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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 3.

Special Committee to Discuss Portmore Parish Motion

A Special Select Committee of Parliament has been established to deliberate on a motion to make the Portmore City Municipality Jamaica’s 15th parish. The committee will be chaired by St. Catherine South Central Member of Parliament, Dr. Andrew Wheatley. This...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

106 Fisheries Sector Workers Provided With ID Cards

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Division to Implement Platform Under JSWIFT

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers a statement durinng the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingtson.

$120 Million in Production Incentives for Fishers

Director of the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI) and the GSI Foundation, Gavin Lowe (right), converses with Chairman of the charity, Dr. Eric Nathan (left); and Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding, during the handover of medical equipment to SERHA on Tuesday (November 3), at the GSI's Geffrard Place address in St. Andrew. The items, valued at more than $5 million, were procured through private donation from Jamaica-born doctor and philanthropist, Dr. Pete Williams, who is based in the United States.

SERHA Gets Donation of Medical Supplies

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

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Health Ministry Inspects 236 Residential Facilities

A total of 236 residential facilities have been inspected by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, to assess their adherence to measures aimed at mitigating the risk of an outbreak of COVID-19. The total amount includes 203 nursing homes, 13 infirmaries, 14 children’s homes and six rehabilitation institutions. “Of that number, 99 nursing homes (48.8 per cent), were found to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

43 Persons at Golden Age Home Recover from COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is reporting that 43 of the 87 positive cases at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, have recovered from COVID-19. He made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Emergency management protocols had to be triggered at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks on Tuesday (November 3), after being presented with a symbolic cheque in the sum of $10 million for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative by JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland (second right), and Board Member, Gifford Rankine (right). The presentation was made at JMMB’s Corporate Office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greta Bogues.

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JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation Gives $10 Million to ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received $10 million from the JMMB-Joan Duncan Foundation for the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative, which aims to provide needy students with the requisite tools to function in the teaching and learning environment. A symbolic cheque was presented to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, by Foundation Chair, Patricia Duncan Sutherland;...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett.

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NWC Customers Have Until November 30 to Settle Outstanding Bills

Persons who took up the National Water Commission (NWC) offer to settle outstanding bills under its COVID-19 Assistance Programme (CAP) will have up to November 30 to pay off their debt. Under the programme, residential and condominium customers were offered a 30 per cent discount on outstanding bills, while commercial customers were offered a 25 per cent discount. The offer...

Senior Community Health Aide (CHA) attached to Westmoreland Health Services, Angela Whittaker-Thorbourne.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Community Health Aides to Participate in Virtual Diabetes Forum

Community Health Aides (CHA) attached to Westmoreland Health Services will benefit from the staging of a virtual diabetes education forum on Wednesday (November 4). The event is part of activities to mark CHA Week, which is being observed from November 1 to 7 under the theme ‘The Eyes and Ears of the Community’. In an interview with JIS News, Senior...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

5 years ago Energy

Gov’t Plans to Procure 268 Megawatts of Energy from Renewables by 2025

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that plans are being put in place to procure up to 268 megawatts of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2025. This includes energy from solar and wind technologies, with 70 megawatts from hydro, biomass and waste technologies. “It is my priority to have the Generation Procurement Entity established and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out face masks and hand sanitisers to residents in Moy Hall, St. James, on Friday, October 30.

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Health Ministry to Assist Youth Groups in St. James to Make Masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be collaborating with community youth groups in St. James on an outreach mask-making project as part of the nation’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a COVID-19 youth consultation meeting in Moy Hall, St. James, on October 30. He pointed out...