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The standard of health care offered in Jamaica compares favourably with that of developed countries, such as the United States and Canada, according to the 2004 Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Report. Minister of Health, John Junor made this disclosure during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House yesterday (May 11). He also pointed out that the...

The standard of health care offered in Jamaica compares favourably with that of developed countries, such as the United States and Canada, according to the 2004 Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Report. Minister of Health, John Junor made this disclosure during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House yesterday (May 11). He also pointed out that the...

Minister of Health, John Junor has said that at the end of the 2004/05 financial year, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) recorded a 90 per cent success rate, printing 261,450 certificates from the 288,089 applications received. He also noted that under the RGD's door-to-door delivery system, some 242,115 of those certificates were delivered for the fiscal year. Mr. Junor was...

The Culture Agents Programme will be expanded this year, with the training and deployment of persons to schools to increase the cultural knowledge of the nation's children. Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson, who was delivering the opening presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House on May 10, noted that the Ministry would be seeking to integrate...

This year, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will focus on prevention education, public education, treatment and rehabilitation, and the strengthening of the provisions of the Drug Court, as well as a number of other prevention and treatment projects. Minister of Health, John Junor made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

To date, the Ministry of Health has been the recipient of the largest grant from the National Health Fund (NHF), to support training of health professionals in 53 areas, Minister of Health, John Junor told the House yesterday (May 11). Making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate, the Minister informed that among the most critical categories to receive training...

Staff members from the Forestry Department and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) are to benefit from two workshops this month on plant identification in the Cockpit Country, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Jamaica. The workshop is part of TNC's efforts to conserve the biodiversity of Jamaica, especially the Cockpit Country. This includes building the technical capacity...

Minister of Health, John Junor has said that at the end of the 2004/05 financial year, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) recorded a 90 per cent success rate, printing 261,450 certificates from the 288,089 applications received. He also noted that under the RGD's door-to-door delivery system, some 242,115 of those certificates were delivered for the fiscal year. Mr. Junor was...

The Culture Agents Programme will be expanded this year, with the training and deployment of persons to schools to increase the cultural knowledge of the nation's children. Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson, who was delivering the opening presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House on May 10, noted that the Ministry would be seeking to integrate...

This year, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will focus on prevention education, public education, treatment and rehabilitation, and the strengthening of the provisions of the Drug Court, as well as a number of other prevention and treatment projects. Minister of Health, John Junor made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

To date, the Ministry of Health has been the recipient of the largest grant from the National Health Fund (NHF), to support training of health professionals in 53 areas, Minister of Health, John Junor told the House yesterday (May 11). Making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate, the Minister informed that among the most critical categories to receive training...

Staff members from the Forestry Department and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) are to benefit from two workshops this month on plant identification in the Cockpit Country, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Jamaica. The workshop is part of TNC's efforts to conserve the biodiversity of Jamaica, especially the Cockpit Country. This includes building the technical capacity...