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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 6 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 6 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Longer Curfew Hours in Whitfield Town and Waterford to Control Spread of COVID-19

Special measures targeted at controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the densely populated and highly trafficked communities of Whitfield Town in Kingston and Waterford in St. Catherine have been implemented. These communities will have longer periods of curfew, reduced gathering...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 6, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 6, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston

COVID-19 Mental Health Response Programme to be Implemented
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks to Technical Advisor, Health Emergencies, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (right), about the items handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness at the offices of PAHO/WHO, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (October 6). PAHO handed over 15 intensive-care unit beds, 13 satellite phones, thermometers, scanners and KN 95 masks. Examining the items are Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (second right); High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (second left); and PAHO/WHO Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks to Technical Advisor, Health Emergencies, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (right), about the items handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness at the offices of PAHO/WHO, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (October 6). PAHO handed over 15 intensive-care unit beds, 13 satellite phones, thermometers, scanners and KN 95 masks. Examining the items are Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (second right); High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (second left); and PAHO/WHO Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi.

PHOTOS: PAHO Hands Over Medical Equipment
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); and Registered Nurse, Antonia Richards-Stewart (second right), display document signifying GraceKennedy’s support to the Ministry’s public-health staff-welfare programme, during the official launch of the initiative at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 6. Also sharing the moment are Head of Corporate Communication, GraceKennedy, Suzanne Stanley; and Executive Director, Chukka Caribbean, John Byles. GraceKennedy and Chukka Caribbean have committed to supporting the Ministry’s undertaking.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); and Registered Nurse, Antonia Richards-Stewart (second right), display document signifying GraceKennedy’s support to the Ministry’s public-health staff-welfare programme, during the official launch of the initiative at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 6. Also sharing the moment are Head of Corporate Communication, GraceKennedy, Suzanne Stanley; and Executive Director, Chukka Caribbean, John Byles. GraceKennedy and Chukka Caribbean have committed to supporting the Ministry’s undertaking.

Ministry Launches Welfare Programme for Public-Health Workers
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller (left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 from Executive Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rosie Hodge-Adams (centre), and Community Development Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rochelle Jefferson-Carey, during a special handover ceremony, held on the school compound in Green Pond, St. James, on October 5.
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller (left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 from Executive Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rosie Hodge-Adams (centre), and Community Development Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rochelle Jefferson-Carey, during a special handover ceremony, held on the school compound in Green Pond, St. James, on October 5.

Primary Schools in St. James Receive PPE

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