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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), emphasises a point to Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), following the unveiling of the gateway sign to the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage Site in Port Morant, St. Thomas on June 8. At left is Chairman of the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation, Mayor Lenworth Rawle.

Gateway Sign to Blue and John Crow Mountains Unveiled in St. Thomas

The third and final gateway sign to the island’s first World Heritage Site, the Blue and John Crow Mountains has been mounted. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, was joined by community stakeholders in unveiling the...

The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.

No Transfer Policy Remains in Place

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (File Photo)

Inmates and Youth Offenders to Contribute to ‘Jamaica 55’ Celebrations

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings, addresses a ceremony to launch Disaster Preparedness Month on June 1 at Jamaica House.

Govt Prepared for Hurricane Season

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean, Therese Turner-Jones, during an e-Governance briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Friday (June 9).

Jamaica Looking to Establish Region’s First E-Government System – PM

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), listens intently to Director of Nursing Services at the Spanish Town Hospital, Sherleen Marshal Davis, as she explains how babies are cared for in the nursery. Occasion was a tour of the hospital in St. Catherine on June 9.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Work To Begin This Year for Upgrading Of Spanish Town Hospital

The Government is moving ahead with plans to rehabilitate the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Speaking to JIS News during a tour of the hospital on Friday (June 9), Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the technical work for the project will be undertaken this year. He informed that the objective is to upgrade the institution from...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (left), greets patients at the upgraded Drug Serv Pharmacy in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine, which was officially opened on Friday (June 9). The improvement work was undertaken at a cost of $42 million.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Private Pharmacies Fill Over 17, 000 Prescriptions for Public Patients

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that over 17, 000 prescriptions have been filled to date under the Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Pilot Programme. The initiative, launched last December, involves partnership with private pharmacies for the dispensing of drugs to public patients. Dr. Tufton said the programme has significantly reduced waiting time for patients. “The response has been...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Co-Founder of Tiny House Enterprises, Andrew Morrison (right), during a tour of a ‘tiny house’, which was on display at the opening of the Build Expo and Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9. Looking on is Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis.

9 years ago Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Construction Sector Urged To Embrace New Technology

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the time has come for the construction sector to embrace new technology that will radically change the face of Jamaica. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the inaugural Build Expo and Conference 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on June 9, noted that cutting-edge technology is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, are impressed with the technology that when into the creation of the ‘tiny house’, which was on display at the opening of the Build Expo and Conference 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9. At left, Chairman of the conference, Dwight Crawford, highlights the features.

9 years ago Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Montego Bypass Will Become a Reality – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Montego Bay bypass will become a reality. Mr. Holness, who was responding to concerns raised by Montego Bay Chamber President, T’Shura Gibbs, at the opening of the inaugural Build Expo and Conference 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9, said he has taken an active...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

9 years ago Technology

Increased Job Prospects in ICT- Dr. Wheatley

The Government is optimistic about increased job prospects for Jamaicans in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “This administration is very much passionate about creating jobs (and) as it relates to the future of ICT jobs, the prospects are really looking up,” said Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. He was speaking at a...

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones (standing left), engages stakeholders at a consultation on the development of a message guide for Zika Communication at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (June 9).

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry Of Health Developing Zika Communication Guide

The Ministry of Health is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the development of a message guide for Zika communication. Medical Entomologist in the Ministry, Sherine Huntley-Jones, told JIS News that the objective is to influence behavior change within the population and propel persons to take action to combat the disease. She pointed out that...

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

9 years ago Housing

Cabinet Approves NHT’s General Insurance Contract

Cabinet has approved the National Housing Trust’s renewal of its general insurance contract in the sum of $1.28 billion for the 2017/18 fiscal year. The figure excludes General Consumption Tax, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said at Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. Meanwhile, Senator Reid advised that the Jamaica Social Investment...