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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

State Minister Commends Support For National HIV/AIDS Programme

State Minister for Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has hailed the support from the global community and local stakeholders, which has enabled the national HIV/AIDS programme to continue to offer services at all levels, despite the challenges of the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), listens to Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right), during a tour of the Peckham bamboo facility in Clarendon on Friday (December 4). Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Clive Mundle; and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Phillip Henriques.

Gov’t Targeting Value-Added Production From Bamboo

Businesswoman and wife of the late Joe Whitter, Angella Whitter.

Whitter Group Of Companies To Launch Fund To Assist Needy Tertiary Students

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information's region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, speaking at a Tablets in Schools handover ceremony held at the Lucea Primary School in Hanover, recently.

Government Leading Technology Acquisition Drive In Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre), shows off one of the 28 tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation for grade-six students of the Ocho Rios Primary School, during a ceremony at the institution on December 4. She is joined by Director of Operations at Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca (back row, left); and Sandals Resorts Regional Public Relations Manager Lyndsay Isaacs (back row, right). In the front row (from left) are Sharon Bailey and her daughter Ashley Bailey; and Antonio McDuffus and his mother, Angelene Palmer.

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring That Every Student Has A Device – Minister Williams

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Safeguard The Health Of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has issued a challenge for Jamaicans to work together to safeguard the health and wellness of persons who are living with, or affected by HIV and AIDS. In a message to mark World AIDS Day, which was observed globally on Tuesday, December 1, the State Minister pointed out that...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), present the new President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks with his Instrument of Appointment at a swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House on December 7.

6 years ago Justice

New President Of The Court Of Appeal Sworn In

Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks was sworn in as President of the Court of Appeal yesterday (December 7), by Governor General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House. Justice Brooks was also invested with the Order of Jamaica at a swearing-in and investiture ceremony, held at King’s House. In his address, the Governor General said Justice Brooks...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes reference to the Report of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament that deliberated on the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020, which he piloted during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 4). The Bill seeks to modernise and strengthen the operations of the Central Bank.

6 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Bill To Strengthen Operations Of The BOJ

The Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020, aimed at modernising and strengthening the operations of the Central Bank by improving its governance, was approved in the Senate during its sitting on Friday (December 4). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who piloted the Bill, said the amendment of the...

The mobile Technical Assistance Centre on location and Hartley Eugene Thompson II, UNDP Engineer/Architect Technical Assistance Centres in The Bahamas on location with the mobile service.

6 years ago Community

Caribbean’s First Mobile Technical Assistance Centres Take Hurricane Resilient Home Repair Services to Abaco & Grand Bahama

The Caribbean region's first mobile Technical Assistance Centres (TAC) offering door to door hurricane resilient home repair services, have been deployed to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, targeting homeowners impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The mobile TAC services are offered through two repurposed RV vans donated by the Rotary Bahamas Disaster Relief (RBDR)...

Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), with some of the over 200 students who were presented with tablets and laptops, donated by the MP and three business entities in the area, on December 3. Sharing the moment are: Chairman of the Old Harbour High School, Icylin Golding (left), and representatives of Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, one of the companies which donated some of the devices.

6 years ago Education

Students Receive Computers From MP Warmington

More than 200 students from South West St. Catherine have received tablets and laptop computers through a drive spearheaded by Member of Parliament, Hon. Everald Warmington, with support from three business entities in the area. Mr. Warmington donated 100 tablets and 40 laptops to the students, while the remainder were contributed by Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, Old Harbour Radiology Centre,...

6 years ago Coronavirus

COVID-19 Update for Saturday, December 5, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 57 11,120 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 21 5,070 Females 36 6,048 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 5 months to 83 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 499 Hanover 2 241 KSA 8 3,634 Manchester 0 424 Portland 0 342 St. Ann 2 619 St. Catherine...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the Ministry’s second virtual Justices of the Peace (JP) sensitisation session for approximately 150 JPs from Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth, which was held on Friday (December 4).

6 years ago CoronavirusJustice

JPs Keeping Community Members Informed During COVID-19

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer, says Justices of the Peace (JPs) are playing an important role as repositories of information in their communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She noted that the public servants provide an important lifeline to these individuals, many of whom are not able to access information from critical public institutions because...