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Minister of Health and Wellness and Outgoing President of the Pan American Health Organization Directing Council, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) addresses the opening event of the 75th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas and 60th Directing Council Meeting of PAHO in Washington DC on September 25. Listening is PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa DaSilva.
Minister of Health and Wellness and Outgoing President of the Pan American Health Organization Directing Council, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) addresses the opening event of the 75th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas and 60th Directing Council Meeting of PAHO in Washington DC on September 25. Listening is PAHO Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa DaSilva.

Dr. Tufton Calls for Special Treatment of Small Island States

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, September 27, 2023
Special consideration must be given to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and their circumstances, including high debt burdens and small size, which compromise their capacity to respond effectively, without support,...
Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady

MAJ Offices to be Lit in Blue for World Maritime Day on September 28

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, September 27, 2023
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during the opening session of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Summit on the Produce Safety Rule, Food Security and Agribusiness Council held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, on Tuesday (September 26).

Jamaica Focused on Food Safety as Part of Export Drive

By: Judana Murphy, September 27, 2023

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Medical Entomologist, Sherine Huntley-Jones, displays drum cover introduced by the South East Regional Health Authority public health team to minimize mosquito breeding. Mrs. Huntley Jones was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 10.
Health & Wellness

Action in Schools to Prevent Dengue

The Government has intensified efforts to make schools safe from the dengue virus with supplies of drum covers, weekend fogging, and removal of bulky waste. Medical Entomologist and National Programme...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, September 26, 2023
Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA),  Andrew Wynter.
National Security

PICA to Buy More Immigration KIOSKS

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be procuring more immigration kiosks as it moves the nation’s airports to global travel standards. The automated immigration kiosks are designed to...
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By: Lisa Rowe, September 26, 2023