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GOJ’s CARE Programme ‘SET’ to Help Workers Amid COVID-19 Layoffs

By: Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, April 9, 2020

The Government of Jamaica through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be providing financial assistance to employees who have been laid off during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak...

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All Beaches And Water Attractions Closed For Easter

By: Tanesha Mundle, April 9, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union. Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Gets 29 Ventilators From EU

By: Chris Patterson, April 9, 2020

Coronavirus 6 years ago Commissioner Of Customs Assures That Jamaica Is Open For Business
By: Alecia Smith, April 9, 2020
Coronavirus 6 years ago Curfew Extended Until April 21 With New Hours
By: Ainsworth Morris, April 9, 2020
Coronavirus 6 years ago Companies Invited To Support WCJF Beneficiaries
By: E. Hartman Reckord, April 9, 2020

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the nation during a press conference at the Ministry, on Tuesday (April 7).

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Increase In Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Anticipated

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government anticipates an increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We anticipate that there is going to...

By: Ainsworth Morris, April 9, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a digital press conference on Tuesday (April 7). At right is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry To Donate 100,000 Masks To Private Practitioners

The Minister of Health and Wellness will be donating 100,000 N95 masks to private practitioners to support their work in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the...

By: Tanesha Mundle, April 9, 2020

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), in discussion with Vice President of Dencon Foods Limited, Nicholas Duke, at the company's Spring Plain facility in Clarendon, on April 7.

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Government Secures Local Buyer For Excess Irish Potato

The Government has secured a buyer for half of the excess amount of Irish potato produced by small farmers. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 9, 2020

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, addresses the nation during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on April 7.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Some Patients With Mild COVID-19 Symptoms Will Be Isolated At Home

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says some Jamaicans who test positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be isolated at home,...

By: Latonya Linton, April 8, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) signs a Memorandum of Understanding with President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrews Memorial Hospital, Dr. Lindon Leach (left), during a digital press conference at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Tuesday (April 7). Observing are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Andrews Memorial Hospital Assists KPH With Patients

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Andrews Memorial Hospital on Hope Road in Kingston to serve as an overflow ward for the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)....

By: Ainsworth Morris, April 8, 2020

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, addresses the nation during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on April 7.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Rural Field Hospital A Possibility

With an increase in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in some parishes, the Government is looking at establishing a rural field hospital. Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness,...

By: Ainsworth Morris, April 8, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a digital press conference on Tuesday (April 7). At right is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

4,500 Travellers Have Reported To The Health Ministry

Approximately 4,500 persons, who travelled to Jamaica between March 18 and 24, have reported to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave the...

By: Ainsworth Morris, April 8, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and the President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr. Andrew Manning (left), signing a memorandum of understanding for a public-private partnership, during a digital press conference on Tuesday (April 7). Observing are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dunstan Bryan (left), and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Partners With Private Providers To Treat Hypertensive And Diabetic Patients

Operators of private medical practices are being invited to partner with the Ministry of Health and Wellness for the treatment of patients with chronic hypertension and diabetes who would normally...

By: Tanesha Mundle, April 8, 2020