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Prime Minister Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

PM Announces Cabinet Changes

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has made adjustments to the Cabinet. During the regular meeting of the Cabinet, this morning (Monday, March 26), Prime Minister Holness informed his Cabinet colleagues of the changes which are as follows: Hon. Dr Horace Chang...
Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Camille Taylor, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Camille Taylor, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Energy Conservation is Still Priority – PCJ
Caption: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Suman Vemu (left), explains the functions of the C-arm machine to Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left); Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, Dr. Alfred Dawes (second left); and Executive Director of Food for the Poor, David Mair. Occasion was the handover of the machine on March 23.
Caption: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Suman Vemu (left), explains the functions of the C-arm machine to Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left); Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, Dr. Alfred Dawes (second left); and Executive Director of Food for the Poor, David Mair. Occasion was the handover of the machine on March 23.

Savanna-La-Mar Hospital Gets New Machine to Reduce Amputations
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing a sitting of the Senate on March 23.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing a sitting of the Senate on March 23.

Senate Approves SERP Resolution
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), celebrates with members of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Energy Management Committee who emerged as the 2017 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica /Government of Jamaica Energy Champions. From second left are: Mechanical Artisan, Gregory Williams; Property and Estate Manager, Khalid Peart; Procurement Officer, Jessica Gordon; Director, Corporate Services, Sharon Morgan-Grindley; and Electrical and Mechanical Supervisor, Venrick Brown.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), celebrates with members of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Energy Management Committee who emerged as the 2017 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica /Government of Jamaica Energy Champions. From second left are: Mechanical Artisan, Gregory Williams; Property and Estate Manager, Khalid Peart; Procurement Officer, Jessica Gordon; Director, Corporate Services, Sharon Morgan-Grindley; and Electrical and Mechanical Supervisor, Venrick Brown.

NWA Winners of the PCJ’s Energy Champion Competition

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Associate Vice-President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
EducationTechnology

Well-Rounded Curriculum for TAP Trainees

Participants in the Universal Service Fund (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) will receive training from a well-rounded curriculum, inclusive of face-to-face, experiential and practical exercises. Associate Vice-President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, pointed out that there are nine modules to...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), applauds after unveiling the plaque officially marking the adoption of the Lambs River Health Centre, in Westmoreland, by the Jamaica 55 Charities Group UK, under the Ministry of Health’s Adopt a Clinic Programme. With him are Dr. Marcia Graham of the Westmoreland Health Department and Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Luther Buchanan.
Health & Wellness

Minister Emphasises Importance of Primary Health Care

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is committed to ensuring that primary health care facilities, particularly in rural areas, are adequately equipped to properly serve the communities. The Minister was speaking at the official launch of the five-year sponsorship programme for the Lambs River Health Centre in Westmoreland, by the Jamaica 55 Charities Group UK,...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre, front row), with members of the primary health care staff at the Cascade Health Centre, in Hanover, on March 22.
Health & Wellness

Adopt a Clinic Programme Lauded

Community members and health administrators in Hanover have commended the Ministry of Health for undertaking the Adopt a Clinic programme, under which the Cascade Health Centre has become the parish’s first beneficiary. Expressing her gratitude during the official launch of a $1 million per year sponsorship of the health facility by the Jamaica 55 Charities Group UK, on March 22,...
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