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Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Anne Dawson (right), converses with (from left): Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Wood; Pharmacist Nickesha Lewars-O’Conner; and Acting Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Audrey Willocks in the waiting area of the hospital’s pharmacy, which was recently refurbished as part of a $37 million improvement project being undertaken by the National Health Fund (NHF).

Improvement in Service Since NHF Takeover of Public Pharmacies

The public pharmacy system is being transformed with reduced waiting time for the filling of prescriptions, expansion and upgrading of facilities, hiring of more pharmacists, and provision of modern equipment. The improvement is a result of a $37 million project...

CEAC Solutions Limited representative, Jessica Stewart, makes a presentation at a community meeting at the Negril Community Centre on July 29, where the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the construction of breakwaters to protect the Negril coastline was discussed.

Environmental Stakeholders in Negril Support Breakwater Plan

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), embraces proud landowners Luther and Beryl Spence, after presenting them with their land title on July 31, during a ceremony held at the St. Mary Parish Church.

84 Residents of Three Parishes Get Land Titles

Winner of the 2014 Jamaica Festival Song contest, Deep Jahi performs his winning piece, ‘I Love Ja’ at the finals of the competition, hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on Sunday, July 27.

2014 Festival Song Winner Basking in Victory

Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left), along with the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, at the CMI beginning in September. Looking on is Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The signing was held on July 30, at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus in Kingston.

CMI Students to Learn Mandarin

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Recall The Sacrifices That Led Us To This Day, Say PM

Jamaicans must take an active interest in the history of emancipation and pay homage to those who fought for our freedom, says Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. In a message marking the 176th anniversary of the emancipation from enslavement, the Prime Minister said Jamaicans need to earnestly reflect on the true meaning and significance of Emancipation Day and the brutality...

12 years ago Labour

Abilities Foundation Receives $6 Million

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) and the Japan Development Grant have allocated $6.383 million to the Abilities Foundation to improve operations at the facility. In an interview with JIS News, Managing Director of the Abilities Foundation, Susan Hamilton, said the grant, issued through the Ministry’s Social and Economic Inclusion Project for Persons with Disabilities, aims to enhance...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica to Receive US$200,000 from Turkey Under Co-Operation Agreement

Jamaica is to benefit from US$200,000 to carry out various projects under a development co-operation arrangement with the Republic of Turkey. The island is one of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states benefitting from an overall US$2 million being provided by the Turkish Government. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon A.J. Nicholson, made the announcement in a statement...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Congratulates Team to 20th Commonwealth Games

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated the Jamaica team on its “truly outstanding performance” at the 20th Commonwealth Games which ended today in Glasgow, Scotland. The Prime Minister said “the performance could hardly have come at a better time and has served to further lift the spirit of the nation as we mark another emancipation and independence anniversary. Jamaica...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

12 years ago Technology

Energy Minister Calls on JPS to Address Unscheduled Power Outages

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon Phillip Paulwell has received an explanation from the Jamaica Public Service Company, following his call for an immediate explanation to the recent spate of power outages and assurances that as far as possible and when necessary, outages should be scheduled and affected customers informed in a timely and reasonable manner. “We have...

12 years ago Culture

Emancipation & Independence Celebrations 2014

Initiated in 1962, the Independence Celebrations were considered integral to national development as a way of giving Jamaicans a sense of who they are, and what their history and culture is all about. Jamaica 50 broadened the concept of the Independence celebrations to a programme of activities which would also serve to catalyse positive national response towards developmental goals. Customarily,...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

GCT Returns for June Now Due

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding business operators that GCT returns for the month of June is due on Thursday July 31, 2014. Under the new policy relating to GCT on Government purchases, suppliers filing GCT returns and claiming credit, based on Withholding Tax Certificates (WTC) issued to them by a government Tax Withholding Entity (TWE), are reminded that they...