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Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Trelawny Health Department, Althea Gayle Palmer.
Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Trelawny Health Department, Althea Gayle Palmer.

Trelawny Health Department On COVID-19 Education Drive

The Trelawny Health Department is undertaking a comprehensive public education programme aimed at increasing knowledge about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and reducing its spread. Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Althea Gayle Palmer, told JIS News that public health personnel have...
Four of the seven new buses that were handed over to the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) during a ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Complex in Kingston on Thursday (March 19). The Government provided five buses to transport nurses at a cost of more than $57 million, while two are on loan from Toyota Jamaica.
Four of the seven new buses that were handed over to the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) during a ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Complex in Kingston on Thursday (March 19). The Government provided five buses to transport nurses at a cost of more than $57 million, while two are on loan from Toyota Jamaica.

Seven Buses Handed Over To Nurses
Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey (right), with his team of social workers and counsellors at his Kingston office.
Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey (right), with his team of social workers and counsellors at his Kingston office.

Victim Services Division Open For Business
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).

NSWMA Executive Director Calls On Persons To Protect Themselves
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) and Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. The SDC has committed its support to the dissemination of COVID-19 information to communities islandwide and to provide information on communities and other areas deemed critical by the Government of Jamaica.

SDC Provides Support To Tackle COVID-19

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Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

Special Task Force To Address Water, Sanitation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a Special Inter-Ministerial Task Force has been established to address water and sanitation as the country combats the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will lead the Task Force’s...
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Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessParliamentPrime Minister

MPs To Get $126 Million For COVID-19 Interventions

The Government will be allocating $126 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to Members of Parliament (MP) for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)-related interventions. Each MP will receive $2 million. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during his 2020/21 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19), under the theme ‘Towards a Decade...
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Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher.
CommunityCoronavirusHealth & WellnessJusticeYouth

CAD Establishes Emergency Call Centre

The Court Administration Division (CAD) has established an Emergency Call Centre to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to the Courts for information. This forms part of additional measures being considered and implemented at the Parish Courts to ensure easy access, while maintaining the safety of staff, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), addresses representatives of agencies under the Ministry, at a meeting held recently at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

JFB Ambulances Equipped With Protective Gear

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, said the entity’s ambulances are equipped to transport persons displaying respiratory and flu-like symptoms. “We have worked out a protocol with the Ministry of Health [and Wellness] as to how we treat with an individual who may be displaying flu-like symptoms,” he said. “We have also procured some protective equipment or gear for...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), points to the first chain of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, at a press conference held at Jamaica House on March 18. Observing are (from left) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden; Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; and National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

National Epidemiologist Outlines COVID-19 Chains Of Transmission

The Government has reported that there are currently seven chains of transmission regarding positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. Details were provided by the National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, during a press conference at Jamaica House on March 18. Jamaica now has 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The first chain has six persons, which...
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