Prime Minister Andrew Holness has extended sincere condolences on behalf of the Government to the Government and people of Haiti following a major earthquake which hit the island on Saturday. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the French-speaking nation on Saturday, October 6, leaving at least 15 people dead and more than 300 injured. The Prime Minister expressed sympathy at the...

Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, says the Aedes Aegypti mosquito population in the parish should decrease with the help of the second cohort of 25 Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme vector control workers. Mr. Morris informed JIS News that the mosquito population had increased with the recent heavy rains, and the HOPE programme...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Investment, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says a major agro-economic zone is to be established at the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth. He made the disclosure at a recent handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, in the Parish. Mr. Hutchinson said the agro-economic zone will comprise...

Seprod Group of Companies walked away with top honours at the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association’s (JMEA) inaugural awards gala held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (October 6). The company won all major categories, taking the Governor General’s Award for Manufacturer of the Year, the Governor General’s Award for Exporter of the Year, and the...

 

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has expanded phlebotomy services at the St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre. The additional services include complete blood count (CBC), liver function, and glucose tests. NERHA Regional Medical Technologist, Dorrett Martin told JIS News that the changes have been implemented to improve service delivery and efficiency. “The main reasons for the changes are to...

The incorporation of metrology into the engineering and science curricula at the University of Technology (UTech) has been achieved. This was made possible through a revised memorandum of understanding (MOU) between UTech and the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The document was signed by President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; and Executive Director of the BSJ, Stephen Wedderburn, at the...