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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), lsitens as Acting Group General Manager, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Brian Richardson (right), explains the scope of work undertaken at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon under the PCJ's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP). Occasion was the official handover of an air-conditioning upgrading project at the hospital on May 9. Also listening (from second left) are Emergency Medical Technician at the hospital, Kerry-Ann Harris; Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, Dr. Andrea Johnson; and Medical Officer, Dr. Natoya Hall.

May Pen Hospital Gets $73.6-Million Air-Conditioning Overhaul

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has undertaken air-conditioning overhaul at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon at a cost of approximately $73.6 million. The intervention, under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP), is expected to reduce the health...

Workmen engaged in constrction activities under the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project.

Hagley Park Road Improvement on Track

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 7. At left is Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte. (FILE)

Stop HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination – Dr. Tufton

Governor General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) looks on while newly appointed Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary, Robert Nesta Morgan, takes the Oath of Office during a swearing-in ceremony held at King’s House on May 9.

Robert Morgan Appointed Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary

Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Gov’t Owns State Assets Under Public-Private Partnerships

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Moving to Improve Service Delivery

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is on a drive to improve its service delivery under the Cabinet Office Service Excellence Programme. As part of the process, the entity is undertaking a customer service survey to garner feedback about its products and services. Director of Communications, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet, told JIS News that “the survey will inform the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares pleasantries with Director, Knowledge and Research, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership, Robert Bradley. Ocassion was a forum, entitled, ‘Uncut Conversations on Climate Change’ at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (April 9).

7 years ago Energy

Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging persons to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by undertaking energy efficiency and conservation measures. “We can use less air conditioning; we can replace our incandescent light bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs; we can drive less, we can drive smart; we can buy energy-efficient products; and we...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsJIS Think Tank

EU Budgetary Support a Signal of Confidence in Jamaica

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, says the continued budgetary support provided to Jamaica is a signal of trust in the country’s economic progress. “Budget support is a particular modality that a country has to qualify for, and it is not granted to everybody because it has to be based on sound financial management,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right) presents Meadowsvale resident, Dennis Turner (second left) with his ccertificate of title at the Housing Agency of Jamaica’s (HAJ) land-titling ceremony held at the Dawn Christadelphian Bible Centre in Retirement Phase 2, St. James, on May 8. Others (from left) are Chairman of the HAJ, Norman Brown; Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councilor Homer Davis.

7 years ago Housing

45 Residents from St. James Receive Land Titles

Forty-five residents from communities in West Central St. James were presented with their registered land titles, under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), National Land Titling Programme. The residents, who reside in Meadowsvale, Pitfour Phase three and Retirement Phases one and two, were presented with the titles during a handover ceremony held at the Dawn Christadelphian Bible Centre in Retirement...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), along with (from left) Director of Projects at the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Johan Rampair; Director of Craft Development Institute in Falmouth, Carol Rose-Brown; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, undertakes a tour of the Hampden Wharf Development site in Falmouth, Trelawny, on May 8.

7 years ago Tourism

Artisan Village to be Ready in Time for 2019/20 Winter Tourist Season

Jamaica’s first artisan village, which forms part of the US$5.7-million Hampden Wharf Development Project in Falmouth, Trelawny, will be ready in time for the 2019/20 winter tourist season. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement following a tour of the site on May 8. He informed that work on the village is more than 75 per cent complete. “We...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda (seated), signs the guest book at the Haile Selassie High School, Payne Avenue, in St. Andrew, on May 8, when he visited the institution to celebrate Teachers’ Day. Observing (from left) are Community Relations Education Officer, Louise Laurence Rose; and Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Kelly. Teachers’ Day forms part of activities to mark Education Week from May 5 to 11, under the theme ‘Empowering Educators: Retooling, Innovating, Networking for Sustainable Development’.

7 years ago Education

Teachers Encouraged to Continue to Act As Positive Role Models for Students

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, is encouraging the nation’s teachers to continue to act as positive role models for students. “Teachers are arguably the most important persons in your lives right now, and most of you spend more time with your...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7). For both events this year, focus will be placed on the safety of the nation’s children.

7 years ago LabourPrime Minister

Government Commits to Protecting the Rights of Workers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to protecting the rights of workers whose sacrifices have resulted in the economic growth now being experienced. Speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7), he emphasised that this and other safeguards are...