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The 10 new pickup trucks acquired by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to enhance vector control. The units were handed over to parish managers at the Cornwall Regional Hospital's Freeport offices in Montego Bay on Tuesday (January 28).

WRHA Gets 10 More Vehicles For Vector Control

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received 10 more vehicles to bolster the ongoing dengue eradication programme across the region. The new pickup trucks, which are equipped with fogging machines, are to serve the four parishes within the health...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

Gov’t Reviewing Legality Of Non-Disclosure Agreements

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), speaks at Tuesday’s (January 28) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Jamaica Country Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi; Chief of Medical Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce; and Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

Persons Who Travel To And From China Encouraged To Get Assessed

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses annual awards banquet of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), St. James Chapter, at the S Hotel Conference and Event Centre, in Montego Bay, on Saturday (January 25).

JCF Vehicles Being Tracked

Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Off The Shores of Cuba

The Legal Aid Council’s first Mobile Justice Unit that was handed over in 2017.

6 years ago Justice

Justice Ministry Gets Two Additional Mobile Units

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will receive two new mobile justice units from the Canadian Government on January 29. The 2020 buses, which will be handed over at the Ministry, in Kingston, have each been retrofitted with Internet access. They are air-conditioned units with a 14-seat waiting area. “We are thankful to the Canadian Government, which has always partnered with...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday (January 24), to discuss Reggae Month activities.

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

Sound Systems On Show In Reggae Month

An event titled, ‘Echoes of Sound Systems’, will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, on Saturday, February 29. It is one of the many events to celebrate this year’s Reggae Month (February), being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch di Riddim’. During February, there will be 29 days of Reggae day-and-night activities islandwide. Speaking at a...

Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office, recently.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Dengue Town Hall Meeting In Westmoreland January 30

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has planned a second town hall meeting for the parish of Westmoreland, on Thursday, January 30, as part of the Government’s dengue-eradication drive for the parish. The meeting will be held at the Bethel Town Baptist Church, starting at 6:00 p.m., and will provide an opportunity for residents to pose questions about the mosquito-borne...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis’ Benevolent Ball, held at the RIU Ocho Rios Hotel on January 25.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Future Brighter Than Ever – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says that while “vulnerabilities” exist, Jamaica is finally in a different place of macro-stability, where its future is brighter than it has ever been. Dr. Clarke, who was speaking at Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis’ Benevolent Ball, at the RIU Ocho Rios Hotel on January...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (left) and Councillor for the Exchange Division, Ian Isaacs, take part in the National Dengue Clean Up drive in St. Ann, from January 25 to 26.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Positive Response To Dengue Clean Up Drive In St. Ann

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, says he is pleased with the high level of attention being given to combatting the dengue outbreak, by residents and other stakeholders throughout St. Ann. Speaking to JIS News about the National Dengue Clean Up that lasted over two days from January 25 to 26 in several communities in St. Ann, Mr....

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Digital Content Being Developed To Train JCF Members Remotely

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says digital content is being developed to enable members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to train remotely. The Commissioner made the disclosure at the annual awards banquet of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), St. James Chapter, which was held at the S Hotel Conference and Event Centre in Montego Bay,...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe (second right), engages Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer (left); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Grace-Ann Stewart McFarlane, at an event last year.

6 years ago Justice

NIA Pleased With Justice Ministry’s Partnership

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, says the NIA is pleased with the established partnership with the Ministry of Justice and looks forward to providing continued support. “We are pleased to see early signs of positive outcomes as a result of the many years of a continued partnership for the reform of the justice sector,” Professor...