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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), stands behind representational cheque for $250,000, which was presented to the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica by the Wisynco Group during a ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), on September 5. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Wisynco Group, William Mahfood; Vice President, Membership Administration, Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, Sybil McLean; spokesperson for the Foundation, who is living with the disease, Shoyea-Gaye Grant; Chief Executive Officer of KPH, Beulah Stevens; Head of the Foundation, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid; and Senior Medical Officer, KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie.

Health Minister Commends WISYNCO for Donation

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has praised the Wisynco Group for its monetary donation of $250,000 to the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica, which will help to bolster activities of the entity, while increasing awareness about the auto-immune disease...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill at a JIS Think Tank held JIS Head Office.

2.4 Per Cent Increase in Stopover Arrivals

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

Several Activities Planned for Tourism Awareness Week

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing the official opening of the upgraded parish office of the Ministry in Falmouth, Trelawny, on September 4.

Minister Appeals to All Workers to Contribute to the NIS

A new offshore patrol vessel, His Majesty’s Jamaican Ship (HMJS) Norman Manley, was commissioned into service by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in November 2023.

JDF Ending Active Search Operation

12 years ago National Security

US Coast Guard Withdraws from Search

The United States (US) Coast Guard Cutter has called off its search for the TBM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters near Portland, on Friday, September 5. Civil/Military Cooperation Officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major Basil Jarrett, told JIS News today (September 7), that a Spokesman from the Cutter said it is unlikely they will find any survivors...

Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States of America, in Kingston, Elizabeth Martinez, addresses a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search operations for the aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. The media briefing was attended by personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Govt. Commended for Response to Crash of Aircraft

Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Elizabeth Martinez, has thanked the Government of Jamaica for its response to the crash of the TBM900 aircraft in Jamaican waters on September 5. “Coordination between all of the Jamaican authorities and the Unites States authorities has been excellent and again we are very thankful,” Mrs. Martinez said. She was speaking...

12 years ago National Security

Possible Debris from Plane Crash Spotted by JDF Aircraft

A search and rescue team from the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing has spotted and photographed what is believed to be debris from the TBM900 aircraft that crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5, 2014. The debris field was spotted yesterday, in an area about 24 nautical miles north of Port Antonio. While it is not yet possible to confirm...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. (FILE)

12 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Confirms Plane Crash

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has confirmed preliminary reports that a plane crashed 14 miles North East of Portland, on Friday, September 5. The Jamaican Government, she said, has dispatched a Search and Rescue Team and a military helicopter. “The Authorities are in constant touch with the United States (US) Southern Command, which we understand...

12 years ago Culture

National Secondary Students Council Nomination Deadline Extended

The National Secondary Students Council (NSSC) has extended the nomination period for positions on its executive body to Tuesday, September 30, 2014. The NSSC is the Umbrella Organization for Students’ Councils across Jamaica and represents over 300,000 students in all public secondary institutions. The NSSC is a student advocacy movement which seeks to promote student interests and rights, while encouraging...

Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Protect Children from Mosquito Bites While at School

The Ministry of Health is encouraging School Administrators to continue efforts to ensure that mosquito breeding sites are removed from school grounds. Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse says this should be an ongoing exercise especially since the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads Chikungunya mostly bites in the day time and is generally found in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), cuts ribbon to mark the official opening of the Ministry’s Trelawny parish office, located at 4 King Street, Falmouth, on September 4. Sharing in the moment are (from left): Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson; Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, and Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson; and Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Mrs. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.

12 years ago Labour

Upgraded Parish Office of Social Security Ministry Opens in Falmouth

An upgraded parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security was officially opened in Falmouth, Trelawny, on September 4, by portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier. The facility, located at 4 King Street, was refurbished and extended at a cost of $100 million, funded by the National Insurance Fund (NIF). Addressing the ceremony, Minister Kellier said the opening is...