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Medical Officer of Health for Hanover, Dr. Kaushal Singh, reports that the Hanover Health Department has stepped up the drive to rid communities of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, in response to the increasing number of dengue fever cases being diagnosed over recent months.
Medical Officer of Health for Hanover, Dr. Kaushal Singh, reports that the Hanover Health Department has stepped up the drive to rid communities of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, in response to the increasing number of dengue fever cases being diagnosed over recent months.

Hanover Health Dept. Steps Up Action Against Dengue

The Hanover Health Department has intensified its action against the spread of dengue fever in the parish, through a comprehensive programme aimed at increasing public awareness of preventive measures against the disease. This effort is also focused on eliminating the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the opening of the Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project on Tuesday (February 6). Joining him are (from left) Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington; St. Thomas Western MP, James Robertson; Permanent Secretary in the MEGJC, Arlene Williams; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang; MP for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness; and Custos of St. Thomas, Marcia Bennett.  
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the opening of the Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project on Tuesday (February 6). Joining him are (from left) Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington; St. Thomas Western MP, James Robertson; Permanent Secretary in the MEGJC, Arlene Williams; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang; MP for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness; and Custos of St. Thomas, Marcia Bennett.  

PM Dubs Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge “A Corridor of Development”
Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Wellness Committee Health Fair at the St. Catherine Sports Club on February 6.
Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Wellness Committee Health Fair at the St. Catherine Sports Club on February 6.

PHOTOS: Launch of the DCS Wellness Committee Health Fair
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, reads from a document in the House of Representatives on February 6.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, reads from a document in the House of Representatives on February 6.

Bill Passed to Integrate Political Ombudsman into ECJ
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing, second left); and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz (left), observe as Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mauritza Perez Blanco, administers an eye test on patient George Scott. Occasion was a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on February 6, which is one of two public health facilities where the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme operates. The other is the Kingston Public Hospital. Also looking on are Coordinator for the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, Natasha Biggs (second right); and Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mayra Chaveco Almanza.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing, second left); and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz (left), observe as Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mauritza Perez Blanco, administers an eye test on patient George Scott. Occasion was a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on February 6, which is one of two public health facilities where the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme operates. The other is the Kingston Public Hospital. Also looking on are Coordinator for the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, Natasha Biggs (second right); and Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mayra Chaveco Almanza.

1,230 Procedures under Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), participates in the ceremony for the listing of Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), at the offices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in downtown Kingston on February 6. Also taking part (from left) are Chairman, JSSE, Professor Neville Ying; Co-Chair, Project STAR, Keith Duncan; and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.
CommerceCommunityFinance & Public ServiceIndustryInvestmentNational Security

Project STAR Listed on Jamaica Social Stock Exchange

Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) is now listed on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE). The JSSE provides a platform to assist social-sector organisations to attract long-term funding to make their projects sustainable. Project STAR is a social and economic transformation programme created by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force and...
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Senior Manager, Health Services at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Monique Willis, RN, addresses a JIS Think Tank, today (February 6), on the activities for Heart Month 2024, which is being observed during February under the theme ‘Prevent Heart Failure. Get Screened. Keep the Beat’.
Health & Wellness

HFJ Stages Several Activities for Heart Month

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is staging a series of activities for the month of February, which is being observed as Heart Month, under the theme ‘Prevent Heart Failure, Get Screened, Keep the Beat’. The Month was officially launched on Tuesday, January 31, at The Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, with the keynote speech delivered by General Family Practitioner, Dr....
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A banner is unveiled for the launch of PACE - Positive Attitudes, Courtesies and Ethics - at Our Lady of the Angels Preparatory School in Kingston on Tuesday (February 6). Celebrating (front row, from left) are Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 23E, Stephan Rampair; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Kiwanis Governor for Eastern Canada and the Caribbean, John Chave; Principal, Marcia Meredith; Head Girl, Kaelyn Lawes; Head Boy, Maliq Gibbs, and other participants.
EducationYouth

Students to Benefit from PACE

Students of 300 early-childhood institutions and primary schools across Jamaica will benefit from PACE – Positive Attitudes, Courtesies and Ethics – over the next six to 18 months. An initiative of the Kiwanis Clubs in Jamaica, PACE aims to encourage positive values, attitudes, courtesies and a strong sense of pride among children and youth. PACE will focus on 20 values...
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Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley.
Tourism

Major Inclusion of Ordinary Man and Woman in Tourism Value Chain

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, says there has been major inclusion of the ordinary man and woman in the tourism value chain. Closing the State of the Nation debate in the Senate recently, he said the Government has fine-tuned credit facilities at the EXIM bank for small tourism enterprises across Jamaica. “This facilitation has seen tourism loan disbursements via the bank...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the media launch of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 20th Biennial Trade Expo 2024, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 1.  
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Big Businesses Urged to Support MSME Sector

Large Jamaican companies are being implored to do all they can to support local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in making the call, said that the MSME sector is a key contributor to the economy and must be protected at all costs. He noted that the island’s 422,000...
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Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen (left), cuts the ribbon during the ceremony for the official handover of nine new vehicles, at the SRHA office in Mandeville on Friday (February 2). Looking on (from second left) are Regional Director, Michael Bent; Director of Facilities, Operations and Maintenance, Herschel Ismail; and Manager of the Transport Department, Robert Robinson.
Health & Wellness

SRHA Chairman Calls for Wellness Mindset

Jamaicans are being urged to develop a mindset of wellness that involves taking responsibility for their own health and lifestyle choices. Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen, in making the call said, “It’s not about pushing off the responsibility of healthcare on citizens, but we have to shore-up individuals, communities and families to be stronger. “It...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Country Coordinator, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Nelsa English Johnson (right), present a goat tech pack to goat farmer Javol Williams, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (February 2).
AgricultureForeign Affairs

Santa Cruz Goat Farmers Get Support

Goat farmers in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, are benefiting from support to improve the health of their animals and boost meat and milk production. The assistance, which is being provided under the Canada-funded Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) project, includes technical training and goat tech pack distribution. The tech packs contain specialised tools and products to safeguard the animals...
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