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Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Agency-Drug Testing Laboratory (CARPHA-DTL), Dr C. James Hospedales (second right) displays the certificate of accreditation presented by Chairman of the Accreditation Council of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts (centre), during a ceremony held recently at CARPHA’S Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are former Head of Department at CARPHA, Dr. Lucette Cargill; Technical Officer for Accreditation, CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Stephen Farquharson; and Acting Head of CARPHA, Sonia Thomas Gordon.

CARPHA Certified as First Pharmaceutical Lab in Jamaica

The Caribbean Public Health Agency-Drug Testing Laboratory in Jamaica (CARPHA-DTL) has been certified by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), as the first pharmaceutical laboratory in the island. Accreditation of CARPHA for laboratory testing and calibration techniques is in...

Portmore Municipality’s Junior Mayor, Sherissa Pinnock, gives her remarks when she called on Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, along with the other Junior Mayors from across the island, recently.

Junior Mayor Wants Jamaicans to Invest More in Health and Wellness

- Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents a cheque to Tavia McPherson, who was impacted by the flood in Montego Bay on November 22. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s temporary Regional Office on Cottage Road in the city on December 22.

Flood Victims in Mobay Receive Help from Ministry

Patients waiting to use the Drug Serv Pharmacy that has opened at the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew.

Residents Welcome Drug Serv Pharmacy at Seaview Gardens Health Centre

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)

Road Safety Unit Calls on Motorists to Reduce Speed

The Portland Parish Court in Port Antonio.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Response to Sexual Assault Cases Pleases High Commissioner

Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, says she is heartened by the progress made in improving the local justice system’s response to the incidence of sexual assault and the treatment of survivors. She cites legal stipulations restricting defence attorneys from using the backgrounds of complainants and survivors to question their credibility in trial proceedings, and the holding...

Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill.

8 years ago CultureDevelopmentEntertainment

Persons Encouraged to Enter 2018 Festival Song Competition

Professional and amateur singers are being encouraged to enter the 2018 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, which sets the tone for the island’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations. Speaking with JIS News, Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, said the competition is not restricted to only new talents but also professionals in the music industry. “We...

Jamaica’s oldest living person, Ms. Ida Troupe, is surrounded by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, right); family members; relatives and friends at her home in West Kingston on Christmas Day (December 25), which was also celebrated as her 117th birthday

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentGender Affairs

Oldest Jamaican Honoured on Christmas Day

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, honoured Jamaica’s oldest living person, Ms. Ida Troupe, on Christmas Day (December 25), which was also celebrated as her 117th birthday, at her home in West Kingston. Ms. Troupe, a retired vendor who was born on December 25, 1900, was among the first group of persons who moved into the...

Project Manager at the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), Carlington Burrell (centre), along with Senior International Development Officer with Global Affairs Canada, Genevieve Boucher (left), and journalist and author, Shelly-Ann Weeks, peruse a business publication during the recent Entrepreneurship Programme for Innovation in the Caribbean network mingle at Eden Gardens in St. Andrew.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre Supporting Budding Regional Entrepreneurs

Twenty Jamaicans will benefit from the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre’s (CCIC) J$18.7-million (US$149,000) entrepreneurial mentorship programme, which is providing assistance to over 200 persons across the region. The programme, which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank, will commence in Barbados in 2018 with 28 heads of supporting organisations participating in a ‘train the trainers’ session to facilitate the initiative’s...

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, signs the condolence book opened at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) for late Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ian Boyne. The signing took place at the Agency’s head office, at 58a Half Way Tree Road in Kingston, on Tuesday, December 26.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Most Hon. Juliet Holness Signs JIS Condolence Book for the Late Ian Boyne

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, yesterday (December 26), signed the condolence book opened at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in honour of the Agency’s late Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ian Boyne. The veteran journalist passed away on Monday, December 18 following a period of illness. Mrs. Holness said Mr. Boyne was the epitome and...

His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General

8 years ago Governor General

Christmas Message 2017 – His Excellency the Governor General Sir Patrick Allen

My fellow Jamaicans and residents all: As the year draws to a close, we share with people all across the world, the Christmas promise of peace and goodwill among us wherever we are. This year Jamaica has had its share of unrest, anxiety and other social turbulence which have been occurring within and across national boundaries and of which we...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterUncategorized

Christmas Message 2017 – Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Merry Christmas! This is a time for family, and for us in Jamaica it’s also a time for friends, food and festivities. It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. For many Jamaicans, Christmas is not merely a holiday; it is a holy and sacred celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the saviour and redeemer of the...