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Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ on World Hypertension Day

The Ministry of Health will be staging a ‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ event at Turtle River Park, St. Ann, on Thursday (May 17) to mark World Hypertension Day under the theme ‘Know your numbers’. Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), examines items included in some of the 150 fully equipped midwifery bags provided under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), at a handover ceremony held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on Oxford Road in St. Andrew on May 15. Others (from left) are Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Coordinator for PROMAC, Dr. Simone Spence, and Deputy Director General at the PIOJ, Barbara Scott.

Health Minister Says Stakeholders Need to Redouble Efforts for MDGs

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (third left), point to the top of the Workers’ Monument where an image will be erected to honour those persons who fought during the labour movement 80 years ago. Occasion was the annual Commemoration and Remembrance Ceremony at the monument, downown Kingston on Tuesday (May 15). Looking on (from left) are Chief Financial Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited, Clover Moodie; President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan; Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Lorraine Brown; and Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels.

Workers’ Monument to be Upgraded

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Summer Vector Eradication Drive Begins June

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, making his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 15.

Feasibility Study for CSEZ to be Completed in July

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (standing), makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 15.

8 years ago EnergySectoral Debate 2018/2019

PCJ and GEF Trust Fund to Invest in Energy-Efficient Projects

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund are jointly investing in energy-efficient and renewable energy interventions in six local institutions at a cost of US$2.1 million. They are the May Pen, Black River, Savanna-la-Mar, National Chest and Bellevue hospitals, and the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre. “They will receive solar water heaters and...

Senior Auditing and Compliance Manager, Firearm Licensing Authority, Cleveland Crooks (left), conversing with Senior Public Security Programme Advisor, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Julian Bustamante. Occasion was the start of a two-day technical workshop on international standards on stockpile management for private security companies, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 15.

8 years ago National Security

Private Security Companies Get Training in Arms and Ammunition Management

Twenty-five operational personnel of private security companies (PSC) in charge of storage, custody and transportation of firearms and ammunitions are benefiting from a two-day technical workshop on international standards and best practices on stockpile management. The objectives are to reduce stockpile security risks to the minimum acceptable level with respect to natural disaster and other incidents; contribute to the standardisation...

8 years ago National Security

Head of CSS Branch Says Communities Can Help Solve Crime

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Community Safety and Security (CSS) Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Steve McGregor, says communities can help to solve the crime problem. Speaking at the opening of a minilibrary at the Bunker’s Hill Community Centre in Trelawny on May 10, to mark the launch of the Trelawny Police Division Safe...

Cadets of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) performing a drill at the University’s Charter Day.

8 years ago Education

High Demand for CMU Graduates

Graduates of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) are highly sought after by international shipping interests to man their vessels. In an interview with JIS News, Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, said that approximately 95 per cent of the crews that are provided in Jamaica for international shipping lines are CMU graduates. Admiral Brady...

8 years ago EnergySectoral Debate 2018/2019Technology

Solar Plant Being Built in Westmoreland

Construction of a 37-megawatt solar energy plant in Westmoreland by Eight Rivers Energy Company Limited has commenced and is expected to be completed either late 2018 or early 2019. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 15. He...

Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton with a group of healthcare professionals following Tuesday’s handover of fully equipped midwifery bags at the offices of the Planning Institute of Jamaica.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

PROMAC Delivers Shot in the Arm for Maternal, Child Health

The delivery of health care to mothers in Jamaica has been given a shot in the arm, thanks to the provision of 150 fully equipped midwifery bags to the island’s regional health authorities. The bags – stocked with equipment for the delivery of newborns and postnatal checks – were acquired and are being distributed under the Programme for the Reduction...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

8 years ago Health & Wellness

No Cases of Yellow Fever in Jamaica

The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in Jamaica. Yellow Fever is a Class 1 notifiable disease, which means it is to be reported to the Ministry of Health within 24 hours on suspicion by a healthcare professional. The Ministry has not received any such report. To prevent the importation...