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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) signs a document renewing the Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba, during a ceremony held at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry, on Tuesday (February 25). Also participating (from left) are National Coordinator for the Cuban Medical Brigade in Jamaica, Dr. José Armando Arronte Villamarin; Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

30 Additional Cuban Medical Professionals Arrive February 27

An additional 30 Cuban medical professionals will arrive in Jamaica on Thursday (February 27) to further bolster the Government’s delivery of quality healthcare services. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at a...

Director General for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), responds to questions from journalists during Tuesday’s (February 25) quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat at the PIOJ, Peisha Bryan.

PIOJ Reports 0.1 Per Cent Growth For Fourth Quarter

Passengers disembark the Marella Discovery 2 cruise ship on Monday (February 24) at the Port Royal Cruise Port in Kingston.

Marella Discovery 2 Makes Second Call To Port Royal

Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Research Development and Communications, Felicia Bailey

CLA Expects Major Growth In Medical Cannabis Industry

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (centre) and Chartered Quality Professional Trainer, Dr. Yvette Castell, at the launch of the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, on Tuesday (February 25) at the offices of the BSJ, in Kingston.

Government Launches New Risk Management Standard

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council (LAC), Hugh Faulkner.

6 years ago Justice

Organisations Urged To Request Services Of Mobile Justice Units

Churches, community groups and other organisations are being encouraged to request the services of the Legal Aid Council (LAC) Mobile Justice Units. Persons can reserve the units by accessing, completing and submitting requisition forms available at the LAC’s website at legalaidcouncil.moj.gov.jm. Executive Director of the LAC in the Ministry of Justice, Hugh Faulkner, said that on the form, applicants are...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing residents at a town hall meeting held at the Charlton Primary School in Alexandria, St. Ann, on Friday, February 21.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Investing In St. Ann’s Healthcare

The Government is making significant investment in the construction and upgrading of health facilities in St. Ann. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a town hall meeting held at the Charlton Primary School in Alexandria in the parish on February 21. “Things are going to happen [in St. Ann], just give us...

6 years ago Education

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda With Tulloch Primary School

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), accepts a gift from General Secretary of the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU), Rev. Karl B. Johnson, at the JBU’s 170th General Assembly, held at the National Arena, on February 23.

6 years ago Governor General

PHOTOS: GG At Jamaica Baptist Union General Assembly

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in honour of the 136th anniversary of his birth, during a floral tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (February 24).

6 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Flowers For Sir Alexander Bustamante

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in honour of the 136th anniversary of his birth, during a floral tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (February 24).

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Defence Attaché at the United States Embassy, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ramsay, examine the controls of the CASE Front-End Scoop Loader donated to the Ministry by the United States Embassy. The heavy-duty equipment and a Bobcat Skid Loader were handed over on February 24, at the Ministry, in Kingston.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsLocal Government

Government Gets Disaster Response Equipment From US

The Government has received a donation of heavy-duty equipment from the United States (US) Embassy in Kingston, and the Department of Defence, US Southern Command, to boost local disaster relief capacity. The presentation was made at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston on Monday (February 24), with portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and other Ministry officials...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), discusses an important aspect of a document with Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal. Occasion was a press conference held at the Trafalgar Road offices of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), on Monday (February 24).

6 years ago Energy

Government Will Ensure The Highest Standard Of Safety In Petroleum Trade

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is focused on ensuring the highest standard of safety in the petroleum trade. This follows an explosion and ensuing fire that damaged a section of the Heaven’s Fesco Gas Station in Mandeville, on Friday (February 21). Seven persons were injured, one of whom later died. He was a...