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Technical Officer in the Enabling Environment and Human Rights Unit at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Nicola Cousins, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February3).
Technical Officer in the Enabling Environment and Human Rights Unit at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Nicola Cousins, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February3).

Campaign Under Way To Promote Human Rights

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has partnered with the Office of the Public Defender on a human rights campaign, entitled, ‘Everybody Have Rights! Know Yuh Rights. Report any Violations Now’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (February...
A visitor purchases items at the St. Mary Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASFest) in 2019. The 2021 CASFest will be held Friday, February 5 at the Annotto Bay Car Park.
A visitor purchases items at the St. Mary Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASFest) in 2019. The 2021 CASFest will be held Friday, February 5 at the Annotto Bay Car Park.

SDC Says Strict COVID-19 Protocols In Place For CASFest In St. Mary
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).

Gov’t Intensifies Public Education Ahead Of COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,​ speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,​ speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).

Gov’t Exploring Vaccine Options Outside Of COVAX Facility
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 2).

Jamaica To Get COVID-19 Vaccines By Mid To Late February

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COVID-19 for Tuesday, February 2, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 100 16,073   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 37 7,225   Females 63 8,845   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 5 months to 94 years 1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 10 873   Hanover...
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Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Residents In Westmoreland Encouraged To Remain Vigilant In Fight Against COVID-19

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, has renewed the call for residents to remain vigilant in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), even as the Government has relaxed the curfew hours in the parish. On December 15, 2020, Government had announced tighter containment measures for the parish, following a spike in the number of...
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Health Ministries Director for the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists, Deon Bent Henry (left), converses Awith doctors and personnel from the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, at a medical camp staged by the High Commission at the H.S. Walters Health Centre on Old Harbour Road, St. Catherine, on Sunday (January 31).
Health & Wellness

Indian High Commission’s Medical Camps To Become Annual Event

India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung, says the inaugural medical camps held at 14 locations across nine parishes on Sunday (January 31) will become a yearly event. He was speaking to JIS News at the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)-operated H.S. Walters Health Centre on Old Harbour Road, St. Catherine, where one of the camps was held. High Commissioner...
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High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (left), in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu, at a medical camp hosted by the High Commission, Sunday (January 31), at the Constant Spring Library, 5 Cassava Piece Road, Kingston 8. Seated at right is a patient who visited the camp.
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Indian High Commission Hosts Medical Camp In St. James

In recognition of the 72nd Republic Day of India, more than 1,500 persons in nine parishes across Jamaica received medical checkups and treatment on January 3, courtesy of the High Commission of India. The parish of St. James, which played host to one of the 14 medical camps, saw quite a number of patients showing up at the Faith Temple...
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