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PM Holness Announces New COVID-19 Measures With Immediate Effect

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced new and stricter COVID-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, effective March 1. The Government has implemented these measures amid an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. According to Prime Minister Holness, the Government has...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights a point while addressing a digital press conference on Sunday (Feb. 28).

All Incoming Passengers Must Present Negative COVID-19 Tests

Craft Traders Pivot to Other Areas

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Ambassador Masakui Rungsung and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, holding samples of pharmaceutical medicines and supplies donated by the Government of the Republic of India to assist with the local COVID-19 response. The supplies are valued at approximately $13.5 million. The official handover ceremony was held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Kingston, on Friday (February 26).

Jamaica to Receive Donation of COVID-19 Vaccines from India

State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday (February 26). At left is Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.

Industry Ministry and JANAAC Regulating COVID-19 Testing Facilities

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.

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Work Advances on COVID-19 Vaccine in Cuba

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says work is advanced on the development of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Cuba. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on February 24, PAHO Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, said information received indicates that the vaccine’s development will shortly enter the third and final stage of clinical trials. He cautioned, however, that no timeline...

Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

‘Think Tank’, on February 26.

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Three Entities Certified to Test for COVID-19

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is reporting that since the launch of the Pre-Accreditation Approval Programme (PAAP) for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, in January 2021, three entities have been certified under the programme. “We would like to celebrate granting pre-accreditation approval for COVID-19 testing to three medical facilities. These facilities are the first Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Test (POCT) facilities to...

Regional Technical Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Dr. Dianne Campbell-Stennett.

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St. James Business Operators Urged to do More to Contain COVID-19

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is calling on the St. James business community to do more to help contain and reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Regional Technical Director, Dr. Diane Campbell-Stennett, said with the continued spike in COVID-19-positive cases, business operators must continue to follow best practices in order to keep their customers and staff safe. She...

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COVID-19 for Thursday, February 25, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 204 22,471 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 79 9,964 Females 125 12,504 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 99 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 5 1,304 Hanover 4...

Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division, lays flowers in honour of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, at a ceremony at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, on Wednesday, February 24, to mark the 137th anniversary of his birth.

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Hanover Residents Urged To Emulate Bustamante In COVID-10 Fight

Residents of Hanover are being urged to emulate the strength of character and sense of community of noted son of the parish and National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Custos of the parish, Hon. Dr. David Stair, encouraged residents to, like Bustamante, “put others before self” and “be our brother’s keeper”...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton (third left), unveil a plaque during the ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness

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Health Minister Highlights Significance Of Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Adopt-a-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership, to support the delivery of primary healthcare in communities. The Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, at the facility’s St. Andrew location, on Thursday (February...

Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator at the National Family Planning Board, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, addresses JIS ‘ Think Tank’.

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NFPB Confident Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme Will Meet Objective

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is expressing confidence that its Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme will meet its objective. The project is aimed at preventing pregnancy, especially second pregnancies, in adolescent girls. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, explained that the project started in 2016 with funding made available...