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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 23).

3,300 Workers Regain Jobs In BPO Sector

By: Alecia Smith, June 25, 2020

A total of 3,300 employees in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector have regained their jobs, which were lost as a result of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

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

PAHO Urges Countries To Increase Public Health Spending

By: Douglas McIntosh, June 25, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); and Head of the Europen Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, unveil a plaque dedicating the High Dependency Unit (HDU), which opened at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (June 24). Looking on is Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles.

High-Dependency Unit, Renovated Neonatal Space Opens At Victoria Jubilee

By: Ainsworth Morris, June 25, 2020

Coronavirus 6 years ago Three More COVID-19 Recoveries
By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, June 25, 2020
Coronavirus 6 years ago Jamaica Earned US$3.64 Billion From Tourism In 2019, Welcomed 4.3 Million Visitors
By: Latonya Linton, June 25, 2020
Coronavirus 6 years ago PM Holness Announces Changes to Portfolio Assignment
By: Office of the Prime Minister, June 25, 2020

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New shelter managers (from left) Fitzdale Roye, Aldelcia Baker and Cordelyn Campbell conduct an inspection, during a training exercise held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, June 24. They are part of more than 25 new shelter managers trained on the day.

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

New Shelter Managers For St. Elizabeth

More than 25 volunteers have been added to the roster of shelter managers in St. Elizabeth. With the new recruits, the parish now has 200 managers to serve over 94...

By: Okoye Henry, June 25, 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (June 23), regarding the rate of poverty in 2018.

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Poverty Rate Fell By 40 Per Cent In 2018

Jamaica recorded a 40 per cent drop in the poverty rate in 2018, the lowest in 10 years. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

By: Alecia Smith, June 25, 2020

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, stresses a point while making a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (June 23)., regarding the reopening of rivers and beaches.

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

Non-Compliance With Safety Protocols Could See Closure Of Beaches And Rivers

Visitors to beaches and rivers are being urged to adhere to the safety protocols that have been put in place to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This...

By: Alecia Smith, June 24, 2020

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), listens to a point from Head of the Europen Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the digital launch of the ‘Healthy Baby, Healthy You: Healthy Body is a Mus... Clinic is a Mus' campaign on Tuesday (June 23). The campaign is being spareheaded by the Ministry through its Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) and in partnership with the National Family Planning Board (NFPB).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

New Campaign Encourages Pregnant Women To Seek Healthcare

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has embarked on a national campaign aimed at encouraging more expectant women to access healthcare in order to improve health outcomes for both mother...

By: Rochelle Williams, June 24, 2020

Wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second left), hands over a ventilator to Executive Director, the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas (right). Looking on are Antoinette Taddeo and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Leslie Campbell. Five ventilators, donated by local businessman and developer, Leo Taddeo and his wife, Antoinette, were presented during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June 23).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Receives Donation Of Ventilators

Wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, on Tuesday (June 23), handed over five ventilators to the...

By: Tanesha Mundle, June 24, 2020

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records Five New COVID-19 Cases

As at Tuesday (June 23), Jamaica recorded five new COVID-19 cases and two more recoveries. The total number of confirmed cases is now at 670 while recoveries are up to...

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, June 24, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is being briefed by Deputy General Manager, China Sinopharm International, Teddy Zhou. about medical equipment and supplies donated to the Government by the company and Singer Jamaica. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 23).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Gov’t Receives Medical Equipment And Supplies

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Vector-Control Activities Continue In Westmoreland

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, says vector-control measures continue in the parish in order to stem the spread of dengue fever. This is even while notifications of...

By: Serena Grant, June 23, 2020