Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Princess Wedderburn, says the new field hospital that is currently under construction there will play a critical role in public healthcare in western Jamaica. The 36-bed facility is among four field hospitals being erected in the island to provide additional bed spaces in order to facilitate the treatment...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the staging of illegal parties threatens to further increase the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation at the entity’s location in Savanna-la-Mar on November 12. “In terms of persons who are having illegal parties, it is a...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host a Runaway Prevention Webinar on Friday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. The webinar forms part of the agency’s intervention strategy to reduce the number of children who go missing. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Registrar at the National Children’s Registry (NCR), Warren Thompson, said over the years there has been...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the work of the country’s nurses, as the international community paid homage to this group of healthcare workers on World Diabetes Day 2020. In a message to mark the day, which was observed on Saturday (November 14), Minister Tufton said that nurses “are essential, not only as healthcare...

A number of activities are being organised in observance of International Men’s Day (IMD) on Thursday, November 19 under the theme ‘A Man’s Health is a Man’s Wealth’. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, said that a forum and presentation of Outstanding Father Award will be held at the The Jamaica Pegasus hotel,...

Members of the public have until December 3 to submit written comments to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) on the proposed construction of the new Houses of Parliament Building at National Heroes Park in St. Andrew. This follows the public presentation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), conducted by Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL), during a virtual public consultation...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says persons need to engage in healthy behaviours to reduce the incidence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Dr. Tufton is placing emphasis on younger persons based on statistics, which indicate that behaviours among children and adolescents that increase the risk factors for the disease are particularly concerning. In...