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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), interacts with Members of Parliament (MPs) in mining communities, at the launch of Phase Seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), held yesterday (October 13), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured (from left) are MP for Central Manchester, Rhoda Crawford; MP for North East St. Ann, Hon. Marsha Smith, who is also State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; MP for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna; MP for South West St. Ann, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security; and MP for South West Clarendon, Lothan Cousins.

Mining Communities to Benefit from $60 Million Under BCDP

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has disclosed that mining communities across the island will benefit from more than $60 million allocated under the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP). Speaking at the launch of Phase Seven of the...

Deputy Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Tuesday (October 13).

STATIN Survey Indicates Jamaicans Generally Informed About COVID-19

Medical Officer or Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

Persons With Respiratory Symptoms Must Call the Health Ministry’s EOC

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 13.

ZOSOs Extended in Denham Town, Mount Salem, Greenwich Town and August Town

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday's (Oct. 13) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

KSAMC Extends Tenure of Junior Council

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy, addresses JIS Think Tank on October 13.

6 years ago JIS Think Tank

Jamaica Marks World Statistics Day on October 20

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in celebrating World Statistics Day on October 20, under the theme ‘Connecting the World with Data We Can Trust’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank today (October 13), Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, said that this year marks the “third round of celebration”. World Statistics Day...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

National Parenting Support Commission Urges Parents to Use Helplines

The National Parenting Support Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging parents to make use of the helplines for support from the commission. The thirty-six (36) helplines were launched in April 2020 in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Victoria Mutual Foundation and Fight for Peace. Since its implementation, the NPSC has...

Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Alison Nicholson, reviews COVID-19 test results at the PCR Machine. The device helps in determining whether samples contain the novel coronavirus.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

UHWI Researches COVID-19 Pool-Testing in partnership with NovaMed to Significantly Increase Testing Capacity

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI) in partnership with global healthcare company NovaMed has investigated a new, innovative high-throughput and cost-effective testing approach for COVID-19 to significantly increase Jamaica’s testing capacity. The testing approach was developed by experts in Germany and used in testing efforts in Israel, Germany and India. The approach known as ‘pool-testing’ represents one of...

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Independent Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald.

6 years ago Health & WellnessWorks / Construction

Work Continues on Cornwall Regional Hospital

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Independent Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, says work continues on the main hospital building, but the rehabilitation process has slowed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, Professor McDonald explained that work on the roof of the 10th floor, under the first phase, has been completed, with phase...

6 years ago Water

Repair Works Along Arthur Wint Drive and Eglin Road in Kingston and St. Andrew are Now Completed

Some Areas Still Experiencing No Water Conditions Or Low Pressures\ The National Water Commission (NWC) wishes to advise its customers that repairs along Arthur Wint Drive and Elgin Road in Kingston and St. Andrew have been completed since 10:00 last night. However, based on the breadth of the network some areas are still experiencing low pressures or no water...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (File photo)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Prioritising Mental Health

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is prioritising mental health interventions in order to address issues that have surfaced or might occur as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In delivering his message for World Mental Health Day, which was observed on Saturday (October 10), portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that a number of Jamaicans are...