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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wenthworth Charles, view a section of the St. Joseph’s Hospital, in St. Andrew, while on a tour of the facility, today (February 11).

More Beds To Be Put In Place For COVID-19 Patients

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says over the next two weeks, some 130 more beds for COVID-19 patients will be activated. The Minister, who made the disclosure while on a tour of the St. Joseph’s...

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Tanique Bailey-Small, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Thursday, February 11.

St. James Health Dept. Steps Up Activities To Fight COVID-19

Workers at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), get ready to load containers of tomatoes on a cold storage truck at the St. Elizabeth Parish Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, February 11. The tomatoes were purchased under the Government’s buy-back programme.

Tomato Farmers In St. Elizabeth Benefit From Buy-Back Programme

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (JIS FIle Photo)

Amendments To Key Laws To Fight Crime Set For Completion By March 31

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the virtual launch of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) partnership on February 11.

More Support For Farmers Through Buy-Back Programme

Workers on the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project carry out preparatory work for the construction of a new four-lane bridge over the Rio Minho in Clarendon. (Rudranath Fraser Photo)

5 years ago Works / Construction

Work In Progress On May Pen To Williamsfield Leg Of Highway 2000

Major construction work is in progress on the third phase of the Highway 2000 programme, which is the May Pen to Williamsfield leg. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (January 11), Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explained that this leg of the highway is a significant part of the road...

Riders pause for a photo op before leaving Spanish Court Hotel

5 years ago Tourism

Discover Jamaica By Bike One Experience At A Time

The Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston was abuzz last Saturday (February 6) as the first leg of Discover Jamaica by Bike headed off to Holywell Park in the hills of Blue Mountains. Members of the Jamaica Cycling Association, led by Dennis Chung participated in the ride, which took them along: Trafalgar Road, pass Devon House, Bob Marley Museum, Hope Gardens,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), accepts one of 1,400 hygiene and nutrition packages from Chargé d

5 years ago Gender Affairs

PHOTOS: Jamaica Gets Packages from the Canada-funded Enabling Gender Responsive Disaster

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), accepts one of 1,400 hygiene and nutrition packages from Chargé d'Affaires at the High Commission of Canada, Kevin Gilhooly (third left), at a recent handover ceremony, at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation in St. Andrew. Others pictured (from left) are Chairman of the Centre, Debbyann Brown Salmon;...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon.
Pearnel Charles Jr, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 9.

5 years ago Environment

Progress Made In Arresting Breaches Of Ban On Plastics

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that 42 prosecutions and 27 convictions have been effected for breaches of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packaging Materials Prohibition) Order, 2018, since the institution of the ban on select categories of single-use plastics two years ago. This was disclosed by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change,...

5 years ago Education

Education Minister Responds To Young Student In Need

After reading the heartbreaking story shared by 12-year-old student, Avatar Muschette, in The Gleaner newspaper recently, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, invited him to her offices on Thursday (February 4), where she presented him with schoolbooks and a tablet. Minister Williams said after reading his story, the Ministry had to act immediately. “We had to intervene...

Minister of Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Field Trip Natural Products Lab launched at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (February 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director of Botanical Sciences at Field Trip Health, Melissa Dawn; Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Dale Webber; Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Michael Taylor and Director, Natural Products Institute, UWI, Mona, Professor Rupika Delgoda.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

UWI Launches New Lab To Do Research

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in partnership with Field Trip Health, has launched a new laboratory dedicated to the study of psilocybin, which aims to conduct research that will better offer medical treatments for persons in need. The facility, called the Field Trip Natural Products Lab, was launched at the Faculty of Science and Technology at UWI,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. C. Everald Warmington, provides details of the new Special Infrastructure Programme.

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Outlines Work To Be Done Under New Special Infrastructure Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. C. Everald Warmington, has outlined some roads that are earmarked for upgrade and improvement, under the new Special Infrastructure Programme. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Warmington explained the rationale for the programme. “We have developed a programme to look at some...