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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor- McKenzie, speaks at a virtual press conference, on Saturday (January 2), at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in Kingston.

More Persons To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Second Quarter

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the number of Jamaicans to be vaccinated in the second quarter of the year, when the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, has increased from one per cent of the population to five. “Initially,...
Good things flow from a worthy collaboration. NWC and Rotaract Club collaborate to donate water and water cooler to Victoria Jubilee. In this photo from left: Aniska Smith, President of the Rotaract Club; Andrew Canon, Corporate Public Relations Manager NWC, Oshane Allen, Member of the Rotaract Club and Akieba Chambers, Project Coordinator/Lead.
Good things flow from a worthy collaboration. NWC and Rotaract Club collaborate to donate water and water cooler to Victoria Jubilee. In this photo from left: Aniska Smith, President of the Rotaract Club; Andrew Canon, Corporate Public Relations Manager NWC, Oshane Allen, Member of the Rotaract Club and Akieba Chambers, Project Coordinator/Lead.

Jubilation at “Jubilee” NWC Partners with Rotaract Club to Provide Well Needed Water Station at Hospital
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses virtual press conference on Saturday (January 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses virtual press conference on Saturday (January 2).

Four Passengers Who Arrived On UK Flight Test Positive For New Strain Of COVID-19
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd left) presents a gift basket to Lison Burke, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on New Year’s Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to the institution on Friday (January 1). Others from left are: Corporate Programmes Manager, LASCO Distributors Limited, Renee Rose and Departmental Nurse Manager, Spanish Town Hospital, Jannette Hendricks Graham.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd left) presents a gift basket to Lison Burke, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on New Year’s Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to the institution on Friday (January 1). Others from left are: Corporate Programmes Manager, LASCO Distributors Limited, Renee Rose and Departmental Nurse Manager, Spanish Town Hospital, Jannette Hendricks Graham.

PHOTOS: State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Visits Spanish Town Hospital on New Year’s Day

COVID19 Measures Including Curfew Orders for the Parish of Westmoreland Extended

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Persons Opting for Safe Christmas Celebrations Due to COVID-19

Unlike previous years, when families would get together in relatively sizeable numbers for traditional Christmas celebrations, restrictions imposed by the Government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have, this year, resulted in persons either meeting in small groups or linking virtually. In November, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, urged Jamaicans to celebrate Christmas responsibly and limit...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), speaks with Kavia Bent, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on Christmas Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to institution on Friday (December 25). Ms. Bent was presented with a gift basket containing personal care items, courtesy of LASCO Limited. Accompanying Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn is LASCO Detailing Representative, Jodi-Ann Mullings.
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PHOTOS: State Minister, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Visits Spanish Town Hospital on Christmas Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), speaks with Kavia Bent, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on Christmas Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to institution on Friday (December 25). Ms. Bent was presented with a gift basket containing personal care items, courtesy of...
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Guidance Counsellor at the St. Catherine based Davis Primary School, Tanisha Johnson Henry (left), collects care packages for students at her school, from Executive Director of the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), Pauline Gregory Lewis, at a recent ceremony held at the Phillippo Baptist Church, in Spanish Town.
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St. Catherine Families Receive Care Packages From PAEF

Care packages have been presented to 200 families in St. Catherine by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), at a cost of $300,000. Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory Lewis, said they provided the assistance for the families because of the challenges children were facing as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She told JIS News that...
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IDB Says Institutional Reforms By Government Helped In Response To COVID-19

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says institutional reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica placed the country in a very strong position to respond to the economic and financial fallout resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In its 2020 quarterly bulletin – ‘Report: Institutional Reforms and Infrastructure Crucial for Future Caribbean Growth’ – the IDB noted that the reforms...
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