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Steps Being Taken To Safeguard Courts Against Coronavirus

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says steps are being taken to institute the requisite safeguards within court spaces and other sensitive areas of the judicial system, in light of the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. This assurance comes...

(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) speaking at the press conference on Tuesday (March 10) at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Seated beside him are: Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan (left) and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Health Ministry Traces Passengers Of Flight AA 1515 From Miami To Montego Bay

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) speaking at the press conference on Tuesday (March 10) at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Seated beside him are: Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan (left) and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Additional Numbers and Emails for COVID-19 Concerns

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) addressing a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (March 11) to announce a second imported case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Looking on is Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Gov’t Looking At Travel Restrictions For The UK

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), is in conversation with Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the Canadian-based University of McGill, David Wachsmutch (centre), and Director of Tourism, Donovan White (left), at a forum dubbed 'Disruption Forces in Tourism', held on March 11 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Minister Bartlett Calls For Global Tourism Players To Unite In Tackling COVID-19

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.

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Gov’t Sets Aside $7 Billion In Contingency Funding For COVID-19

The Government has allocated $7 billion in contingency funding towards tackling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement as he opened the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 11. Jamaica recorded its first imported case of COVID-19 on March 10. Dr. Clarke said the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council, at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 5). The Prime Minister convened the meeting to discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat and Jamaica’s level of preparedness. Members of the Cabinet in the foreground (from right) are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

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PM Appeals For Calm In Wake Of First Imported Case Of COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing for Jamaicans to stay calm in the wake of the country’s first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “The announcement of an imported COVID-19 case in Jamaica will no doubt raise concern and uncertainty in the minds of the public. “While concern and fear are natural human reactions, there is...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessSport

Jamaica Will Not Participate In Penn Relays

Jamaican schools will not be participating in this year’s staging of the Penn Relays track and field competition in the United States (US). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a press conference at his New Kingston offices on Tuesday (March 10) where he reported Jamaica’s first imported case of the coronavirus (COVID-19)....

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records First Case Of COVID-19

Jamaica has recorded its first imported case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provided details at a press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 10). Dr. Tufton pointed out that the patient is in isolation at the University Hospital of the West Indies...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from Chief Executive Officer of Cari-Med, Glen Christian (second left), at Progressive Grocers

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PM Urges Citizens To Avoid Panic Buying

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring Jamaicans not to embark on panic buying. Speaking at Progressive Grocers’ 20th Anniversary Banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 9), just hours before Jamaica confirmed its first case of COVID-19, Mr. Holness said he has been assured by players in the retail industry that there...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTourism

Cruise Lines Committed To working With The Government On Coronavirus Protocols, Says Bartlett And Tufton

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Health & Wellness Minister, Hon. Dr Christopher Tufton today said that the world's major Cruise Lines have committed to working closely with the government regarding stringent health protocols for visiting ships, in wake of Covid-19. This commitment follows a crucial meeting Friday [March 6, 2020] with the executives of MSC and Carnival Cruise...

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One Patient Now In Isolation

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently monitoring a patient in isolation. The person of interest presented at hospital on Monday, March 9, with some respiratory symptoms and checks revealed that the patient’s travel history included travel to a country that has confirmed of COVID-19. Samples have been taken and sent to the National Influenza Centre for testing. The...