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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a Community Health Aide (CHA) training session held on Wednesday (July 1), at Ascot High School in Portmore, St. Catherine.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a Community Health Aide (CHA) training session held on Wednesday (July 1), at Ascot High School in Portmore, St. Catherine.

Health Ministry Recruits Community Health Aides To Support COVID-19 Fight

Fifty residents of St. Catherine are being trained as community health aides (CHAs) in keeping with the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ strategic framework to prepare the population to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The CHAs, who will be deployed...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, highlights a point while making a statement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, highlights a point while making a statement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

Cinemas And Playhouses Reopen July 5
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Five New Imported COVID-19 Cases Recorded
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, highlights a point while making a statement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, highlights a point while making a statement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 1).

All Beaches And Rivers In Breach Of Safety Protocols Will Be Closed
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the House of Representatives on June 30.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the House of Representatives on June 30.

Early-Childhood Institutions To Get Sanitisation Grant

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Jamaica Records Four New COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has recorded four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (June 30) while recoveries remain at 553 or 78.8%. The new positives – which bring to 702 the total number of COVID-19 cases on the island – consist of 2 males and 2 females, who range in age from 25 to 43 years. All are imported cases, having arrived on...
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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ST&I Policy Will Be Critical To COVID-19 Recovery – Minister Williams

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy will play a critical role as the country recovers from the coronavirus (COVID -19). “This policy seeks to foster a culture of innovation among our people, which is necessary to take us into the future,” she noted. Minister Williams was speaking during the final...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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PAHO Director Calls On Member States To Remain Vigilant

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries that have contained the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and plan to open their borders or have already done so are being urged to exercise caution and remain vigilant against potential resurgences in outbreaks. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, notes that most countries across the region of the Americas have implemented effective public...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (June 29).
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Gov’t Extends Opening Hours For Markets

Markets across the island will now open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday to Saturday. This is an extension of the previous restricted hours from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., put in place by the Government as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The additional hour will also apply to vending in public arcades...
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, on matters pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic
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CMO Warns That COVID-19 Outbreak Is Not Over

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is warning Jamaicans that in spite of the relaxation of some of the measures by the Government in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), the outbreak is not over. The CMO told a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ that in her experience with the management of infections, people generally become desensitised over time, and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a ​virtual press conference from the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston on Monday (June 29).
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Visitors From High-Risk American States To Be Pretested For COVID-19

Effective July 1, persons who are applying to travel to Jamaica from high-risk states in the United States (US) will have to pretest for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and submit the results in order for their application for entry to be considered. Visitors from Florida, Arizona, New York and Texas, which have been declared as high-risk areas by the Ministry of...
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