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Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaks at the opening of a High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital recently.

EU Provides Grant To Strengthen Health System

The European Union (EU) has approved a grant of €10 million to finance a project, titled, ‘Health System Strengthening Programme’, which is expected to bolster Jamaica’s health sector. This disclosure was made by Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica,...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Gets Can$7.5M To Boost Member Countries COVID-19 Response

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Take Advantage Of COVID-19 Training

Director, Nursing Services, Princess Margaret Hospital, Nadine Anderson Lawrence (seated) tries out the newly installed surveillance system for the islolation unit at the St. Thomas-based hospital on Wednesday (June 10). Also looking on (left to right) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Princess Margaret Hospital, Melecia Linton; Network Engineer, Computer King Ltd, Dwayne Hutchinson (partially hidden); and Senior Medical Officer, Princess Margaret Hospital, Samantha Walker.

PHOTOS: Princess Margaret Hospital Gets Surveillance System For The Isolation Unit

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking on Wednesday (June 10) at the virtual high-level forum to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.

UN In The Vanguard Of Efforts To Improve Lives – Minister Johnson Smith

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationFinance & Public Service

Students’ Loan Bureau Waives all Application and Processing Fees for Loans for 2020/21 Academic Year

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke announced the waiving of all application and processing fees for new loans from the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) for the 2020/2021 academic year. He made the announcement during the debate on the first supplementary estimates for the 2020/21 fiscal year in the Lower House of Parliament last evening....

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

No New COVID-19 Cases

As at Wednesday (June 10), there were no new confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded for Jamaica. The total confirmed cases, therefore remain at 605. At the same time, two more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the total recoveries to 407 (67.2% Recovery rate). Jamaica has 104 imported cases; 218 contacts of confirmed cases; 27 local transmission...

Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Western Region, Megan Mollison, gives a presentation on the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for the island’s hotels when they reopen on June 15. Occasion was day two of the TPDCo COVID-19 Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday ( June 9).

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Emphasis On COVID-19 Protocols In Hotels

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has embarked on a series of sensitisation workshops to highlight coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, which will govern the tourism sector when it reopens on June 15. These workshops target tourism workers as well as other stakeholders in the sector and will be held over the course of six days, from June 8 to June 15,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), converses with Principal of the Bridgeport High School in St. Catharine, Beverly Harris (second right), and ancillary staff at the institution, during a visit on June 8.

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Education State Minister Praises Bridgeport High Ancillary Staff

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has lauded the ancillary staff at the Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, for keeping the institution clean. During the closure of the school, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff spent several days cleaning the school, and during the last two weeks leading up...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Countries To Benefit From More Than US$100 Million In Medical Supplies

Jamaica and other Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries will benefit from the entity’s acquisition of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies, valued at more than US$100 million, to bolster the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the Americas. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said the provisions, which were sourced from suppliers in Asia, include gloves,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), engages with a little girl while she and her mother were being processed at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday (June 9). A total of 96 Jamaicans arrived on a flight from Fort Lauderdale in the United States under the protocol for controlled re-entry.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

More Health Workers To Be Deployed As Country Prepares For Int’l Travellers

The Ministry of Health will be increasing the deployment of health personnel across the island, in preparation for the reopening of the country’s borders to international travellers on June 15. “We are now employing another 1,000 community health aides across the country, and that will bolster the number of persons we have,” said portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

The Maternal and Neonatal High-Dependency Unit (HDU), which was opened recently at the St. Ann

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Opening Of HDU At St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Timely – Dr. Scarlett

Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Peter Scarlett, says the new Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building has proven to be timely as the country deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The building, which was erected under the EU-funded PROMAC at a cost of $329 million, was officially opened...