Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on newly certified dieticians, to become ambassadors for the Jamaica Moves campaign. “Your vocation, your willingness to engage and to develop your capacity, makes you the chief advocates of health and wellness from that dietary position. You are going to create that balance that is going to be necessary for...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, says the processing of NHF cards at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, will have a quicker turnaround time soon. Addressing a Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar meeting at Hotel Commingle in Westmoreland on October 9, Mr. Anderson said that by the end of this year, it will...

The Government has commenced a review of the corporate governance and business model of the National Water Commission (NWC). The announcement was made last night (October 8) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as he gave the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Montego Bay. Mr. Holness...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government will be tightening the system for the issuing of arrest warrants for traffic violations. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 9), he noted that of the 65,195 new cases which were listed in the Corporate Area Traffic Court for the period January to June 2018, 88 per cent...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has reiterated his appeal for Justices of the Peace (JPs) to refrain from verifying the documents of persons they do not know. Minister Chuck, who was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, said the act of falsely verifying documents affects the integrity of the office and breeds corruption. He noted the alarming number...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, has underscored the need for a collaborative regional approach in devising strategies to address infrastructural issues that have been plaguing water sectors in Caribbean states. According to Minister Samuda, deteriorating infrastructure and climate change are impeding the ability of some regional water authorities to provide...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says consideration is being given for Jamaica to participate in the first cohort of countries to be measured in the World Bank Group’s Human Capital Index. Speaking at a conference of local Executive Management, Heads of Mission and Consular posts, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 9, he emphasised...