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Senate Passes Bill to Modernise Agricultural Sector

A Bill seeking to modernise the agricultural sector to meet the nation’s growing demands of food security and productivity was passed in the Senate on October 6. The Agricultural Loan Societies and Approved Organisations Act also facilitates the dissolution of...

The Most Hon. Juliet Holness, Member of Parliament and Wife of the Prime Minister of Jamaica

Jamaicans In Canada Urged to Strengthen Ties with Home

Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.

Upper Clarendon to Benefit from Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Jamaicans Urged to Use LED Lights

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greets His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Lady Allen (centre), at the Jamaica 55 National Heritage Week Interfaith Service, held on October 8 at the chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona in Kingston.

Concert Among Activities to Celebrate Heritage Week 2017

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), participates in an exercise session at the Mandeville Greens in Manchester on Thursday (October 5) as part of the Jamaica Moves campaign. The event was organised by the Southern Regional Health Authority in collaboration with the Ministry. Media personality, Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton (left), led the enthusiastic audience of adults and children through lively exercise routines.

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Residents of Manchester Take Part in Jamaica Moves Campaign

Hundreds of Manchester residents converged on the Mandeville Greens on October 5 to take part in the Jamaica Moves campaign. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led the enthusiastic group of adults and children of all ages through lively exercise routines. Dr. Tufton told JIS News that he has found the experience of hitting the road with Jamaica Moves...

Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, receives the Proclamation for World Mental Health Day from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Employers Urged to Provide Support for Persons with Mental Illness

Employers are being urged to provide support for employees who may be afflicted with mental-health issues, by the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry, one in every five persons in the workplace has mental-health issues. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, explained that two of the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Acting Principal of the Ocho Rios High School, Leo DaCosta, during a visit to the St. Ann-based institution on October 6 to observe the administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

“We Are Doing the Right Thing” – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is doing the right thing by administering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to girls. He said that cervical cancer represents a clear and present danger and has to be tackled. “It is the second leading cause of cancer in the country and is expected to increase if we don’t...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), watches as Nurse Nicola Brooks administers the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to an Ocho Rios High School student. The Minister visited the school in St. Ann on Friday (October 6), where the vaccine was being given to grade -seven students.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Administering of HPV Vaccine Going Smoothly – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls in schools has been going well. “Reports and what I have seen would suggest that the process is going smoothly,” he said. He informed that the Ministry has stepped up its public education in the past weeks and “intends to do...

Public Relations and Communications Manager, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rochelle Dixon (centre); and Damart Williams (left), Director (Eastern Zone) at the Forestry Department, lend their support to children at Walker’s Place of Safety in St. Andrew during their tree-planting exercise on October 6.

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CDA Partners with Forestry Department to Plant 500 Trees

The Child Development Agency (CDA) partnered with the Forestry Department to plant 500 trees on October 6, observed as National Tree Planting Day 2017, under the theme ‘Today’s Trees, Tomorrow’s Future’. Children in State care facilities and members of the CDA’s Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP) participated in the tree-planting activities at 33 childcare facilities islandwide. According to Public Relations and...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (3rd left) and Quality Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello Greenland (2nd right), observe as grade-seven students at Cumberland High School complete a written activity. (FILE)

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Universal School Enrolment up to Age 16

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Jamaica has universal enrolment of children in school up to age 16. This is according to the 2015 Survey of Living Conditions, which measures the living standards of Jamaicans. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (October 4), Senator Reid said the findings also...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking to St. Ann business interests as well as medical practitioners at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, St. Ann, on October 6.

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PM Says Free Access To Health Care A Right For Every Jamaican

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the policy of free access to health care is a right that every Jamaican should be able to enjoy, regardless of financial status. Addressing St. Ann business leaders and medical practitioners at the opening of the expanded operating theatre and the renovated male surgical ward as well as the handing over of...