TVJ Midday News: Gov Raising Alarm Re Significant Increase in Influenza Cases – November 29 2019
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good afternoon I’m Herman green with the
midday news for this Friday November 29 a special welcome if you are watching on
one spot mediacom as the Health Ministry sounds the alarm about in a significant
increase in influenza cases the opposition is insisting that there is
insufficient flu vaccination for the Jamaican population TVJ similar pullin
tells us more a Thursday’s press briefing by the
Minister of Health it was announced that twenty five
thousand flu vaccines were ordered but opposition spokesman on health
dr. Maurice guy says that’s not enough according to doctor guy the minister
needs to do a proper assessment of what it has and what it needed so the 25 told
it’s out there currently are they having stuff needs to go too quickly as
possible to all the health centers and public health facilities that they are
destined for and there’s a continuous assessment as to see what is the optics
are the take-up by the population and secondly do we need to expand the Public
Relation component of it or do we need based on the take or by the population
to order for so dr. Giese says this is a matter of urgency because person should
have started getting the flu vaccine from as early as August ahead of the flu
season which started in October and can go as late as March or even April you
will recall that last year that they were all giving to those persons who
were there frontline workers and children and they had a lot of vaccine
left over which became useless after a while and people are suffering it is
something that they need to get out there agent Lee and to get the public as
quickly as possible it should not update now I made a briefing yesterday to to
bring all the point that we need to have it meanwhile dr. gaya believes the
Minister of Health should also do more public education about the influenza
virus this as he says he’s fully aware that there are some Jamaicans who do not
want to take the flu vaccine for the his reasons Spears part of the
skepticism about taking the flu vaccine and it’s also important also the fact
that you know internationally people are again magda vaccines know it is so that
is it’s trickling down into our population to what I think the benefit
outweighs occur is that one may contemplate and my suggestion is
agitated flu vaccine similar pollen TVJ news meanwhile dr. guy has commented on
the Ministry of Health’s press briefing on Thursday at the briefing it was
reported that they have been 63 dengue related deaths and over 6,000 cases in
the island since 2019 dr. guy insists that the minister and the ministry acted
slowly as he believes some of those deaths could have been prevented
you will recall that I had said that they under confirmed it but they stopped
vector control program in April May June they started January better stop it
April May June and when they saw the cases coming back up in July they
started it restarted it the truth is had we had a sustained vector control
program for the entire year we would not have seen so many people dying as a
consequence of it because you would have been able to contain the breed inside
should have been able to contain this amount of mosquitoes that are behind and
secondly as a consequence of less mosquitoes less likelihood of the dengue
being transmitted from person to person change is that the sangster
International Airport in Montego Bay st. James are expected to boost tourists
arrival arrivals by providing a smoother entry into the island
the passport Immigration and Citizenship agency Piku is increasing the number of
emigration kiosks available to travelers ki-moon Witter reports while tourist
arrival figures for Jamaica continue to impress the line between border security
and ease of travel for visitors has created concern one of the most worrying
thing very the passenger especially those who child obviously going to an
airport out to wait to order throws in line just to get in if you have that
happening regularly the rate of return is extremely low it’s
why Pico has spearhead the initiative to increase the number of
kiosks at the Sangster International Airport so we have 10 installer map 10
more to install down in Montego Bay the purpose we’re putting in the additional
chaos is to address the increase in volumes of passengers that are coming to
the Sangster International Airport I think they are anticipating a 5%
increase in the volumes so with the chaos no we will have 45 chaos and 36
officers who will be able to process passengers for the security minister the
additional kiosks is an indicator of the increasing use of technology to
safeguard the islands borders but he also noted the impact the technology is
expected to have on the tourism product when you look at a kiosk taking 30 35
second to process one passport we’ll end up with some 45 kiosk in Montego Bay
that mean in practical terms about eight deep in a minute when you can sir
you know and that translate into almost 3,000 and oh a peak time in Montego Bay
especially at Christmas time that’s the kind of numbers that go through here
currently with just 20 kiosks operational nearly something about 40%
of the passengers are using the kiosk so we know when we put in the additional
case it will also help to it will increase so a public in a closed orbit
60% of the passengers no use in the chaos it’s anticipated that visitor
arrivals will increase by at least five percent during the Christmas season
ki-moon with her TVJ news meanwhile there is already good news for the
tourism sector for the years winter tourist season earnings and tourist
arrivals for this year are reportedly ahead of projections tourism minister
Edmund Bartlet made the announcement earlier this week noting that we are
still ahead of a season’s peak period Jamaica
recognized by the World Economic Forum as the number-two destination in the
world that prioritizes tourism and number six in the world for our
marketing and branding now this is a little country that is merely a speck AB
little dot on the global map that is weighing that weigh heavily in global
space and have that mass which is still early mr. Bartlett is also predicting
higher figures and numbers for 2020 this is among this among other developments
direct flights from Lima Peru to Jamaica through Tom Air Lines is expected to
increase visitor arrivals from South America in addition to the increased
flights he says brand Jamaica continues to rake
in the numbers to date is US 3.1 billion dollars and we are already broken to
three million map for arrivals so Donovan white we are on track to surpass
in fact because December is usually a very strong one we take a break here on the midday news
but stay with us there’s more news when we return welcome back continuing the news a
scathing defense from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy
Taylor over the performance of prosecutors in the country members of
the public often criticized the DPP and her office whenever cases especially
high-profile cases fall through mr. Taylor says he has noted the criticisms
but he insists it’s not true that prosecutors are not able to match their
defense lawyers in the courtroom he pointed to several high-profile
convictions and guilty pleas secured by prosecutors there’s a myth going on that every time
you hear it you hear about seasoned defense counsel going up against
prosecutors as you know if we are children and ill-prepared or that that
we cannot manage will mush down that lie the prosecutor says presenting cases can
be difficult because in some instances jurors must be convinced and most of
them are not versed in the law but according to the deputy DPP trained
legal minds who should know the law also are struggling in the courtroom and this
doesn’t make the job of prosecutors any easier to communicate very difficult
concepts of law and evidence to a tribunal either of law that is the judge
and believe me some of them do need it pp was addressing adjust this training
program put on by the Ministry of Justice and the national integrity
action ni a as the technology ministry moves towards centralization of
government information communication technology ICT decisions a warning from
Technology Minister favor Williams that agencies must adhere to the program the
minister was addressing employees of government ministries departments and
agencies MD is at the first of a series of talks on the matter under the new
policy MDAs will not be allowed to purchase technology-based equipment or
software without first consulting ego of Jamaica’s ICT Authority despite the changes however miss
Williams explained that the objective is collaboration and efficiency as all
other functions will remain the same doesn’t mean that we’re creating a
centralized bureaucracy no that’s not the case because in all of the nba’s
your ICT Department will remain we’re just saying
you’re not doing this in isolation you’re doing what you’re doing now you
will be doing what you’re doing as part of the whole another incident of Prayer
Larson is being investigated after a coal was discovered in the back of a bus
it’s reported that around 12:30 Thursday morning during a police spot check at
tombstone in Laconia st. Elizabeth a toy a Toyota nor bus was seen making a
u-turn through a gas station the cops began to follow the vehicle when two men
emerged and fled into bushes leaving the bus behind that is when the animal was
seen in the back of the vehicle covered with a Smart TV box a check was made and
it was also discovered that the bus was rented while the police followed leads
to catch those culprits it’s expected that pretty large number increased as
the Christmas season approaches Minister without portfolio in the Minister of
Agriculture JC Hutchinson is therefore encouraging farmers to come together to
provide a support system for catching thieves themselves with whistles that in
case there’s any stranger or anybody within the area coming to steal any of
their animals or crops they would be able to sound off the alarm so others
would be able to come and assist them mr. Hutchinson added that he would be
asking the pretty large new police unit to be more vigilant in areas with
significant farming activities to include patrols throughout the area in
regional news we go to Dominica where the High Court is to meet today ahead of
Monday’s sitting to hear an application from seven people including a former
government minister seeking to postpone the December 6th general election to
February next year former a former Antigua and Barbuda
attorney-general Queen Kong so Justin Simon is leading the team of lawyers
representing the seven persons who say the election should not take place
unless procedures are fully in place to hold the poll they have named the
president of Dominica child sovereign the chief executive officer
the cabinet of Dominica the Attorney General and state-owned EBS radio in the
application High Court judge justice Bernie Stevenson will hear the matter on
Monday but it will come up for the erections today with legal
representatives from all sides expected to be present in their application the
seven are arguing that the election should not be held until the names of
Annette in eligible voters are removed from the list and all objections filed
before November 19 are dealt with in accordance with the law we go down to
news in sports the stakes will be high on old Hope Road and bompa hall when
perennial champions Jamaica College and st. Andrew technical clash in the final
of the eastern Manning Club at the National Stadium in what will be a
repeat of a 2017 final non-tv Jays Simon Preston has the preview Jamaica colleges
passage to the final was not a smooth one after scoring a whopping 54 goals in
their opening 12 games the 29 time champions only mustered up two goals in
their last four games but captain Tyree small says he’s not
concerned about their lack of goals the lack of goals are like a finishing in
this team well quality a letter quality and unfortunately we’re I mean finishing
as you guys can see what I believe that we will deliver chenille Thomas was a
member of the winning team in 2017 that got the better of st. Andrew technical
and he says he’s hungry for more success the quarterfinal round st. Andrew
technical got the better of JC two one but for head coach of Jamaica college
Dave Ian Ferguson that results is in the past they have a lotta punch in terms of
going forward and they’re very aggressive very hard running and they
will not stop running I believe that again never played against them in the
quarter finals is a totally different you know because in that game there was
no pressure on them it could play freely nothing was at stake for them it was
only on us in this final no it’s on both of us so let us see who manage the
pressure well head coach of st. Andrew technical
Philip Williams is looking to maintain their unbeaten run and end a 32 year
drought we will definitely want to put the memories of two years ago behind us
are we this is our second final in two years it’s an achievement but definitely
we want the title to show for that and we like to do that this Friday captain
of st. Andrew technical Steven McQueen is looking to get revenge on JC who took
the title in 2017 well it will be a joyful moment for the era which Saint
Angie technically is located in so definitely when I bring this title to
st. Anne’s a technical so people are on Greenwich farm road stone Tivoli Gardens
buck the ole King Stach kickoff is at 5 o’clock and a live coverage can be seen
on TV Jay in the curtain-raiser at the office st. Catherine high will
battle Excelsior in the Walker Cup final at 2:30
Simon Preston reporting for TVJ sports and that’s the midday news I’m Herman
green please join us at 7:00 for the prime time news package on behalf of the
new sports and production teams good afternoon
they didn't get us with the ship now they are using the ministry of health to get the job done.
They are putting the germs into you to so call, build up your immunity against the same germ. There is a growing outcry in the US against all these vaccines. Human longevity had decreased, and people get sick more often since mass vaccinations. Turn to the HERBS to keep your people healthy. Why is the JAMAICAN government doing the bidding of others to undermine their people?
They try to push the flu shot every year here and I refuse to take it.
If the vaccine is not enough that means it's not needed period. Let your food be your medicine
This vector control business in being done in a sloppy way by the ministry. This has been going on for much too long and they still cannot get a handle on it. We didn't have this problem when I was growing up as a child in Salt River, Clarendon. Back in the days, when it turned dark in the evenings, you had to go inside your home with mesh screens on your windows and doors or burn a mosquito repellant. Not one of us got any mosquito bourn disease from being bitten by the millions of mosquitoes flying about. Why can't the people see that this is another "set up" to undermine the population?
they are trying to make JA a multicultural haven for every other race of people except the black natives. The natives will be marginalized and become increasingly invisible except for menial jobs and service workers.
The minister of tourism is bragging about the status of Jamaica in terms of global tourism. I wonder how why all that fame and branding has not benefited the majority of the people /citizens of Jamaica. He should answer that question.
For each pradial thieves catch them send them home to purgatory.
But mr.hutchison are u serious whistle serious. License all farmers with shot guns. Then we are even with the pradial thieves.
don't let them fool you jamaican people,you lesson what him say he trying to tell you that them have some vaccine left over from sometimes now but them cannot use it because it out dated,dont let them fool you,soon you will here that them geting some vaccine from the us,nothing like that them already get million of vaccines from the ship to kill we off
people don't take no flu vaccine from jamaica government please,them take alot from the ship the other days
i live in canada 🇨🇦 over 26 years and never take the flu 😷 shot be careful people and never have the flu all about tourists and tourism and poor people can't buy food crime rate higher than afganistan and iraq 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈
government not doing enough in the case of dengue virus in the country innocent kids dieing system shaky that's my view
I take the vaccine every year. Nutting nuh do mi. As a matter a fact, I rarely get sick. To sell the vaccine u have to tell the primitive it will help boost their sexual stamina 😂 oh, & a virgin will cure aids.