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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley has said that there were no plans to de-regionalize the island's health system. "We will not abolish the regional health authorities. Prior to the establishment of the regional health authorities, health workers and the public generally complained about the bureaucracy at head office," he stated at a press conference held yesterday (October 3) at...

Cabinet has approved the award of a $101.6 million contract to the French firm, Bougues, for the design and rehabilitation of Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. Minister of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell, who made the announcement yesterday (October 2), at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, outlined that the scope of work would include, "that section...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley has said that he intends to lead the charge to reduce the bureaucracy surrounding the procurement process for hospital equipment and supplies. "Emergencies in the health sector must be treated as emergencies. You can't go to tender when people are in need. What Ministers have to do with their team is to work the bureaucracy...

A team of 13 medical professional volunteers of the Florida-based community health organization, Caribbean Heartmenders Association, will pay a two-day visit to the Bustamante Children's Hospital in Kingston, beginning this Thursday (October 5). The trip is part of the group's annual visit to the health institution to perform paediatric cardio-vascular surgery. However, during this visit, the team will meet with...

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth O. Hall, ON, OJ has said that the changing paradigm of global development is opening up additional opportunities for community colleges to make a more significant impact on the education system in Caribbean territories. He was giving the opening remarks for the session on "The Role of the Community College in the...

Deputy Governor-General, Cannon Weeville Gordon today (October 3), officially launched the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica Cookie Month, in which a target of $500,000 has been set. "It's a great pleasure for me to launch Cookie Month. The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica, one of Jamaica's voluntary organizations, is doing such a magnificent job. I think we need more voluntary...

The link between the sound use of chemicals and sustainable development, has been highlighted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings. Addressing a public forum on the use of pesticides at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland on September 28, Mr. Cummings said developing countries need to consider the loss...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is one of the leading youth training organizations in Jamaica and since its inception 66 years ago, it has been moulding the lives of young persons between the ages of nine and 25 years in agricultural, homemaking, leadership, the environment and information technology. As Executive Director, Lenworth Fulton explains, the major aim of the 4-H Clubs...

Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, Professor Neville Duncan has reiterated the call for the entrenchment of the Municipal Service Commission and the Parish Councils Services Commission in the Jamaican Constitution. He was speaking recently at a public lecture under the theme: 'The Role and Functions of the Commissions in Local Government Reform', held...

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the work of the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo), in promoting and maintaining standards in the industry. "In tourism, it is extremely important to have a product that meets the standards acceptable in the global marketplace," the Prime Minister said. Mrs. Simpson Miller was addressing the 10th anniversary staff...

Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Ministry of Health and the Health Corporation of Jamaica, to award contracts for the procurement of pharmaceuticals ($908.4 million) as well as medical sundries ($139.2 million), to supply the island's hospital system. This was announced yesterday (October 2), by Minister of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell, at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing...

Cabinet has given its approval for an $18.16 million contract to be awarded to Bajad Limited, for the refurbishing of the Lucea fire station in Hanover. Minister of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell, made the announcement yesterday (October 2), at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Campbell informed that the project is aimed at, "improving the...