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The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has intensified the malaria control programme in St. Elizabeth, especially on the coast. Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Lester Beharie informed JIS News that the control programme, which began in December 2006, "is continuing, as we are treating existing breeding sites and searching for new...

The Ministry of Health has awarded a $21 million contract to Fencing Associates Limited for the construction of a 725 metre-long perimeter fence at the Bellevue Hospital in East Kingston. Speaking at the signing ceremony held today (Feb. 9) in the hospital's conference room, Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, noted that the contract was another milestone in the thrust to...

Government is examining plans to introduce flyover bridges in an effort to ease traffic congestion in Kingston and other major urban centres. Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who spoke to JIS News on Thursday (Feb. 8), following a tour of road repair and modification works in Portmore and along Spanish Town Road, said that "in terms...

Thirty-six students from tertiary and other institutions of higher learning across the island were yesterday (Feb. 8) presented with special awards, having demonstrated excellence in academic pursuits, community service, creativity, extra curricular activities and/or sports and leadership. The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) organized the awards ceremony, which was held at the...

Some 100 temporary taxpayer service sites have been set up island-wide, to assist self-employed persons and small business operators to complete and file their income tax returns in time for the March 15 income tax deadline. The sites, which will be up for six-weeks, form part of the Special Taxpayer Service Programme, which is conducted annually by the Inland Revenue...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has intensified the malaria control programme in St. Elizabeth, especially on the coast. Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Lester Beharie informed JIS News that the control programme, which began in December 2006, "is continuing, as we are treating existing breeding sites and searching for new...

The Ministry of Health has awarded a $21 million contract to Fencing Associates Limited for the construction of a 725 metre-long perimeter fence at the Bellevue Hospital in East Kingston. Speaking at the signing ceremony held today (Feb. 9) in the hospital's conference room, Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, noted that the contract was another milestone in the thrust to...

Government is examining plans to introduce flyover bridges in an effort to ease traffic congestion in Kingston and other major urban centres. Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who spoke to JIS News on Thursday (Feb. 8), following a tour of road repair and modification works in Portmore and along Spanish Town Road, said that "in terms...

Thirty-six students from tertiary and other institutions of higher learning across the island were yesterday (Feb. 8) presented with special awards, having demonstrated excellence in academic pursuits, community service, creativity, extra curricular activities and/or sports and leadership. The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) organized the awards ceremony, which was held at the...

Caribbean heads of government have lauded Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, for her "masterly" chairmanship of the recent two-day CARICOM conference and have expressed confidence in her ability to take a leadership role in the affairs of the region. "I want to commend Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for the masterly way in which she chaired these very complex deliberations,"...

Caribbean heads of government have lauded Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, for her "masterly" chairmanship of the recent two-day CARICOM conference and have expressed confidence in her ability to take a leadership role in the affairs of the region. "I want to commend Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for the masterly way in which she chaired these very complex deliberations,"...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the repositioning of 'brand Jamaica' as an international business brand will be one of the greatest legacies from the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup. She was speaking on Thursday (Feb. 7) at the official launch of the 'Business Brand Jamaica Campaign' at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Mrs. Simpson Miller said...