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Members from the Pure Ultra Lounge team (right), distribute meals and care packages to Fustic Road residents in St. James on Sunday (November 9). 
Members from the Pure Ultra Lounge team (right), distribute meals and care packages to Fustic Road residents in St. James on Sunday (November 9). 

Residents in St. James Receive Hot Meals and Care Packages

Residents in hurricane-affected communities, are receiving hot meals and care packages through a partnership between the St. James Municipal Corporation and Pure Ultra Lounge. Following the distribution of packages on Sunday (November 9) on Fustic Road, Mayor of Montego Bay,...
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) team members prepare relief items to send to Jamaica. 
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) team members prepare relief items to send to Jamaica. 

Overseas Based Charity Groups Provide Hurricane Relief Support
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) converses with Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager (right) and Divisional Head of the Jamaica Fire Brigade in Trelawny, Roland Walters (centre) at the Falmouth Fire Station in Trelawny.  Occasion was a tour of local government infrastructure in the parish on Saturday (November 8). Looking on is Senior Director of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Patrick Watson (in background).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) converses with Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager (right) and Divisional Head of the Jamaica Fire Brigade in Trelawny, Roland Walters (centre) at the Falmouth Fire Station in Trelawny.  Occasion was a tour of local government infrastructure in the parish on Saturday (November 8). Looking on is Senior Director of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Patrick Watson (in background).

Minister Mckenzie Tours Trelawny
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) converses with PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein during the deployment ceremony for the Spanish emergency field hospital in Falmouth , Trelawny on Friday (November 7). 
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) converses with PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein during the deployment ceremony for the Spanish emergency field hospital in Falmouth , Trelawny on Friday (November 7). 

Falmouth Gets Field Hospital
Regional Director at the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent (left) views hurricane relief supplies dated by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), at a handover ceremony, held yesterday (November 7), at the Grey Ground Small Industrial Complex, in Manchester.
Regional Director at the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent (left) views hurricane relief supplies dated by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), at a handover ceremony, held yesterday (November 7), at the Grey Ground Small Industrial Complex, in Manchester.

Southern Regional Health Authority Receives Hurricane Relief Supplies

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Ambassador the Hon. Audrey Marks, addresses the media briefing for the ‘I Love Jamaica’ Fundraising Telethon held on Thursday, November 6 at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, New Kingston offices in Kingston.
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

I Love Jamaica Fundraising Event Launched

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be coordinating fundraising initiatives such as the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Concert series, to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The ‘I Love Jamaica Telethon’, presented by Red Stripe and powered by Digicel, will take place on Sunday, November 23, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00...
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Director of Strategic Planning, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Abigail M. Whittaker-Clarke (second left) and WRHA Customer Service Manager and member of the staff welfare committee, Elecia Whittingham Gayle (third left), collect donation on behalf of the WRHA staff members from the Burmese Community. The handover ceremony was held on Friday (November 7), at the Freeport Business Centre in Montego Bay.
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Burmese Community Donates Care Packages to Western Regional Health Authority

The Burmese Community in Jamaica has donated care packages to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) for distribution to staff members in support of recovery efforts, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The handover ceremony was held on Friday (November 7), at the Freeport Business Centre in Montego Bay. WRHA Regional Medical Epidemiologist, Dr. Maung Aung, who...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, Roan Grant (third right)  and members of the Jamaica Defence Force, at the Westmoreland facility on Sunday (November 2).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Healthcare Workers Join Hospital Clean-Up Efforts

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton has commended the team of healthcare workers who travelled to health facilities in four of the most affected parishes, to assist with cleanup activities following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The facilities visited included the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover...
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An employee of Kingston Wharves unloads cargo from a shipment of relief supplies sent to Jamaica from Guyana. The shipment arrived at the wharf in downtown Kingston on Friday (November 7).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica Receives Relief Items from Guyana

Jamaica has received a shipment of critical relief items including tarpaulins, generators and chainsaws from the Republic of Guyana, to aid with the island’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, which was organised with the assistance of the private sector in Guyana, was dispatched from the Dominican Republic and arrived at Kingston Wharves in downtown Kingston on Friday (November 7)....
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on November 4.
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Official Platform to Mobilise Relief Support to Be Modified

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the official platform to mobilise support for Jamaica’s relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Category Five Hurricane Melissa will be modified. The modification will enable donors to better interface with the platform and donate to a specific institution or institutions. The supportjamaica.gov.jm online platform also aims to channel relief...
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