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Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage Grey (left), converses with (from second left): Director of Programmes, CPFSA, P. Audrey Budhi; Children’s Officer, Psychology Unit, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson; and Team Leader, Children and Family Support Unit, CPFSA, Jean Duhaney, at the Mobile Mental Health Lecture, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on February 19.

Therapeutic Centre For Children Soon

A therapeutic centre that will offer psychological support to children who have undergone severe emotional trauma and are in need of therapeutic intervention is to come on stream soon. This was disclosed by Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA)...
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), looks on as Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), uses a tablet to test internet speed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Occasion was a signing ceremony to increase bandwidth allocation to the KPH, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), at the KPH’s North Street address in Kingston on Tuesday (February 18). Pictured (from left) are Director of Management Information Systems, SERHA, Jaime Robinson; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chair, USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Kathleen Cooper Brown.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), looks on as Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), uses a tablet to test internet speed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Occasion was a signing ceremony to increase bandwidth allocation to the KPH, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), at the KPH’s North Street address in Kingston on Tuesday (February 18). Pictured (from left) are Director of Management Information Systems, SERHA, Jaime Robinson; Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chair, USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals, Kathleen Cooper Brown.

Increased Broadband For Kingston Public And Victoria Jubilee Hospitals
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), tours the new barracks at Castleton Police Station, guided by Sergeant Eloy Fletcher, on February 7.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), tours the new barracks at Castleton Police Station, guided by Sergeant Eloy Fletcher, on February 7.

Several Police Stations To Be Renovated
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, addresses members of the audience at the Meadowbrook Preparatory School Harvest Thanksgiving Service, on Wednesday (February 19), at the Meadowbrook United Church in Kingston.
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, addresses members of the audience at the Meadowbrook Preparatory School Harvest Thanksgiving Service, on Wednesday (February 19), at the Meadowbrook United Church in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Lady Allen At Meadowbrook Prep Harvest Thanksgiving Service
Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Ann, Dr. Tamika Henry, speaking at the launch of a Dengue Response Programme for St. Ann held at Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios on February 14.
Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Ann, Dr. Tamika Henry, speaking at the launch of a Dengue Response Programme for St. Ann held at Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios on February 14.

St. Ann Ready For Coronavirus

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the recent media launch of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Plan, held at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Agriculture

State Minister Says Farming Will Increase In Bernard Lodge

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says farming in the Bernard Lodge area of St. Catherine will be “significantly” increased. He said production will grow in the short term, due to the number of farmers, which is set to increase from 171 to 235, and investment in infrastructure development for the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.
Budget 2020/2021National Security and Peace

$400 Million To Strengthen Capacity Of JCF To Fight Crime

The Ministry of National Security will be spending $400 million in the new fiscal year to increase the conviction rate for murders in the country. The funds will be used to procure information technology (IT) equipment and cameras, to enhance Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) connectivity and Department of Correctional Services (DCS) surveillance; a Case Management system; a Jail Management System;...
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Director of Community Service and Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Paulton Gordon.
CommunityDevelopmentHealth & Wellness

Residents Of Papine To Benefit From Wellness Fest

Residents of Papine in St Andrew and several surrounding communities are set to benefit from the Papine Wellness Fest 2020, which will be hosted by the University of Technology (UTech) Department of Community Service and Development, commencing Thursday, February 20. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Community Service and Development at UTech, Paulton Gordon, said that more than 12 communities...
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Orville “Shaggy” Burrell, of the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, in discussion with Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Sharonne Forrester, during a recent tour of the cardiac catheterisation lab at the institution, which was partially funded by the philanthropic organisation.
Health & Wellness

Children Benefit From Cardiac Procedures

Twelve children at the Bustamante Hospital for Children have benefited from minimally invasive life-saving cardiac procedures, at the facility’s state-of-the-art Cardiac Centre. The one-week cardiac catheterisation mission, which took place from January 20 to 24, was sponsored by the United Kingdom-based charity, Chain of Hope. In an interview with JIS News, Paediatric Cardiologist at the hospital, Dr. Sharonne Forrester, explained...
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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
Budget 2020/2021

UDC Continues Pre-Assessment Studies For Third City

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will continue pre-assessment studies during the 2020/21 fiscal year to identify a site to establish Jamaica’s Third City. Some $500 million has been earmarked in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure for the project, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 11. It is titled: ‘Third City Planning –Scoping Studies’. The pre-assessment studies...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), inspects one of the quarantine rooms at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew, with the Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Leon Dixon; and Director of Health Services, Planning and Integration in the Ministry, Dr. Naydene Williams, during a tour of the facility on Tuesday (February 18).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Government Identifies Quarantine Facility In The West

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has now identified a quarantine facility in the west, and is looking at other facilities elsewhere, in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which is affecting some countries worldwide. This was noted by the Minister today (February 18) during a tour of St Joseph’s Hospital in St....
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