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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

Jamaica Among 16 Caribbean Countries To Benefit From EU/CARIFORUM Project

Jamaica is among 16 Caribbean countries that will benefit from implementation of the €6.85-million (US$8.28-million) European Union (EU)/CARIFORUM Strengthening Climate Resilient Health Systems Project. The initiative, which was launched during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (December 2), is a joint...
Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Says Approval Of Pfizer’s Vaccine Raises Hope Of Deployment Soon
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives.

Gov’t Moving Quickly To Set Up COVID-19 Vaccine Committee
Executive Director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Levermore.
Executive Director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Levermore.

Since COVID-19 More Persons Living With HIV Seek Information On ART
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), offers words of advice to members of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica. They are (from second left), Prime Minister, David Salmon; Marshall, Shanda Wallace; and Leader of the Opposition, Jadon Hewitt. Occasion was the 11th sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on Monday (November 30).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), offers words of advice to members of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica. They are (from second left), Prime Minister, David Salmon; Marshall, Shanda Wallace; and Leader of the Opposition, Jadon Hewitt. Occasion was the 11th sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on Monday (November 30).

Youth Encouraged To Help Find Solutions To COVID-19

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Two Teen Hubs Being Established In St. Thomas And Westmoreland

Two Teen Hubs, a non-traditional access point and a safe environment where young people and adolescents can access a plethora of services, are currently being set up in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The services will include HIV testing and counselling, pregnancy test, mental health screening, counselling referral, assistance with homework and School-Based Assessments and skill training. The first Teen Hub...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), shares a bottle of hand sanitiser with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the handover ceremony for 5,000 bottles of hand sanitiser at the Education Ministry’s office in Kingston, on Tuesday (December 1).
EducationHealth & Wellness

Education Ministry Gets 5,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitiser

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology today (December 1) handed over 5,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for distribution to schools across the island. The supplies, valued at $1.3 million, were handed over by the Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, to Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness,​ Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (File photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Presents Challenges To HIV/AIDS Response

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 global pandemic has presented myriad challenges to the HIV/AIDS response on an international scale. Speaking in the House of Representatives today (December 1), he noted that the Government of Jamaica’s response to HIV has continued to cater to the needs of vulnerable and key populations and persons...
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World AIDS Day 2020 Message by His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Sen. Cllr. Delroy Williams

It gives me much satisfaction to participate in commemorating World AIDS Day 2020 and further to add the City of Kingston’s influence to the initiative to recruit our sister cities in the English-Speaking Caribbean Region to join the global movement to become Fast Track Cities. Kingston remains the only city in the English-Speaking Caribbean to be a part of this...
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