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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

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has sponsored additional bandwidth for the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Under a three-year contract signed on Tuesday (February 18) at the...

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.

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.

St. Ann Ready For Coronavirus

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.

State Minister Says Farming Will Increase In Bernard Lodge

(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.

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$83 Million Allocated To Furnish New Foreign Affairs Building

The Government has set aside a sum of $83.3 million to furnish the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade building, in downtown Kingston, in the new fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is slated to end in March 2021, is being spearheaded by the...

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.

6 years ago 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;...

Director of Community Service and Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Paulton Gordon.

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

6 years ago 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...

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).

6 years ago 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....

Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

6 years ago Works / Construction

Several Roads In Western Jamaica To Be Repaired

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to repair several roadways across western parishes as part of the Hot Mix Patching Programme. The project, which will be done at a cost of $160 million, and targets approximately 49,000 square metres of roadway, is set to commence before the end of this month. Community Relations Officer in the western office of the...