tufton said the provision of more beds is critical, as the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is increasing. The country recently reported an increase in the daily...
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