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Representatives from United Kingdom-based charity, Rejuvenate Jamaica Hospitals, Rohan Brown and Joan Lindsay, along with Director of Nursing Services for the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Elise Fairweather Blackwood; Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public Hospital and Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Colleen Wright; and Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Rishi Chand, view one of five incubators donated to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital by the charity, during a handover ceremony held on February 22 at the hospital’s North Street address in Kingston.

Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Equipment

The Victoria Jubilee Hospital has received medical equipment valued at US$6,700 from United Kingdom-based charity, Rejuvenate Jamaica Hospitals, to improve its neonatal services. The equipment, five incubators and five phototherapy devices, were handed over during a ceremony held on February...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

Export Regulations for the Medicinal Cannabis Industry By April

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.

RGD to Host Registration Fair in Gayle, St. Mary

Vector control workers at the Ministry of Health ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday, February 21.

Over 50 Persons Employed as Vector Control Workers in Hanover

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), speaking with Custos for the Parish of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell, during the Jamaica Day Civic Ceremony held at the National Arena on Friday (February 22).

Students Urged to Preserve Culture

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) in discussion with (from left): Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; and Special Advisor to the Health Ministry, Dr. Stephanie Reid, following the launch of the Ministry’s Compassionate Care Programme at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Coordinated Fight Against Dengue Continues in St. James

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton says the coordinated fight against the dengue virus in St. James is continuing, with over 10,000 visits conducted in communities across the parish by Vector Control workers. He stated that vector control coordinators have been vigorously assisting in the elimination of mosquito breeding sites in the parish, having identified and destroyed approximately 1500...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (7th left) and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) participate in the official ground breaking ceremony for the Closed Harbour Beach project in Montego Bay on February 22. Joining the moment are (from left): Chairman, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator Ransford Braham; Acting General Manager, UDC, Heather Pinnock; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Dr. Carey Wallace; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Attorney General and Member of Parliament for St. James West Central, Marlene Malahoo-Forte; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Godfrey Dyer; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

7 years ago Information

Government Centre to Be Constructed in Montego Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a Government Centre is to be constructed in Montego Bay, St. James to facilitate easy access to information and services for citizens. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Closed Harbour Beach Park Development in Montego Bay on February 22, Prime Minster Holness said land has already been identified for the project....

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre) with members of the Scout Association of Jamaica who have been presented with the Queen’s Scout badge. They are from left: Alex Brown, Dwight Crowl, Shaver Dacres, Tremayne Morgan, Edsoneil Walker and Jevaughn Wint. The Governor-General made the presentation during a public meeting of the Scout Association of Jamaica at the lawns of King’s House on Thursday (February 21). The Queens Scout badge is the highest youth award achievable in the scouting movement in the Commonwealth.

7 years ago Governor General

Governor General Encourages Young Persons to Get Involved in Scout Movement

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging more young persons to get involved in the scout movement. The Governor-General, who is the Chief Scout of Jamaica, pointed out that the valuable scout movement has helped to shape and to build character in the country’s young men and women for over 100 years. He was speaking at...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is flanked by the Executive team of the Ministry of Health ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (February 21).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Residents Of Hanover Encouraged To Adopt Healthy Lifestyle Practices

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging residents of Hanover to adopt healthy lifestyle practices to prevent the risks of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Speaking at the Ministry of Health ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover, on February 21, Dr. Tufton said the Ministry is at the forefront in improving the...

Senior Director of Transport Policy in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward (second left), converses with Acting Director of Documentation/Information and Access Services in the Ministry, Carene Harris (second right), at a consultation on the National Transport Policy (NTP), at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 21. Also sharing in the discussion are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins (left); and Senior International Transport Policy Officer in the Ministry, Hassin Fulton.

7 years ago Transport

Transport Policy Being Reviewed

The Transport and Mining Ministry is staging a series of stakeholder consultations to guide the review of the 2007 National Transport Policy (NTP). The policy, which was first promulgated in 2007, covers all aspects of transport in Jamaica – air, water, road, railway, including infrastructure and services. It identifies the issues faced by the Government in the development of this...

Farmer, Raymond King, examines peppers in his greenhouse located in Content, Manchester, during a tour of the farm by Executives of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), recently.

7 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Benefiting from JBI Greenhouse Project

Twenty farmers from Content in Manchester are getting ready to reap sweet peppers and tomatoes from their greenhouses. They are part of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) Water Harvesting and Greenhouse Project that has been operating in eight communities across the island since 2013. The project aims to provide sustainable livelihoods for residents of mined-out communities. Marjorita Isaacs is the...

Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Director of Enforcement and Monitoring, Faith Graham, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

7 years ago IndustryInformation

202 Conditional Approvals Issued By CLA

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued 202 conditional approvals from a total of 563 applications since its establishment in 2015. The approvals fall under the five licence categories that the Authority regulates – cultivation, research and development, transportation, and retail and processing of medical cannabis. Of the total, 37 applicants have put the necessary measures in place to be...