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Former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Elinor Felix.
Former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Elinor Felix.

Statement on the Passing of Ambassador Elinor Felix

It is with great sadness that I learn of the passing of Ambassador Elinor Felix. Ambassador Felix was the former Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister; former Ambassador to Cuba and worked in the Ministry...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with President, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick left); and Assistant Industrial Nurse, Norman Manley International Airport, Allison Lewis, at the AAJ’s 45th anniversary banquet and long service awards ceremony, held on July 5, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), engages with President, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick left); and Assistant Industrial Nurse, Norman Manley International Airport, Allison Lewis, at the AAJ’s 45th anniversary banquet and long service awards ceremony, held on July 5, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

JUTC LNG Terminal in Portmore to be Commissioned Soon
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

State of Public Emergency Boundaries St Andrew South Police Division
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left) affixes his signature to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see corporate entity, Rainforest Seafoods, supporting the Comprehensive Health Centre on Slipe Pen Road for three years, under the Government’s Adopt-a-Clinic initiative. Looking on (from left) are: Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Rainforest Seafoods, Roger Lyn; and General Manager, Jerome Miles. The signing took place during a ceremony to officially adopt the clinic on the grounds of the facility on Thursday (July 4).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left) affixes his signature to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see corporate entity, Rainforest Seafoods, supporting the Comprehensive Health Centre on Slipe Pen Road for three years, under the Government’s Adopt-a-Clinic initiative. Looking on (from left) are: Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Rainforest Seafoods, Roger Lyn; and General Manager, Jerome Miles. The signing took place during a ceremony to officially adopt the clinic on the grounds of the facility on Thursday (July 4).

Rainforest Seafoods Adopts Comprehensive Healthcare Centre
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Canada-based 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme intern, Sapphira Thompson-Bled (left), during her visit, with fellow participants, to King’s House on Friday (July 5). The internship programme is offered to qualified applicants residing in the diaspora who are of Jamaican lineage. It provides educational, professional and cultural exposure, in a working environment, for the participants. Others (from second left) are Callum McCarthy from the United Kingdom; and Kayla Jessup and Tarik Graham from the United States; and Executive Director, GraceKennedy Foundation, Caroline Mahfood.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Canada-based 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme intern, Sapphira Thompson-Bled (left), during her visit, with fellow participants, to King’s House on Friday (July 5). The internship programme is offered to qualified applicants residing in the diaspora who are of Jamaican lineage. It provides educational, professional and cultural exposure, in a working environment, for the participants. Others (from second left) are Callum McCarthy from the United Kingdom; and Kayla Jessup and Tarik Graham from the United States; and Executive Director, GraceKennedy Foundation, Caroline Mahfood.

PHOTOS: G-G Hosts 2019 Grace Kennedy Birthright Interns

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Sports Medicine Specialist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Paul Wright, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.  
Sport

Sports Medicine Specialist wants CPR Added to Curriculum

Sports Medicine Specialist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Paul Wright, is calling for training in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to be added to the curriculum of students in tertiary institutions, particularly teachers’ colleges and at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport. He said that the persons in teachers’ colleges will eventually become teachers and that...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), breaks ground for construction of a new Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew on Friday (July 5). Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton; and Councillor, Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.
Health & Wellness

New Drug Serv Pharmacy for Bustamante Hospital

A new Drug Serv Pharmacy is to be constructed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at a cost of over $50 million. The National Health Fund (NHF) is providing funding for the project, which will be undertaken over an eight-month period. The 3,000 square foot facility, designed to meet the Pharmacy Council Standards, will have eight dispensing windows for timely...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair held on July 4, at the entity
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STI Policy to be Promulgated This Financial Year

The Government is working to promulgate the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy during this financial year. Science, Energy and Technology, Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology (S&T) Fair held on July 4, at the entity’s Hope Gardens complex, St. Andrew. She said that the policy is a...
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Manager, Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carol Straw.
Tourism

Jamaica to Host CHICOS

Jamaica has been selected to host the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS), scheduled for November 14 to 15, 2019, at the Secrets Wild Orchid, Montego Bay in St. James. The event is expected to attract some 300 attendees who are interested in hospitality development in the Caribbean. CHICOS is the premier industry conference for the region and...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), looks at a piece of equipment in the renovated Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital, at the official reopening on Thursday (July 4). Acting Parish Manager, St. Thomas Health Services, Pauline Bryan-Ellington, observes.
Health & Wellness

Renovated A&E Department at Princess Margaret Hospital Reopens

The Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas was officially reopened on Thursday (July 4), following an extensive rehabilitation and expansion exercise. The National Health Fund (NHF) provided $217. 5 million to offset the cost of the project, which also included acquisition and installation of an elevator, addition of new beds, acquisition of surgical...
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Manager, Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carol Straw.
Tourism

Unit at JAMPRO Promotes Tourism Products

The Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is facilitating some major initiatives geared towards development and promotion of leisure and medical tourism, health and wellness, and attractions. In an interview with JIS News, Manager for Tourism and Services at JAMPRO, Carol Straw, informed that the Unit is currently in the process of negotiating two major events related...
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