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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 Work Under Way For Tender Process For Supply Of Vaccines

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says work is under way to develop the first public tender process that will facilitate bids from manufacturers to supply countries with coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Speaking during PAHO’s...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

National COVID-19 Vaccine Coordinating Committee To Be Established
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is briefed on the function of the F200 machine, which is used to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) infections under the antigen testing procedure, by Medical Technologist at the National Public Health Laboratory, Sheamar Wiles. Occasion was a demonstration at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (November 25), which is among nine sites at which antigen testing is being piloted.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is briefed on the function of the F200 machine, which is used to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) infections under the antigen testing procedure, by Medical Technologist at the National Public Health Laboratory, Sheamar Wiles. Occasion was a demonstration at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (November 25), which is among nine sites at which antigen testing is being piloted.

Antigen Testing Being Piloted At Nine Public Health Facilities
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held virtually on November 25.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held virtually on November 25.

Cabinet Approves Variation Of Contract For Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November. 24).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November. 24).

Gov’t Looking Into Facilitating Funerals With Restrictions

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), knocks elbows with Ambassadors for the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s COVID-19 Ambassador Programme (from left), House Manager, S Hotel, Andrew Thomas; Operations Lead Guest Agent, Altamont Court Hotel, Krystal Francis; and Bellman, R Hotel, Michael Ashman, at the R Hotel in Kingston after the launch of the programme, on Tuesday (November 24).
CoronavirusTourism

COVID-19 Ambassador Programme Launched

The Government, in partnership with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has launched a [coronavirus] COVID-19 Ambassador Programme, geared towards promoting proper hygiene and peer encouragement in the tourism sector, to prevent the spread of the virus. Since the Government reopened the borders for the entry of tourists into the country after the declaration of the pandemic, there have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on November 24.
Coronavirus

New Curfew Hours For December To January

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says proposed new curfew hours for the December to January period will be 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily, except for the public holidays. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 24, Mr. Holness said that on Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26), the curfew will commence at 7:00...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on December 24.
Coronavirus

Gatherings In Private And Public Places To Be Limited To 15 Persons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that Cabinet has proposed amending the Disaster Risk Management Act to limit gatherings to 15 persons in private and public places. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 24, Mr. Holness said the measure will be for December 2020 to mid-January 2021 to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (File Photo)
CoronavirusPrime Minister

PM Holness Announces Proposed COVID-19 Measures for the Christmas Period

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced amendments to the proposed Disaster Risk Management measures for the period December 2020 to mid-January 2020. Speaking in Parliament this afternoon (November 24), Prime Minister Holness says the COVID-19 protocols must be followed over the holiday season to prevent a spike in numbers in January. “These are not normal times, and we will not...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), in discussion with Managing Director of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Ltd., Marcus Richards (right); and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas, at the recent handover of 2,500 KN95 Masks by H&L to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.
Health & Wellness

Hardware & Lumber Donates PPE To Health Ministry

To support ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19, Hardware & Lumber Ltd. (H&L) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), valued at $2 million, to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The donation of 2,500 KN95 face masks was received by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. Speaking at the recent ceremony, the State Minister extended thanks and...
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