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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

The Comprehensive Health Centre on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston has become the 14th facility to benefit under the Government’s Adopt-a-Clinic initiative. Corporate entity, Rainforest Seafoods, officially adopted the clinic during a ceremony on the grounds of the facility on...

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

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

Sports Medicine Specialist wants CPR Added to Curriculum

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.

New Drug Serv Pharmacy for Bustamante Hospital

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's Hope Gardens complex, St. Andrew.

STI Policy to be Promulgated This Financial Year

Manager, Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carol Straw.

7 years ago 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...

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.

7 years ago 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...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, places a floral arrangement at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, on Thursday (July 4), at National Heroes Park, Kingston. Occasion was a floral tribute to commemorate the 126th anniversary of the birth of the national Hero. With the minister is Woman Corporal, Denesha McEachron. Born July 4, 1893, Mr. Manley was a lawyer by profession and Jamaica

7 years ago Community

PHOTOS: Wreaths for Norman Manley

7 years ago 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...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and President of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Everett Brown (centre), listen keenly to Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Damion Mitchell (right), as he gives details on how to interact with ‘Bob’ the robot (on table), which was programmed by the institution. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAIN) Conference, which was held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (July 4).

7 years ago Technology

Data Protection Bill to be Reviewed This Month

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has informed that the Data Protection Bill, which seeks to safeguard the nation’s digital footprint, will be reviewed this month. She was speaking at the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAIN) Conference opening ceremony, which was held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (July...

Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan (right), is presented with a certificate of recognition by Lions Club of Kingston member, Mona Whyte (second left), while the club

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Work to Begin on Digitisation of Birth Records at RGD

Work is to begin on the digitisation of all birth records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) as part of the continued upgrading of the Government’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan, made the disclosure while addressing a Lions Club of Kingston meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Wednesday (July 3). He said that...

(FILE) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) presents members of the Airbnb executive leadership team with Usain Bolt-branded t-shirts following a strategic meeting at Airbnb Headquarters in San Francisco, California in August 2017. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Ministry of Tourism’s Senior Advisor/ Strategist, Delano Seiveright; Airbnb’s Global Head of Strategic Safety Initiatives, Clark Stevens; Airbnb’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, Chris Lehane; Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Los Angeles, Lorna Mae Johnson; Airbnb’s then Regional Director of Public Policy for Central America and the Caribbean, Shawn Sullivan; and Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Carlos Muñoz.

7 years ago Tourism

No Tax on Airbnb Operators – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Government has no intention of imposing a tax on persons who are renting out their homes or providing space for travellers who have booked through Airbnb. “I have heard the false reports, especially on social media… [but] nothing could be further from the truth, as we have had no such discussion....