Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is looking to launch a Community COVID Conversation Programme. He said the initiative, which would incorporate youth leaders, aims to educate persons in communities islandwide on measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the Government moves to bolster the sensitization and containment thrust....

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the Government’s partnership forged with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through the Ministry, to address the impact of climate change on Jamaica’s children. “Children and young people have contributed the least to the current climate change and environmental degradation, but they are the most...

The Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Reggae legend, Toots Hibbert, will be laid to rest in National Heroes Park. Minister Grange said this had become possible thanks to the generosity of the family of the late Charles Hyatt — the actor, broadcaster, director and author — whose remains were due...

The Ministry of Justice’s Victim Services Division (VSD) has received play therapy tools from the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation to be used as therapeutic aides in the recovery process for children who are victims of crime. The provisions, valued $1 million, include books, dolls, and puppets that will be used to outfit the play therapy area at a VSD service...

The process of authenticating local public documents intended for use overseas, and foreign documents to be used in Jamaica, will soon become simpler, more efficient and less time consuming. This, consequent on the passage of the Authentication (Foreign Public Documents) Bill 2020 in both Houses of Parliament. It will facilitate a more simplified process by only requiring an approved authentication...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, valued approximately $2.8 million, to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The devices, which were presented on Friday (October 16), include six tablet computers, four multifunctional printers, and a WiFi router. These will serve to modernize the WRHA’s patient management system, thereby improving client service delivery. Speaking...

The National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service will take place on Sunday, October 18 at William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church, 31 King Street, Falmouth, Trelawny, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The service, under the theme ‘Celebrating a Heritage of Resilience and Pride’ will also mark the 250th anniversary of the parish and International Day of Rural Women. Members of the public...