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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 13). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 13). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan.

113 Jamaicans Have Recovered From COVID-19

A total of 113 persons have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first imported case of the disease was confirmed in the island some two months ago. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in giving...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 12).

33 Per Cent Of BPO Staff Working Remotely
Marketing Director of Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Tina Myers-Matalon (left), making a symbolic presentation to member of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Cornwall Regional Hospital, Tionette Allen (right), for the 500 KFC treats to frontline workers at the Type A institution in St. James, during a ceremony on Wednesday, May 13. In the background are (from left): Registered Nurses, Simone Crawford-Headley and Crena Henry.
Marketing Director of Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Tina Myers-Matalon (left), making a symbolic presentation to member of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Cornwall Regional Hospital, Tionette Allen (right), for the 500 KFC treats to frontline workers at the Type A institution in St. James, during a ceremony on Wednesday, May 13. In the background are (from left): Registered Nurses, Simone Crawford-Headley and Crena Henry.

Health Workers At Cornwall Regional Hospital Treated By Restaurants Of Jamaica
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Director of Airport Operations at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Devon Manahan (second left), observe as some of the 207 returning Jamaicans who landed at the airport today (May 13), under the protocols established for the re-entry of Jamaicans into the country, walk to waiting Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) buses. They will be taken into quarantine.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Director of Airport Operations at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Devon Manahan (second left), observe as some of the 207 returning Jamaicans who landed at the airport today (May 13), under the protocols established for the re-entry of Jamaicans into the country, walk to waiting Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) buses. They will be taken into quarantine.

Another 207 Jamaicans Return Home
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 12.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 12.

Small Business Grants To Be Paid May

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

PAHO Head Urges Unity In Halting COVID-19 Spread

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says she is “deeply concerned” about the rapid expansion of the coronavirus (COVID-2019) across the Americas, and has called for greater collaboration among health authorities in member countries to bolster health systems in order to contain the spread. The number of confirmed cases and deaths across the region rose to 1.74...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on May 12.
CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliament

SET Cash Payments To Begin Shortly

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says payments will begin shortly under the Supporting Employees with the Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) component of the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. “The Auditor General is currently reviewing the list of payees to confirm compliance with the defined eligibility rules, and the...
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Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), hands over a supply of masks to Robert Blake of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 8.​
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Custos Of St. James Encouraged By Responsible Behaviour Of Residents

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, says he is encouraged by the responsible behaviour being shown by many residents, in terms of following health and safety guidelines relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to JIS News, following the presentation of masks to the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mr. Dunstan Bryan.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Persons Have To Follow Certain Procedures For COVID-19 Test

To successfully book an appointment for the coronavirus (COVID-19) test via the jamcovid19 website or mobile app, persons will have to follow certain procedures, which will determine their eligibility. This was emphasised by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Byran, who informed that persons will first need to be assessed and will be required to fill...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while giving an update on the COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme in the House of Representatives on May 12.
CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliament

More Than 500,000 Applications For COVID CARE Programme

The Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme has received more than 500,000 applications across the available grant types. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure while giving an update in the House of Representatives on May 12. He said that given the disproportionately high number of applications for the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), opens a box containing a computer monitor, at the handover ceremony for information and communications technology (ICT) equipment, valued at $1.5 million and donated by the Universal Service Fund (USF), to the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), at the NIS offices, on Ripon Road, in Kingston, on May 12. Sharing the moment (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Daniel Dawes, and Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Health & WellnessSocial SecurityTechnology

USF Donates ICT Equipment To JCPD

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated information and communications technology (ICT) equipment, valued at $1.5 million, to the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), to improve the Council’s communication with its clients. The devices, which include three laptops, two projectors, nine multifunction printers and two monitors, were handed over to the JCPD on May 12, at the National...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls On Persons Attending Funerals To Obey Protocol

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holiness, is calling on Jamaicans who are attending funerals to act responsibly and abide by the gathering protocol, which stipulates that no more than 10 persons should congregate in any public gathering. “I know in some of the rural parts of Jamaica the funeral ritual is very important. We understand that, but I urge...
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