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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Boosting Virus Surveillance

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is looking to implement a new PCR-based multiplex protocol that allows member countries to simultaneously detect the coronavirus (COVID-19) and influenza infections from the same sample. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that the undertaking,...
Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 20. Listening keenly at left is Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is Dr. Charles’ brother.
Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 20. Listening keenly at left is Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is Dr. Charles’ brother.

Member of Parliament Calls for Electronic Monitoring of Persons on Bail
Full line-up of speakers for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Wealth Summit on Digital Financial Inclusion to take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Full line-up of speakers for the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Wealth Summit on Digital Financial Inclusion to take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

Digital Financial Inclusion Focus of Wealth Summit Oct. 20
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White.
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White.

Plans Advanced to Create Digital Tourism Experience
Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).
Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).

Over 160 Computers Donated to Schools in St. James

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Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.
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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Tablets and Printers for Schools and Students In St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, on Friday (October 8), handed over several tablet computers and two printers for students and schools in East Central, Southeast, and South St. Catherine. The beneficiary institutions are Cumberland High School, Cedar Grove Academy, and Gregory Park Primary School. Mr. Holness made the presentations during his Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour...
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Chairman of the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Dr. Yvonne Smith.
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Schools Receive Tablets and Laptops

Fifteen schools in St. James, Trelawny and Kingston, and three health institutions in Western Jamaica are the latest beneficiaries of gifts from the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee. The gift comprised medical assistance scholarships, tablets and laptop computers, valued at US$120,000. Cornwall Regional Hospital, Falmouth Hospital and the Noel Holmes Hospital received well-needed oxygen valued at US$70,000.00. Chairman of...
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Director of the Business Development Division at the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe.
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JAD Looking To Acquire Technology Devices For Deaf Students

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is looking to acquire technology devices to support online teaching and learning at schools for the deaf. These include laptops, tablets and desktop computers, Director of the Business Development Division at JAD, Deniese Badroe, told JIS News. She noted that with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacting face-to-face classes, institutions have had to rely...
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President of the National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA), Allan Blair, addresses the launch of the Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative, at the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday, October 5.
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NCOTA Endorses Transport Operators COVID-19 Initiative

The National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA) has endorsed the Transport Operators COVID-19 initiative, which was launched on October 5 at the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The initiative is aimed at encouraging more transport operators to get vaccinated by providing them with gas vouchers. Speaking at the virtual event, NCOTA President, Allan Blair, said that the group welcomed the...
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Students from schools in Hanover and Westmoreland display their new tablets at a handing over ceremony at Travellers Beach Resort in Negril on September 25. More than 400 tablets valued at US$40,000 were issued to students under the Cornerstone Connex Programme to facilitate online learning.
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Students In Hanover And Westmoreland Receive Tablets

More than four hundred tablets valued at US$40,000 were recently issued to students in Hanover and Westmoreland to facilitate ease of access to online learning, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tablets were distributed under the Cornerstone Connex Programme, which is being spearheaded by the nonprofit Cornerstone Jamaica, in partnership with Gupta Family Foundation. During a handover ceremony at Travellers...
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Clinic Attendant at the Black River Health Centre, Anthony Buddle, displays his WiPay QR code that can be redeemed for wireless payment.
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Special Grant for Front-Line Healthcare Workers In St. Elizbeth South Western

More than 100 front-line healthcare workers in St. Elizabeth South Western are to benefit from a special $750,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant. The grant has been facilitated by fintech company, WiPay, in partnership with Member of Parliament, Floyd Green, and other collaborators to reward the healthcare workers who have been hard at work during the pandemic. At a demonstration ceremony on...
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Human Resources Manager of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Shanique Cornwall (left), presents a laptop to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), prior to the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (October 1). Also participating is Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Daniel Dawes.
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PHOTOS: Laptops Handed Over to Senators

Human Resources Manager of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Shanique Cornwall (left), presents a laptop to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), prior to the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (October 1). Also participating is Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Daniel...
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