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Representatives from the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group, the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Red Cross and Bahia Principe display bags of garbage collected from the Red Cross Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.
Representatives from the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group, the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Red Cross and Bahia Principe display bags of garbage collected from the Red Cross Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.

Volunteers Cleaned Beaches in Discovery Bay

Representatives of public and private sector entities came together in the spirit of volunteerism to carry out beach cleaning in Discovery Bay, St. Ann on Saturday (September 17). The International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activity saw scores of persons clearing...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 12.
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 12.

Jamaica Attractive Destination for Luxury Vacation Seekers – Tourism Director
Members of the judiciary participate in the annual Assize Church Service to mark the opening session of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona, St. Andrew on Sunday, September 18.
Members of the judiciary participate in the annual Assize Church Service to mark the opening session of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona, St. Andrew on Sunday, September 18.

Ministry Committed to Increasing Access to Justice
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents 102-year-old James Taylor (centre), with a framed birthday card from the late Her Majesty, the Queen. The Minister travelled to Mr. Taylor’s home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine recently, to make the presentation. Sharing the moment is the centenarian’s wife, Marion Taylor.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents 102-year-old James Taylor (centre), with a framed birthday card from the late Her Majesty, the Queen. The Minister travelled to Mr. Taylor’s home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine recently, to make the presentation. Sharing the moment is the centenarian’s wife, Marion Taylor.

Kitson Town Centenarian Hailed as National Treasure

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Calls for Strengthening of Regional Public Health Research

Health researchers are being urged to use the experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to recommit to studies aimed at strengthening public health delivery across the region. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call as he addressed the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) 66th annual Health Research Conference on Thursday (September...
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Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles, signs the Condolence Book for Her Majesty, The Queen at the Office of the Custos in Falmouth on Friday, September 16.
Tribute

Trelawny Pays Respects to Her Majesty, The Queen

Trelawny’s civic and political leaders, senior police officers and firefighters, paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen by signing the Condolence Book in her honour on Friday (September 16). The book was located at the office of the Custos for the parish, at the Trelawny Justice Centre at Rock in Falmouth. Custos Hugh Gentles welcomed the stream of mourners,...
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Volunteers remove garbage from the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on Saturday (September 17) as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) activities.
Environment

Hanover Fisherfolk and Beach Users Urged to Practise Proper Garbage Disposal

Fisher Folk and other beaches users in Hanover are being implored to be more responsible in their waste disposal habits to protect livelihoods and ensure enjoyment of the coastal environment. President of the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC), Petra Vernon Foster, made the call as she participated in International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD) activities at the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on...
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Finance & Public Service

IDB Appoints Tariq Alli as Caribbean General Manager and Jamaica Country Representative

Tariq Alli, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, has been appointed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as General Manager of the Caribbean Country Department and IDB Country Representative for Jamaica as of September 1st, 2022. Mr. Alli has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance spanning debt capital markets, deal origination, syndication, and structuring. He previously held several...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks at one of three dialysis machines that were donated to the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday (September 14) by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund. Others are, from left, Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James; the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; and Managing Director, Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.
Health & WellnessTransport

Transport Authority and NHF Donate Dialysis Machines to Spanish Town Hospital

The treatment of patients with kidney disease at the Spanish Town Hospital has received a major boost, following two separate donations of much-needed equipment to the St. Catherine-based institution this week. On Wednesday (September 14), the Transport Authority, in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), handed over three brand new dialysis machines to the institution, which were acquired at...
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