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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a virtual COVID-19 Press Conference at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a virtual COVID-19 Press Conference at the Office of the Prime Minister.

CMO Says Young Persons Must Protect The Elderly From Exposure

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says it is important for younger persons to recognise their responsibility in preventing exposure of the vulnerable population to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, the CMO pointed out that...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, tHon. Audley Shaw (left) and Board Chairman, Hardware & Lumber (H&L), Erwin Burton, greet each other by knocking elbows. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of agricultural inputs by H&L Agro to small farmers, held May 21 at the the H&L outlet located along Spanish Town Road, Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, tHon. Audley Shaw (left) and Board Chairman, Hardware & Lumber (H&L), Erwin Burton, greet each other by knocking elbows. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of agricultural inputs by H&L Agro to small farmers, held May 21 at the the H&L outlet located along Spanish Town Road, Kingston.

H&L Agro Donates $2 Million In Agricultural Inputs To Farmers
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Five More Recoveries, No New Cases
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Five new COVID-19 cases, 10 more recoveries for Jamaica
Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.
Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

UHWI Receives PPE From Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses health care workers at the Norwood Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 10) prior to a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk in the community.
Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health and Wellness Stages Sensitisation Walk in Norwood

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led a team of public health officials from St. James on a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk, through sections of the Norwood community on Friday (July 10). The health team, which consisted of senior health officials, public health inspectors, community health aides and vector control workers, distributed masks and pamphlets, as...
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Two New Recoveries, No New COVID-19 Cases

Two more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care as at Friday (July 10). Recoveries now stand at 605 (80% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative number remains at 753. There are 119 (16%) active cases currently under observation in Jamaica, while 19 cases have been...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)
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TEF To Provide 500 COVID-19 Protective Kits For Small Properties

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will provide 500 COVID-19 protective kits, valued at more than $15 million, to small tourism properties islandwide. Making the announcement during a digital press conference on July 10, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the kits, valued at more than $30,000 each, will include two touchless garbage bins, two touchless hand sanitiser dispensers and...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaking at the virtual launch of the US$100,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme on Wednesday (July 8). The project is a partnership between the St. James Municipal Corporation and United Nations (UN)-Habitat. ​
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Four Mobay Communities To Benefit From US$100,000 COVID-19 Programme

Residents of four communities in Montego Bay are to benefit from a US$100,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme being undertaken by the St. James Municipal Corporation and United Nations (UN)-Habitat. The initiative will target the communities of Canterbury, Albion Lane, William Street, and Paradise Row, through educational and environmental interventions and distribution of care packages. It will run from July through...
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