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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Donald Tapia (left), officially open the new medical laboratory which was built in Christiana, Manchester at a cost of $20 million. The facility was officially opened on Friday (September 20). Also participating are Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester where the lab is located, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right); and (from 2nd left) Southern Regional Health Authority Chairman, Wayne Chen; and Director for the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Varough Deyde (partially hidden).

New Medical Lab Opened In Christiana, Manchester

Residents of Christiana, Manchester, and its environs now have the benefit of a new medical laboratory, which has been built in the town at a cost of over $20 million. The facility’s establishment resulted from a collaboration involving the United...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary Welsh (left), along with Woman Sergeant Tanya Layne (centre) and Woman Inspector Barbara Robinson, display awards which the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and several of its members received at the United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) Nation Builders’ and Employees Awards ceremony, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

JCF Cops 2018 United Way ‘Most Outstanding Employee-Giving Organisation’ Award

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing entertainment stakeholders in St. James during a meeting a Pier One in Montego Bay on Saturday, September 21.

State Of Public Emergency In St. James Not Indefinite – Minister Chang

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), highlights aspects of the Child Justice Guidelines Posters to Deputy Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake, following their launch during the opening ceremony for the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s (OCA) ‘Child Justice Guidelines Training Seminar’ at the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and Spa in Hanover on Saturday, September 21.

Office Of The Children’s Advocate Launches Child Justice Guidelines Posters

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre), and Chairman of Recycling Partners, Dr. Damien King (2nd left), observe as (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Suzanne Stanley; and Ministry of Tourism officers, Maxine Gayle and Thelesha Warren, document details of debris collected during a clean-up exercise, organized by the TEF, at the Palisadoes go-kart track in Kingston on Saturday (September 21). The activity was part of the islandwide coastal clean-up initiative spearheaded by JET, for which the TEF was a major sponsor. The engagement was in keeping with activities marking International Coastal Clean Up Day.

PHOTOS: Tourism Enhancement Fund Int’l Coastal Clean Up Day Activities

Founder and Chairman for Misty Blue Cancer Foundation, Dorothy Satchwell (left), with Dr. Shebiki Beaton during a free health fair and prostate cancer outreach held at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland on Thursday (September 19).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Positive Response To Prostate Cancer Screening Outreach In Westmoreland

Approximately 200 men benefited from free prostate cancer screening and other medical checks during a health fair held at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (September 19). The free health fair and prostate cancer outreach was hosted by the Westmoreland Health Department in partnership with the Misty Blue Cancer Foundation, as part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month activities. Prostate cancer...

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for Trelawny, Courtney Taylor, speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Steady Recovery In Sweet Yam Production In Trelawny

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is reporting a steady recovery in sweet yam production in Trelawny. Speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, RADA Parish Manager, Courtney Taylor, said sweet yam production had declined in recent years due to the anthracnose fungus, which affects many plants, including vegetables, fruits, and trees. It also attacks developing...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (fourth left), and Senior Health Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Ricardo Perez (fourth right), with members of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) dance group - ‘Recycled Teenagers’. The occasion was the launch of National Senior Citizens’ Week at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (September 20). The week is being celebrated from September 22 to October 1 under the theme - ‘Older Persons: Partners in Social, Cultural and Economic Development’.

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Senior Citizens’ Week Being Observed From September 22 To October 1

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will, once again, recognise the contributions of the elderly to national development through the annual Senior Citizens’ Week celebrations, from September 22 to October 1. The weeklong activities, which were launched at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (September 20), are being organizsed by the National Council for Senior Citizens...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, inspecting some of the 80 new motorcycles acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), during a handing over ceremony on Friday (September 20). The presentation was made at the Office of the Commissioner of Police in Kingston.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Force Gets 80 New Bikes

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received an additional 80 new bikes, valued at $100 million. These are expected to significantly bolster the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch’s (PSTEB) operations as the JCF heightens its thrust to curtail indiscipline on the roads. The bikes, which will be deployed at stations islandwide, are to be used in hotspots and town...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a media round-table forum on Friday (September 20) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Listening (from left) are outgoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; and newly appointed Resident Representative, Karim Youssef.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Drafting Instructions Prepared For Fiscal Council

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says drafting instructions are being prepared for issue to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC) to facilitate the establishment of the proposed Fiscal Council. “I have given a public commitment to table a draft of the legislation that will give rise to a Fiscal Council, by April 2020,” the Minister...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), addresses journalists during a media round-table forum on Friday (September 20), at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Listening is outgoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Significant Achievements Under IMF Programmes – Dr. Clarke

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the impending conclusion of Jamaica’s precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will mark a significant milestone for the country. “It represents the second time that Jamaica has successfully completed a Fund programme, [following] our early termination of the Extended Fund Facility [EFF],” Dr. Clarke...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a photograph of an eroded coastline, during a contract-signing ceremony to facilitate coastal assessment studies at eight areas across the island. The signing was held on Thursday (September 19), at the offices of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston.

7 years ago Environment

Gov’t To Conduct Coastal Assessment Studies

The Government of Jamaica will be conducting multi-hazard assessments of eight priority coastal areas across the island. The studies, to be undertaken over two years by consulting firm Smith Warner International, will provide an understanding of the vulnerabilities and risks associated with the built and natural environments, with a view to identifying solutions geared towards climate change adaptation and disaster...