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Public Health Inspectors in attendance at the 73rd Annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference opening ceremony, held at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover, on Tuesday (October 22).

Public Health Inspectors Encouraged To Take Care Of Themselves

Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Everton Baker, is encouraging public health inspectors to safeguard their well-being, even as they perform their duties. “Let me remind you that while we strive to safeguard...

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With Dr. Dyer (from left) are Acting Director, Employment and Career Services at the Trust, Rayharna Wright; and Director, National Training, HEART Trust/NTA, Kenesha Campbell.

HEART Reports Increase In Persons Accessing Training Since Merger

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), in discussion with Head of Corporate Affairs, Red Stripe, Dianne Ashton-Smith (centre) and Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, at the third instalment of the Red Stripe Knowledge Forum series, on Wednesday (October 23), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The forum was held under the theme, ‘Occupational Safety and Health: An Economic Driver’.

Joint Select Committee Considering OSH Bill

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), examines products being shown to him by Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton, at the Department of Correctional Services' Exposition and Awareness Day, at the St. Catherine Sports Complex, on October 23. At left is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Colonel (Rt’d.) Gary Rowe.

PHOTOS: Department Of Correctional Services Expo

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens to Managing Director of CoolMarket, Vivienne Reynolds (left), at the inaugural CONNECTECOMM Ecommerce Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (October 23). Also listening (from right) are Chief Executive Officer of Geek Certified, Scott Wilson; and Global Trend Expert, Daniel Levine.

Telecommunications Industry Players Encouraged To Expand Internet Reach

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on October 22.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Provides More Incentives For Local Suppliers

The micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector has received a boost with the passage of two Resolutions in the House of Representatives that seek to provide an opportunity for local suppliers to bid on government contracts, based on the percentage of local raw material being used. The resolutions are the Public Procurement (Domestic Margin of Preference) Order, 2019, and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tests one of the new hospital reclining chairs that will soon be distributed to hospitals across the island, on Tuesday (October 22) at the Ministry’s warehouse, in Kingston. At left is Senior Medical Representative, Jamaica Hospital Supplies, Tanya March.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Reclining Chairs For Hospitals

The Government, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has spent $18 million to acquire 200 new hospital reclining chairs, which will soon be distributed among hospitals across the island. The first batch of chairs was sent off on Tuesday (October 22), from the Ministry’s storage facility in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (centre); and Shirley Taylor (right), listen to Promoter, Cari-Med Limited, Brittany Gowie, as she speaks about one of her company’s products, at the Jamaica Cancer Society, in Kingston, on Friday (October 18), which was globally recognised as World Mammography Day. The Jamaica Cancer Society, in partnership with the National Health Fund, Black Ink Marketing, Lasco Curves and the Jamaica Football Federation, gave 160 free mammogram tests to women on that day.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: World Mammography Day

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (centre); and Shirley Taylor (right), listen to Promoter, Cari-Med Limited, Brittany Gowie, as she speaks about one of her company’s products, at the Jamaica Cancer Society, in Kingston, on Friday (October 18), which was globally recognised as World Mammography Day. The Jamaica Cancer Society, in partnership with the National Health Fund, Black Ink...

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

TIU Seeks To Improve Areas That Impact Citizens Directly

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) within the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is looking at the Unit’s ‘efficiency projects’ to see how they can improve areas that will impact citizens directly. “Based on the findings of [recent] research commissioned by the Unit, I think that we need to recalibrate areas of the project that deal with the efficient...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while delivering a Statement in the House of Representatives on October 22.

7 years ago EnvironmentPrime Minister

PM Calls On Developed Countries To Fulfil Commitments With Climate Financing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on leaders of developed countries to fulfil their commitments for climate financing agreed to at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in 2015. Developed countries had committed to mobilising US$100 billion per year by 2020 to assist vulnerable countries, such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to respond to, and tackle the...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), presents businesswoman, T’Shura Gibbs, with her award at a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on National Heroes Day (October 21).

7 years ago Local GovernmentNational Security and Peace

Mayor Calls On Citizens To Support Security Forces

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, is appealing to residents to give the security forces the necessary assistance in the ongoing fight against crime and violence. Addressing a civic ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on National Heroes Day (October 21), the Mayor said the security forces should be commended for the job they have been doing, especially...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the opening of the two-day ‘Making Cities Resilient’ workshop, on October 22, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being held under the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy’.

7 years ago Local Government

Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, is currently hosting a two-day workshop in Kingston to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to make cities resilient against disasters. The focus is on the development and implementation of local Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies and action plans...