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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens as Executive Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), provides details about the company’s low-sugar food drinks, which were launched during a press conference at the company’s Central Village plant in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 14). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), samples the drink.

Health Minister Welcomes Lasco’s Low-Sugar Food Drinks

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded LASCO for joining the national campaign to promote healthy eating and lifestyle by introducing low-sugar food drinks. He said the move demonstrates “visionary social responsibility and forward-thinking”. “It demonstrates a...

Members of the Jamaican water polo team take part in a practice session at the recently upgraded National Aquatic Centre at the National Stadium in Kingston, on March 14, when the upgraded facility was handed over by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Sport Minister Hands Over Refurbished Aquatic Centre

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Daniel Pryce, closes his eyes in prayer during the Supernatural Encounter Jamaica (SEJ) Prayer Breakfast at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay on Monday, March 12. Praying with him are Reverend Al Miller (left) of the Fellowship Tabernacle and Reverend Mary Wildish of the Trumpet Call Ministries, the organisers of the SEJ.

Clergy Urged to Provide Spiritual Intervention in Fight against Crime

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

CPFSA Formalising Mentorship Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Education Minister Commends UWI for Launching CCEP

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison (right), engages in conversation with Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Jamaica, His Excellency Phillip Riley. Occasion was the official launch of the South Africa/Jamaica Joint Research Projects and Indigenous Knowledge Technology and Innovation three-day workshop, at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in Kingston on March 14.

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Six Researchers Selected for Jamaica/South Africa Project

Six researchers have been selected as recipients under the Jamaica/Republic of South Africa (RSA) Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which seeks to promote and support collaboration between the countries in the fields of science and technology. They are Dr. Rupika Delgoda and Dr. Peter Nelson from the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies; and Executive Director...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the launch of the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) system dubbed ‘JamaicaEye’ at the National Indoor Sports Complex in Kingston on March 14.

8 years ago National Security and PeaceTechnology

JamaicaEye to Utilise Network of CCTV Cameras in Crime-Fighting

A national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme, geared at improving public safety and disaster response, was launched by the National Security Ministry on Wednesday (March 14). Dubbed ‘JamaicaEye’, the public-private partnership is designed to network CCTV cameras owned by the Ministry as well as accommodate feed from privately owned CCTV cameras. The feeds will provide useful footage in relation to...

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, addresses the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 13.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Farmers Encouraged to Engage in Climate Change Mitigation Plans

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on farmers and agricultural investors to engage in more climate change mitigation plans, in an effort to protect their investments. Mr. Cole said due to climate change, Jamaica has been experiencing inconsistent weather patterns, which have affected crops across the island in the last 12 months,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, informs the House that he has tabled the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year, at the sitting on Tuesday (March 13).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Net Revenue Inflows from SFPBs Projected at $57 Billion

Net revenue inflows from Self-Financing Public Bodies (SFPBs) to the Government for fiscal year 2018/19 are projected at approximately $57.3 billion. This is outlined in the 2018/19 Fiscal Policy Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. The document indicates that SFPB inflows will include Special Consumption Tax...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes the Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) motion for applause, while speaking at the Regional Disability Studies Conference on March 13 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew. The event was organised by the Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS) on the Mona Campus.

8 years ago Sport

Major Upgrading for National Stadium and Trelawny Multipurpose Facility

Major refurbishing and expansion works, valued at over US$40 million, are to get under way later this year at the National Stadium and the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium. The projects, which are slated to take place over a period of 36 months, are designed to bring the facilities up to international standards. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia...

Senior Lecturer in Anatomic Pathology and Consultant Pathologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Nadia Williams, addresses Colon Cancer Medical Symposium on March 11 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in St. James.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Encouraged to Get Screened for Colon Cancer

Senior Lecturer in Anatomic Pathology and Consultant Pathologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Nadia Williams, says persons should talk to their doctors to find out if certain risk factors for colon cancer apply to them. Speaking at a Colon Cancer Medical Symposium on March 11 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel, St. James, Dr. Williams...

Twenty-three-year-old master’s student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, and former ward of the state, Dwayne Haynes.

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Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

After losing both her parents in quick succession, Maxine Williamson found herself in an interesting situation. The two children that her parents fostered had suddenly become her responsibility. Rather than having them return to the residential-care system, Ms. Williamson, who was living in Canada at the time, decided to return to Jamaica to take care of the children. “I left...