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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.​
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.​

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...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mr. Dunstan Bryan.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mr. Dunstan Bryan.

Persons Have To Follow Certain Procedures For COVID-19 Test
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.
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.

More Than 500,000 Applications For COVID CARE Programme
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.
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.

USF Donates ICT Equipment To JCPD
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

Prime Minister Calls On Persons Attending Funerals To Obey Protocol

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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston.
CoronavirusEducationHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Can’t Commit to Hold CSEC And CAPE In July – Minister Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, has advised that Jamaica will not be able to hold the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), slated for July. According to the Minister, CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Education Ministers and Education Ministry officials met on May 8 and an agreement was reached for...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on May 12
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

KSAMC Working With Private Golden Age Homes To Keep Residents Safe

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness are collaborating with privately operated golden age homes to conduct testing and establish protocols as measures to protect the elderly, who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was noted by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, while addressing a meeting of the...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO In Dialogue To Coordinate Response To Negative Economic Impact Of COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is in “close dialogue” with several bilateral and multilateral institutions to coordinate a response to the negative economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on PAHO member countries. Among these, she said, while speaking at a digital media briefing on Tuesday (May 12), are the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on May 11.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

More Than 3,000 Persons Assessed In St. Mary

More than 3,000 persons have been assessed in the three communities now under quarantine in St. Mary as part of contact tracing for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The quarantined communities in St. Mary are Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay. They have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. Up to the time of being placed...
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Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.
CoronavirusGender AffairsHealth & Wellness

WCJF Encourages Adolescent Mothers To Register

Adolescent mothers wishing to register in programmes implemented by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) can do so via the organisation’s website, womenscentreja.com. Registration can also be done by calling the mobile numbers of the 18 locations across the island. They are Denbigh, 876-810-2576; Junction, 876-810-5985; Kingston, 876-810-6348; Mandeville, 876-810-4402; Montego Bay, 876-810-3971; Morant Bay, 876-810-5676; Port Antonio, 876-810-3723;...
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