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His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge (second left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), unveil a plaque memorialising the visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (pictured left), to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 23). Also pictured (from right) are Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Jacqueline Wright James; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the facility, Jacqueline Ellis. Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to the Spanish Town Hospital is part of the schedule of activities for their Official Visit to Jamaica from March 22 to 24. The Official Visit forms part of celebrations marking the 70th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge (second left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), unveil a plaque memorialising the visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (pictured left), to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 23). Also pictured (from right) are Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Jacqueline Wright James; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the facility, Jacqueline Ellis. Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to the Spanish Town Hospital is part of the schedule of activities for their Official Visit to Jamaica from March 22 to 24. The Official Visit forms part of celebrations marking the 70th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.

PHOTOS: Their Royal Highnesses Tour Spanish Town Hospital

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge (second left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), unveil a plaque memorialising the visit of Their...
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Jamaica Gets 24,000 Bags of Fertiliser From Morocco

By: Garwin Davis, March 23, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), checks out the newly launched mental health support chatline for youth, ‘U-Matter’, via his cellular phone. Observing (from left) are Director, Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Ceceile Minott; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Mental Health Advocate and educator, Clan Carthy High School, George Walker; and member of the U-Report Youth Council, Ree-anna Robinson. The chatline, which provides support for youth aged 16 to 24, was launched during a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Emergency Operation Centre, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 22). It was developed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with UNICEF and the CCDC.

Mental Health Support Chatline for Young Persons Launched

By: Alecia Smith, March 23, 2022

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