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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press briefing on Thursday (October 22).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press briefing on Thursday (October 22).

Additional Training and Support for Vineyard Town Golden Age Home Staff

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that staff at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, are being provided with additional training and support in order to contain any further spread of the coronavirus...
Logo of Court Administration Division
Logo of Court Administration Division

Hanover Family Court Closed Due to COVID-19
Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Nola Phillpotts-Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on the activities for CPR Week, to be observed from October 25 to 31 under the theme
Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Nola Phillpotts-Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank, on the activities for CPR Week, to be observed from October 25 to 31 under the theme 'Surviving with CPR’.

Incentives for Organisations that Send Employees to be Trained in CPR
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)

PAHO Will Only Support Safe, Effective Vaccines
One of the many newly installed hand wash sinks at the St James Infirmary to help residents and staff members bolster efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
One of the many newly installed hand wash sinks at the St James Infirmary to help residents and staff members bolster efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

St. James Infirmary Fully Compliant With COVID-19 Protocols

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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Coronavirus

Minister McKenzie Investigating COVID-19 Cases at Vineyard Town Home

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says investigations are under way into the cluster of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston. "We are concerned because it is clear that some of the protocols that were put in place were not observed, and that is why we are where we are...
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Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the institute’s virtual Quarterly Press briefing on October 21.
CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

STATIN Cancels Survey of Living Conditions for 2020

The Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will not be conducted this year due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, during the institute’s Quarterly Press Briefing on October 21. “This survey takes a little longer in interaction between our staff and the households...
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaks during the entity’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday (October 21).
CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

COVID-19 Impacts Number of Employed Persons

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a 10.8 per cent reduction in the number of employed persons as at July 2020, relative to the corresponding period last year. This decline in employment has been largely attributed by labour analysts to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on economic activity in Jamaica, which recorded its first confirmed case...
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Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.
Health & Wellness

WRHA Safeguards Well-Being of Vector-Control Workers

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says the region continues to adequately safeguard the well-being of vector-control workers as they work to destroy mosquito breeding sites, in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an interview with JIS News, Regional Vector Control Officer at the WRHA, Ryan Morris, informed that each worker is supplied with vital protective equipment to...
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