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From left: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Vincente Teran, display a vaccine cold storage box, which is among Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies, valued at US$1.2 million, donated by the Government of Japan to Jamaica. The handover ceremony took place at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew on Tuesday (December 6).

Jamaica Gets Vaccine Cold Chain Equipment Valued at US$1.2 Million from Japan

Jamaica has received of donation of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies valued at US$1.2 million from the Government of Japan, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The items include a refrigerator, two refrigerated Land Cruiser vehicles, and igloos....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the inaugural staging of the Forestry Department’s National Forestry Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday, December 7. Seated at right is Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry.

3,000 Trees to be Planted Along Lady Musgrave and East King’s House Roads

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recognition ceremony for US Nurses attached to the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on Tuesday, December 6.

Work Progressing Well on Western Children and Adolescent Hospital

Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), Carol Rose Brown.

TEF Hosts Job Fair on December 8

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses
worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries. — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries.

Backlog of Elective Surgeries Being Reduced

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (second right); State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Baejin Lim (left) observe as Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (third left) points out features on an anaesthetic machine. Occasion was the handover of medical supplies and equipment donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Looking on (from left) are Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ingram-Martin; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence and Regional Technical Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Medical Supplies from Republic of Korea

Medical equipment and supplies valued at some US$1 million were on Tuesday (December 6) handed over to the Government of Jamaica. The donation, a gift from the Government of the Republic of Korea, includes bedside stethoscopes, operating theatre tables, anaesthetic machines, electrosurgical units, diathermy pencils and incubators. They were presented at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols (second left), with a token during the ceremony for the reopening of the Chapelton Community Hospital on December 6. Looking on are, from left, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, who is also Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Chapelton Community Hospital Reopens After Extensive Renovations

Thousands of residents of Chapelton and surrounding areas in Clarendon are benefitting from improved access to health services following the renovation of the Chapelton Community Hospital at a cost of $309 million. The project was undertaken through funding by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund; Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols; and the National Health Fund (NHF). It included...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 6 , where he announced the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.

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PM Dispels Notion of Indefinite Detentions Under SOE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is no truth to the notion that persons can be detained indefinitely under the State of Public Emergency (SOE). “Nothing could be further from the truth. Under the emergency powers regulations now in place, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal – chaired by members appointed by the Chief Justice of Jamaica from...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), touches the 500-litre steam distiller during a tour of the new Essential Oil Incubator at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira and Director, Incubator and Resource Centre, JBDC, David Harrison. The official opening and tour of the facility took place on Friday (December 2).

3 years ago Industry

JBDC Opens Essential Oil Incubator

Jamaicans looking to go into the essential oil business can now access manufacturing space at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) production incubator off Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The 2,400-square foot Essential Oil Incubator houses equipment and washing facilities to process raw materials and extract the oil manually or electronically. Other machinery includes an 18-litre steam and hydro-distillation unit,...

Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica, Navenia Wellington-Ford.

3 years ago Industry

National Certification Body of Jamaica Undertaking Service Expansion Project

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) is undertaking a scope expansion project designed to broaden client service delivery. This was disclosed by Manager, Navenia Wellington-Ford, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston. The ‘Expansion of Certification Services by the National Certification Body of Jamaica’ project is intended to improve Food...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses the Joint Select Committee Meeting of Parliament at Gordon House on December 1.

3 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Minister Malahoo Forte Clarifies Pre-Charge Provision Under Bail Act

The pre-charge provision in the new Bail Act 2022 applies when someone is arrested or detained on reasonable suspicion that he/she has committed an offence that is punishable with imprisonment and more time is needed for investigations. “It is not that they are arbitrarily detained, not that they are whimsically detained,” said Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene...

3 years ago Technology

Falmouth Fire Station Gets ICT Tools from USF

The Falmouth Fire Station in Trelawny has been outfitted with information and communications technology (ICT) equipment, valued at more than $1.5 million, to support the emergency services provided by the unit. The devices, which were supplied by the Universal Service Fund (USF), include three desktop computers, two laptops, one multifunction printer, one projector and one projector screen. Speaking at the...