(1/4) This morning, Jamaica received medical equipment and supplies from Northwell Health based in Queens, New York.
Since August 2021, Northwell Health has made two shipments of critical medical equipment and supplies.
(2/4) I want to thank Mr. Michael Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health, and their logistics team for their tremendous support.
(3/4) I also want to thank our very own Dr. Sandra Lindsay, with whom this entire initiative started. Dr. Lindsay made history when she became the first person in America to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
(4/4) She has been a shining example of impeccable civic service and has been promoting the importance of vaccination.
I continue to urge Jamaicans who are hesitant to make arrangements to get vaccinated and help end the pandemic so that we can return to productive normalcy.
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This year is our 60th year of Independence. As we celebrate, let us honour the contributions and heroic sacrifices of those who laid the foundation on which we continue to build.
Our 60 years of political independence have had many challenges, but Jamaica remains a strong, resilient, democratic and free nation, with huge potential and opportunities to build our peace and prosperity.
On the advice of the security forces, I have recommended to the Governor General that States of Public Emergency be declared in the St. James, Westmoreland, Hanover, Kingston Central, Kingston East, Kingston West & the St. Andrew South Police Divisions.
A detailed description of the boundaries is as follows:
North: The northern boundary will start at the westernmost end of the Belvedere to Ferry secondary road, extending in an easterly direction along the Belvedere to Ferry Road & then continue easterly to the foot of Red Hills,
... at the intersection of Perkins Boulevard, Molynes Road and Red Hills Road. The northern boundary then continues in a south-southeasterly direction along Molynes Road, Seaward Drive, Mimosa Road, Aloe Avenue, Bay Farm Road, Newark Avenue, Elm Crescent, Keesing Avenue,
Join Ambassador Audrey Marks (@AmbAPMarks) tonight, Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM on 'Let's Connect With Ambassador Marks.'
The series will feature Virginia's newly elected Lieutenant Governor, a proud Jamaican-American, Mrs Winsome Sears, the first female and woman of colour elected to a State-wide office in Virginia.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Leslie Campbell will also be featured.
The current set of measures were due to remain in place until August 10, 2021. Based on the rapid increase that we are seeing in all our key indicators, it is clear that we need to act now.
The following changes to the measures will apply for the two-week period from tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27, 2021 to August 10, 2021:
Curfew Hours:
Effective tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27, the curfew hours will be as follows:
On Mondays to Saturdays, the curfew hrs will be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning;
On Sundays & Public Holidays, the curfew hrs will be from 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Based on the latest report from this morning, Jamaica recorded 122 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. Our cumulative cases of COVID-19 are now 51,404 and, sadly 1,163 people have died.
I offer condolences to all those who have lost family, friends, loved ones and colleagues to this terrible pandemic. For all those who are in hospital fighting the virus as well as others who are ill but not hospitalized, I pray for a speedy recovery.
Since March 2021 during which we peaked at 15,944 new cases, the number of new cases of COVID-19 has been decreasing month-on-month. However, our July numbers are showing an uptick relative to June.
#NashawnBrown#Thread
The case of Nashawn Brown, a promising 4-yr-old who was severely beaten by his stepdad has again brought to the fore the plight of our children who continue to face physical, sexual & emotional abuse from adults in their lives who are meant to protect them.
We continue to be horrified by reports of violent & cruel acts being meted out to children. This should not be tolerated. In the same way we have address and condemn other forms of violence, we must unequivocally, loudly & resolutely condemn violence against our children.
Physical abuse remains one of the main & overt forms of child maltreatment reported to the CPFSA National Children’s Registry (NCR). Each year, approximately 25-30% of reports received are for children who are victims of some form of physical violence.