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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Ministry Working To Make Jamaica The Most COVID-Resilient Visitor Destination

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry has been working overtime with local and international experts to refine all the requisite protocols, to make Jamaica the most COVID-resilient tourist destination globally. He notes that this includes “robust” measures to...
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Six New COVID-19 Cases, One More Recovery for Jamaica
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd left), presents President of the Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA), Noel Williams, with masks for members of the organization. They are among the frontline workers who will benefit from the 10,000 masks being provided as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) when the industry, which was impacted by the pandemic, reopens. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Friday (May 29). Others (from left) are: Director for the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd left), presents President of the Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA), Noel Williams, with masks for members of the organization. They are among the frontline workers who will benefit from the 10,000 masks being provided as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) when the industry, which was impacted by the pandemic, reopens. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Friday (May 29). Others (from left) are: Director for the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

Tourism Ministry Provides 10,000 Masks For Frontline Industry Workers
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Protocols To Reopen Tourism Industry Being Reviewed
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. (FILE)
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. (FILE)

Workplace Protocols To Be Published Next Week

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Health & Wellness

Message from Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Mr. Wentworth Charles on World No Tobacco Day, Sunday, May 31, 2020

Jamaica will join the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the rest of the Caribbean in observing World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, May 31, under the national theme ‘COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke’. This year’s theme focus on empowering young people in the fight against tobacco use especially during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Based on research,...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Now 575

As at Friday (May 29), 619 new samples were tested for COVID-19, seven (7) of which returned positive results. Jamaica now has a total of 575 confirmed COVID-19 cases, following the discovery of a positive test result that had been counted twice. In the meantime, recoveries have increased by five, to now total 289 patients, who have recovered and have...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry. (FILE)
CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Collective Utilisation Of Resources Needed To Overcome COVID-19 – PIOJ

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says the nation requires the collective utilisation of resources at its disposal to overcome the challenges associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the PIOJ’s digital quarterly media briefing on May 27, Dr. Henry said that Jamaica has entered a period of “significant challenges”, consequent on...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Using Geospatial Technology To Combat COVID-19

Jamaica is employing the use of geospatial technology in combatting the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the ‘Virtual Jamaica COVID-19 Geospatial Forum’ on Thursday (May 28), Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for Health Informatics in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Michele Roofe, said that geospatial tools are being utilised for the monitoring and data management aspects of the pandemic. She...
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President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (right) presents a laptop to Akeem Chambers, first-year Physical Education student and goalkeeper for the national football team, at the launch of The Mico University College
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Mico Launches COVID-19 Relief Programme

The Mico University College has launched a ‘COVID-19 Relief Programme’ aimed at raising US$1 million to support students who have been experiencing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus. Director of Student Services, Annett Daley, said the funds will be used to cover partial tuition, purchase 250 information and communications technology (ICT) devices and data plans to support students’ remote learning,...
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Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding (second left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) from Director, Food For the Poor, Craig Moss-Solomon, at a handover ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston, on May 28. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton; and Donor Representative, Tanya Khouri. Food For the Poor Jamaica; handed over the personal protective equipment to health facilities within SERHA.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: SERHA Gets PPE

Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding (second left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) from Director, Food For the Poor, Craig Moss-Solomon, at a handover ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston, on May 28. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton; and...
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