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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden

Labour Ministry In Discussion With Employers To Retain Workers

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is working with employers to retain workers as the country continues to grapple with the economic and social fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Collette Roberts-Risden, told JIS News...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden

Employers Encouraged To Utilise Flexible Work Arrangements

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a digital press conference, at Jamaica House on Monday (April 27).

New Protocols For Controlled Re-Entry Of Jamaicans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing a COVID-19 digital media briefing on Monday (April 27). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force Established

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (April 27).

Prime Minister Expresses Regret At Untimely Passing Of Young Mother

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the nation during a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (April 27).

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Jamaica Records 364 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19

Jamaica now has 364 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, noted at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (April 27). “This means 16 additional cases in the last 24 hours. One hundred and forty three or 39 per cent confirmed cases are males; 241 or 61 per cent are females,...

President of Deaf Sports Jamaica, Andre Witter.

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Deaf Community Commends Signing Services At COVID-19 Press Briefings

President of Deaf Sports Jamaica, André Witter, is commending the Government for providing sign language services during the regular press briefings on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He noted that the presence of an interpreter at these sessions has enabled thousands of persons in the deaf community to learn more about the virus and, thereby, protect themselves. Mr. Witter, who was...

President of the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Levi Johnson.

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Residents Of St. Catherine, Clarendon And Manchester Get Help From CJC

More than 10,000 residents in St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester have been assisted with care packages and other support by the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists. At the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the organisation established a programme where the weekly needs of its members and community persons were assessed and responses made to the neediest across...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), with (from left): Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Chairman, Bokhoa Jeong; and Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Baejin Lim, at the handover of testing kits valued at US$200,000 by Jamaica Public Service shareholder, Korea East West Power, to the Government of Jamaica, to assist in the national fight against COVID-19. The ceremony was held on April 27 at the Department of Microbiology, at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

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PHOTOS: Handover Of Test Kits Worth US$200,000

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Speaking Notes of the Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the press, colleague ministers, stakeholders all, members of the public. CASE NUMBERS We wish to advise that 2 samples from yesterday’s announcement were repeat samples for patients, who were already confirmed positive and awaiting discharge. This would have brought the number of cases to 348. Today, the number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

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Small Business Operators Encouraged To Access Funds And Training

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging small business operators to access funds and training that the Government is providing, to ease the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told JIS News that there is a commitment to ensure the “sustainability and survival” of small businesses, as they account...

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J. Wray And Nephew Donates Food Packages

Food packages worth $10 million will be distributed to communities across Jamaica by J. Wray and Nephew Limited as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will be done at central points in the various communities, and the needy and vulnerable, especially in remote areas throughout the country, will be targeted. Commercial Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean at...