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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses a joint press conference with the Ministry of Education and Youth on the findings of a Rapid Situation Assessment on Substance Use and Urgent Issues in Secondary Schools, at the Health Ministry on Thursday (September 1). Also shown are (from left, seated) State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Uki Atkinson; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer; and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Education Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses a joint press conference with the Ministry of Education and Youth on the findings of a Rapid Situation Assessment on Substance Use and Urgent Issues in Secondary Schools, at the Health Ministry on Thursday (September 1). Also shown are (from left, seated) State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Uki Atkinson; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer; and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Education Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Health Minister Urges Action to Prevent Potential Substance Abuse Crisis

By: PETA-GAY HODGES, September 4, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging parents and guardians to converse with their children and monitor their activities, to prevent what he describes as...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday September 1, 2022

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, September 2, 2022
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses hospitality heads and other stakeholders at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and Americas ceremony, at Sandals Montego Bay, on August 31.

Earnings And Arrivals Expected to Exceed Pre COVID-19 Levels –Tourism Minister

By: Garwin Davis, September 1, 2022

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