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Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).

$200M For Needy Families Not On PATH Programme

Beginning this month, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to expand its reach to include needy families who are not in receipt of benefits under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) grants. Through the Ministry,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 8).

Women Encouraged To Pursue Careers In Fisheries

Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).

PHOTOS: Students Return To In-Person Classes At Old Habour High School

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.

SRC Salutes Female Scientists

A teacher conducts a lesson as in-person classes resumed at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on March 7.

Big Turnout For In-Person Classes At Ocho Rios Primary

Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen. (File Photo)

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Calls On Jamaicans To Choose Healthy Lifestyles

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is calling on Jamaicans to choose healthy lifestyles as the country grapples with a high rate of obesity in the population. Findings from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2016-2017 (JHLS III) indicate that 54 per cent of or one in two Jamaicans aged 15 and over are overweight. In an interview with JIS...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), observes as Acting Consultant for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Kaye Palmer-Cole (second left), demonstrates the functions of a DC-30 ultrasound machine, valued at US$18,000, which was donated to the institution recently by the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty for Living Ministries International. Others observing (from left) are Deputy CEO, VJH, Dr. Diane McIsaacs; Living Ministries International head, Pastor Rowan Wade; and wife and President, Women Without Blemish Ministry, Pastor Marsha Wade. The presentation took place at the hospital.

4 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTO: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Gets DC-30 Ultrasound Machine

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), observes as Acting Consultant for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Kaye Palmer-Cole (second left), demonstrates the functions of a DC-30 ultrasound machine, valued at US$18,000, which was donated to the institution recently by the Women Without Blemish Ministry of the Liberty...

Grade-one student at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Daniel Dixon, washes his hands at a wash station during the first day of daily face-to-face classes at the school on Monday (March 7).

4 years ago EducationYouth

Majority Turnout For Classes At Westmoreland School

The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland resumed full face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). The school has a population of more than 700 students and more than 80 per cent were in attendance on the first day. Principal Susan Rattray-Hammond told JIS News that preparations for the full resumption of in-person classes at the institution were made far...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, March 7, 2022

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4 years ago Water

Water Supply To Queensborough Areas Further Disrupted By Broken Main

The National Water Commission is advising its customers that water supply to the St. Andrew communities of Queensborough, Queensbury and its Environs is now further impacted by a secondary pipeline break. The Company is further indicating that the leak has been isolated (supply locked off) as its plumbing team carries out the necessary repair work. Estimated Timeline: 2pm, today, Tuesday...

Grade-three teacher, Nadine Wallace-Thomas (standing left), executes a lesson as students return to full resumption of face-to-face classes at the Farm Primary and Infant school in St. James on Monday (March 7).

4 years ago Education

Seamless Return To Full In-Person Classes At Farm And Glendevon Primary And Infant

The full resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7) was met with optimism by students and staff at both Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James. The administration at each institution said it was a seamless return to the physical classroom, bringing an end to almost two years of online and blended/rotational classes due to the...

Mayor of May Pen, His Worship Councillor Winston Maragh (centre) in conversation with Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars (right) and Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left), during a tour of the Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon on Friday (March 4).

4 years ago Tourism

TPDCO Tours Possible Attractions In Clarendon

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has commenced a series of tours to identify areas for possible development to enhance the country’s tourism product. The first tour was on Friday (March 4) in Clarendon and included the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Mayor of May Pen, His Worship...