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Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence.

St. Ann’s Bay Hospital to Get Two High Dependency Units

Ground will be broken on Thursday (May 17) for the construction of two High Dependency Units (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann. The project comes under the European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during the launch of activities for Workers' Week and Labour Day 2018. The launch took place at Jamaica House on May 1.

PM and Education Minister to Lead National Labour Day Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica in the ‘Organisations’ category, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House, recently. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen. A total of 65 persons and organisations were honoured for significant contributions to the economic, cultural and social development of the country.

CMU Receives PM Medal of Appreciation

Teacher at the Port Antonio Primary School, Garrett McDonald, participates in a panel discussion during the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Fair Eastern Ideation session held at the Ardenne High School on April 23, 2018.

More than 200 Students and Teachers Prepare for Science and Technology Fair

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second right) shares a light moment with (left to right) Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, Father Dan Leary; President and Founder of Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica, Joy Dufour; and Founder of the Montego Bay-based Good Shepherd Foundation, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, the Most Rev. Charles Dufour. Occasion was the organisation's sixth annual fundraising dinner, held recently at the Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring.

Diaspora Organisation Hailed for Supporting Vulnerable Persons in Jamaica

Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Mrs. Camile Wallen Panton.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Physiotherapy Treatment Now Available at Linstead Hospital

Patients of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine requiring physiotherapy treatment no longer need to travel to the Spanish Town Hospital to access the service. There has been a limited introduction of the service, being delivered by a physiotherapist assigned to the Spanish Town Hospital. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Camile Wallen...

Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson (left); and Medical Officer and Sexual Assault Trainer, Dr. Sheryl Burke (centre), listen to a point from Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Yvonne Martin-Daley. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators’ Training Course, at the NPCJ in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on May 11.

8 years ago National Security

Cops Urged to Go After Child Abusers and Sex Offenders

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who have been trained as Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators have been charged to go after perpetrators of these crimes. Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, in making the appeal, noted that there have been low rates of arrest and conviction in relation to these acts of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) accepting the Declaration on Higher Education in Jamaica from Chairman, Higher Education Summit Committee, Dr. Dameon Black, at the conclusion of the two-day summit at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (May 11).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Declaration on Higher Education Emerges from Two-Day Summit

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s inaugural Higher Education Summit concluded on Friday (May 11) with the production of a ‘Declaration on higher education in Jamaica'. The document, which emerged out of two days of deliberations by stakeholders at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, is expected to guide the development of legislation on governance, quality assurance and regulation...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the opening of the inaugural Higher Education Summit on Thursday, May 10 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Observed under the theme: ‘Education 4.0: Disrupting Tradition...Transforming Jamaica’, the two-day summit aimed to provide a platform for stakeholders within the higher education sector to discuss and provide feedback on a number of issues critical to the development of the sector.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Looking to Create Integrated Higher Education System

The Government is looking to create an Integrated Higher Education System for Jamaica (IHES-J) aimed at better aligning training to industry demands. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure while addressing the opening of the Ministry’s inaugural Higher Education Summit on May 10 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. “This integration is expected to be...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), engages with (from left) Director of Tourism, Donovan White; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; and Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, during the official launch of the

8 years ago Tourism

‘Join Me in Jamaica’ Digital Marketing Campaign Launched

‘Join me in Jamaica,’ a new digital marketing campaign aimed at promoting destination Jamaica, was launched on Saturday (May 12) by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Being undertaken by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the campaign features promotional videos, which showcase snippets of the culture through the eyes of Jamaican celebrities and personalities. They share their stories about why they...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses stakeholders during the GB Energy - Texaco 2018 retailer’s conference at the Royalton Blue Waters Resort, Trelawny on Friday (May 11).

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Development of Energy Sector A Firm Commitment– Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government is firmly committed to the development of the country's energy sector. Addressing GB Energy-Texaco’s 2018 retailers’ conference at the Royalton Blue Waters Resort in Trelawny on Friday (May 11), he said continuous efforts will be made to ensure policy development and the maintenance of harmonious relationships...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Obey New Road Law and Avoid Heavy Fines – Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is advising persons concerned about heavy fines for breaches under the new Road Traffic Bill to “simply obey the law”. “If you obey the law, you will not have a fine. So please do not complain about how high the fines are and how they are pressuring…...