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Students from six of seven schools in Manchester North West, which have benefited from a donation of tablets from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), show off the devices during a handover ceremony at the Mile Gully High School in the parish on Thursday (May 13). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mikhail Philips (back row, third left); principals of the institutions and executives from the JBI.
Students from six of seven schools in Manchester North West, which have benefited from a donation of tablets from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), show off the devices during a handover ceremony at the Mile Gully High School in the parish on Thursday (May 13). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mikhail Philips (back row, third left); principals of the institutions and executives from the JBI.

JBI Donates 70 Tablets To Manchester Schools

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has donated 70 tablets valued at $1.5 million to seven schools in Manchester. The institutions are Mile Gully High, Somerset Primary, Coley Mountain Primary and Infant, Huntley Primary and Infant, Comfort Hall Primary, St. Paul...
(Left to right) Lionel Town Hospital (LTH) Nurse Ward Manager Donnett Cameron, SRHA Acting Regional Mental Health Officer, Karen Elliott, LTH Director of Nursing Services, Nichola Fowler-Higgins and Acting Nurse Ward Manager Ann-Marie Nolan-Robinson are pictured here after the handing over of restraints for the LTH.
(Left to right) Lionel Town Hospital (LTH) Nurse Ward Manager Donnett Cameron, SRHA Acting Regional Mental Health Officer, Karen Elliott, LTH Director of Nursing Services, Nichola Fowler-Higgins and Acting Nurse Ward Manager Ann-Marie Nolan-Robinson are pictured here after the handing over of restraints for the LTH.

SRHA Procures Restraints Valued at $8 Million to Enhance Care for Mentally Challenged
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 12).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 12).

Seed Storage Facility At Bodles To Be Upgraded
The U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires John McIntyre (r) shares an elbow bump with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, The Honorable Fayval Williams, ahead of the launch of the Women in EdTech POWER Connect
The U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires John McIntyre (r) shares an elbow bump with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, The Honorable Fayval Williams, ahead of the launch of the Women in EdTech POWER Connect

U.S. Embassy Supports Women’s Economic Rise and Innovation in the Education Sector through EdTech #POWER Connect
The National Health Fund receives pharmaceutical supplies valued at US$900,000 from Direct Relief in partnership with the Issa Trust Foundation. In discussion are (L-R) Chairman of the National Health Fund, Mr. Howard Mitchell, Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Mr. Paul Issa, CEO of the National Health Fund, Mr. Everton Anderson and Senior Director of Pharmacy Services Delivery, Ms. Keron Mais. The handover ceremony was held on May 13, 2021, at the NHF Pharmaceutical Warehouse in Kingston.
The National Health Fund receives pharmaceutical supplies valued at US$900,000 from Direct Relief in partnership with the Issa Trust Foundation. In discussion are (L-R) Chairman of the National Health Fund, Mr. Howard Mitchell, Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Mr. Paul Issa, CEO of the National Health Fund, Mr. Everton Anderson and Senior Director of Pharmacy Services Delivery, Ms. Keron Mais. The handover ceremony was held on May 13, 2021, at the NHF Pharmaceutical Warehouse in Kingston.

NHF Receives Pharmaceutical Drugs Valued At US$900,000 From Direct Relief

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COVID-19 Update For Thursday, May 13, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 130 47,150 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 70 26,381 Males 60 20,766 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 years to 95 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 0 2,574 Hanover 2 1,256 Kingston & St. Andrew 41 13,301 Manchester 11...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Hon. Norman Dunn, addressing a webinar hosted by the Jamaica Association for Micro-Financing (JamFin) ​on May 13.
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Institutions Urged To Get Ready For July Implementation Of Microcredit Act

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is encouraging microfinance institutions (MFIs) to get ready for the Microcredit Act, which, he says, will become effective in July this year. The Microcredit Act 2021, which was passed in January of this year, aims to license and regulate microcredit institutions that provide financing...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his presentation in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 12.
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System Being Developed To Allow Fishers To Register Using Electronic Devices

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) will be developing a new registration and licensing system that will allow fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders to register using their electronic devices. This announcement was made by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 12. The new system will...
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Government Advances Policies To Build Country’s Resilience To Climate Change

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is continuing to design and advance policies, laws and programmes aimed at building the country’s resilience to climate change. This, he said, is in keeping with Goal four of the National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica, which demands that the country move towards targets...
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Justice Minister, Hon Delroy Chuck (left), speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 13. He spoke about efforts being made by the Government to prevent the abuse of the nation’s children. With the Minister is Executive Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey.
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Victim Services Division Strengthens Preventative Approach

The Victim Services Division (VSD) is strengthening its preventative approach to support provided for children who are victims of crime. The Division supports the Ministry’s mandate of providing social justice services to Jamaicans through delivering psychosocial support for victims of crime as well as advancing efforts that promote victims’ rights. With special emphasis being placed on not just providing support...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 12.
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Agriculture Ministry To Roll Out ‘Farming As A Business’ Training Course

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be rolling out its ‘Farming as a Business’ training course this year. Giving details of the programme during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 12, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) extension officers have already been trained in the course...
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