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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), listens to Country Manager, Jamaica Packaging Industries (JPI), Gary Cole, during a tour of the company’s expanded operations at 693 Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on October 24.

JPI Expands Operations to Satisfy Local Demand

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has welcomed expansion of the Jamaica Packaging Industries (JPI) operations in Jamaica, with its new 130,000-sq. ft. complex located at 693 Spanish Town Road. It is the latest acquisition by...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Christopher Tufton (second left); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Regional Director, Anne-Claire Dufay (centre) and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second right), cut the ribbon to officially commission a cold room donated by the Government of Japan and UNICEF, at the National Health Fund’s (NHF’s) warehouse on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on Thursday (October 24). Sharing the moment (from left) are NHF Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson; and UNICEF Representative, Jamaica Country Office, Olga Isaza.

NHF Gets New Cold Room for Vaccines and Medicines

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson, brings remarks during the launch of the annual Local Government and Community Month Cross-island Run, at the Dover Community Centre in St. Mary on October 22.

PHOTOS: Launch of Annual Local Government & Community Month 2024 Cross-Island Run

Racquel Blake (right) comforts her uncle, Director of Merritone Music, Monte Blake (in wheelchair), who was emotional at the unveiling of the Merritone Music Blake Family Mural on Wednesday (October 23) at the Kingston Creative art district on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. In the background are Director of Merritone Music, Monique Blake and Director of Culture at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Joanne Archibald.

PHOTOS: Unveiling of Merritone Mural

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), delivers the keynote address at the St. Mary leg of the Legal Aid Council’s justice fair for persons with disabilities, at the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria on October 23. At left is interpreter, Toni Aiken.

Persons with Disabilities Benefit from St. Mary Leg of Justice Fair

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses journalists during a media briefing at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Thursday (October 24), to provide an update on support being extended to an 11-year-old girl ailing from scoliosis who requires surgery.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Surgery Being Arranged for 11-Year-Old Ailing from Scoliosis

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has consented to provide the necessary resources and support to facilitate critical surgery required by an 11-year-old girl who is ailing from an aggressive case of scoliosis. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a media briefing at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 50 housing units at Union Acres in Irwin, St. James, on Wednesday (October 23). He he joined by (from left) Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Union Acres beneficiary, Racine Brown; First Vice President of the Jamaica Civil Servant Association, Clarence Frater; Union Acres beneficiary, Elaine Edmondson and Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller.

2 years ago Housing

3,531 Housing Solutions Coming for St. James

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) will be developing some 3,531 housing solutions in St. James over the next few years. He made the disclosure during the official handover of the NHT’s newest housing scheme in the parish at Union Acres in Irwin on Wednesday (October 23). The Prime Minister noted that...

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

2 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsYouth

PIOJ Director General Encourages Young People to Dream Big

Young people are being encouraged to engage, speak up, listen to others and to dream big to transform lives. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, made the call at the opening of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2024 Ready Set Great Youth Conference, on October 17, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New...

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

JANAAC Awards ISO15189: 2012 Accreditation to Grenadian Medical Testing Lab

The Spice Isle Imaging Centre Inc. Laboratory has made history as the first and only medical testing lab in Grenada to be accredited by JANAAC Global Accreditation to the ISO15189:2012 standard. The certification is for medical testing in haematology and transfusion medicine. Accredited medical laboratories can readily demonstrate conformance to defined standards and best practices and provide the assurance of...

Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Natalie Whylie (second left), looks at a toy donated by the JAZZ Me Foundation for the new Jazmin Corner to benefit children of staff at the hospitals. She is joined by (from left) Daycare Supervisor, VJH, Ann Marie Mattison Leachman; Chief Executive Officer, Jazmin Foundation, Jazmin Headley; and Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood. Occasion was the handover of the Jazmin Corner on Wednesday (October 23) at VJH in Kingston.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Daycare for Children of VJH and KPH Staff Gets Facelift

Children of staff at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals now have a more comfortable space where they can read, play or relax while they wait on their parents. The staff daycare, which serves children of all categories of employees at the adjoining hospitals, has been transformed through a donation of more than Can$15,000 from talented 12-year-old Canadian-Jamaican philanthropist,...

Deputy Director/Legal Counsel at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Shantal English.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

JIPO Helps Foster Growth and Effectiveness of CMOs

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) plays a crucial role in fostering the growth and effectiveness of Collective Management Organisations (CMOs), which are vital to the protection and management of intellectual property rights for creative individuals. Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, JIPO, Shantal English, informed JIS News that the Office’s assistance includes hosting quarterly meetings with CMOs to provide updates on office...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses the media launch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in St. Andrew, on October 23.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

JFB to Install Smoke Detectors in Several Homes

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be installing smoke detectors in several homes across the island, as part of efforts to incorporate the use of technology to minimise fire-related deaths and injuries in the country. Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford, made the announcement during the media launch of the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, at the Ministry...