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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre), in conversation with Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack (left) and Disease Prevention and Control Advisor to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands at PAHO/WHO, Dr. Kam Mung, at the handing over of supplies to the Ministry on December 16, at the PAHO Jamaica office, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus.

UHWI Has Implemented 80 Per Cent of PAHO Recommendations

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is reporting that it has implemented 80 per cent of the recommendations made by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) in operational best practices. Acting Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Kevin Allen,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), observe as HEART Trust/NTA Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), explains aspects of the agency’s new mobile services programme, during the initiative’s recent launch at the St. Thomas Technical High School in Eastern St. Thomas. Also observing is HEART’s Client Service Representative, Mervis Laing.

Persons with Disabilities Accessing Training Through HEART/NTA

Overall individual winner, Denton Anderson (left) and Team Leader, Annette Chambers-Grossett (right), of Hope Institute hold the trophy for the winning team in the 2015 staging of the National Health Fund (NHF) ‘Work it Out’ Challenge. Sharing the moment are the other team members (from second left): Fantaye Telfer, Veronica Lewis and Kaydeen Brown.

Male Attendant at Hope Institute Hospital Wins NHF ‘Work It Out’ Challenge Competition

These sheep are products of embryo transfer.

Gov’t Boosting Quality and Productivity of Goat and Sheep Stock

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Cultural Heritage Designations To Give Jamaica Competitiveness Boost

10 years ago Culture

250 Young People for Flames of Freedom Torch Run

More than 250 young people from churches and youth organisations in St. James are set to participate in the 100-kilometre Flames of Freedom Torch Run on December 27. The annual event is part of activities to commemorate the anniversary of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion led by National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe. Addressing a recent Think Tank at the JIS’...

10 years ago National Security

Minister Bunting Condemns the Murder of Two Policemen in St. Thomas

The Minister of National Security joins the Commissioner of Police in condemning the brutal murder of two policemen in St. Thomas last night. Corporal Kenneth Davis attached to Protective Services Division and Constable Craig Palmer, attached to the Kingston Western Division, were ambushed while playing a game of dominoes with friends in their community. Commenting on the incident, the Minister...

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Funeral for the Late Anglican Bishop on December 29

The funeral for the late Rt. Rev. Dr. and Hon. Neville Wordsworth deSouza, the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, will be held next Tuesday, December 29 at the St. Andrew Parish Church, Half-Way-Tree at 11.00 a.m. The Service at which the Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies, The Most Rev. Dr. and...

10 years ago Environment

Hundreds to Benefit from Refurbished Pleasant Heights Water System

Hundreds of residents of several communities, encompassing the constituencies of East. St. Andrew and East Kingston and Port Royal, will now have reliable and consistent supply of potable water, following the commissioning into service of the Pleasant Heights supply system. The project, undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), involved the refurbishing of the water pump. Minister of Science, Technology,...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI To Undertake $1.5 Billion In Capital Projects

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will be undertaking a number of capital projects over the short, medium and long-term, which will cost in excess of $1.5 billion. Of the total, $276.24 million will be spent on emergency undertakings, such as procurement of small pieces of medical equipment. “These include purchasing and replacing well-needed equipment for the emergency...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Needs $1.4 Billion To Purchase Equipment

Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss Solomon, says the hospital needs approximately $1.4 billion in order to have the requisite equipment in place for full functionality. “We are placing priority on the acquisition of equipment, the rehabilitation, wherever possible, of existing equipment and rationalising the use of such equipment, to enhance...

Chairman of the South St. James Social and Economic Development Trust, Calvin Brown, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the Montego Bay Regional Office, on December 18. Mr. Brown gave details for the 15th staging of ‘Flames of Freedom’ in Kensington, St. James on Sunday, December 27. ‘Flames of Freedom’ commemorates the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, led by National Hero, the Right Excellent Sam Sharpe. At right is Chairman of the ‘Flames of Freedom’ Planning Committee, Sidney Bartley.

10 years ago Culture

Christmas Rebellion To Be Celebrated December 27

The 184th anniversary of the ‘Christmas Rebellion’, which was led by National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, will be celebrated and re-enacted on December 27, in Tulloch Castle, Kensington, St. James. Sam Sharpe, a slave and a deacon in the Baptist church, was the protagonist of the 1831 Slave Rebellion which began on the Kensington Estate and which was...