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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the importance of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey.

Public-Private Partnerships Needed to Fund Projects in Health Sector

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, is underscoring the need for public-private partnerships to provide funding for important projects pertaining to public health. Among these is the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey (JHLS)...

Promoted judges display their Instruments of Appointment at swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House in St. Andrew, on January 6. From left are Her Honour Lisa Palmer Hamilton, Her Honour Sonia Bertram Linton, Justice Carol Edwards, His Honour Dale Palmer, Her Honour Yvonne Brown and Her Honour Calys Wiltshire.

Six Judges Promoted

Garvey Family Donates National Hero’s Medal to Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), with (from left) Chair of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, Danny Roberts; Vice Chair of the Economic Growth Council, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; Executive Director of the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Team, Maria Thompson Walters; and state ministers in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams and Hon. Rudyard Spencer, following a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on January 5, in which the Prime Minister delivered a policy statement on the public-sector transformation process.

Priorities Being Implemented to Transform Public Sector

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), in discussion with Senior Director at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Cecile Maragh (left), while Senior Legal Officer at the Local Government Ministry, Sophia Knight Williams (right), looks on. Occasion was a regional local government sensitisation session, held today (January 5), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

E-Procurement System Produces Results

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook (centre) and Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC) Michael Belnavis at a Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) function in Miami, Florida, recently.

9 years ago Tourism

Anti-Harassment Drive Lauded

Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC), Michael Belnavis, is lauding the Government’s anti-harassment efforts on the streets of Ocho Rios, noting that there are early indications they have been working. Mr. Belnavis points to the start of the cruise-shipping season where Ocho Rios has been experiencing an unusual amount of walking traffic from the cruise pier into the main...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), addresses custodes at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices on January 5. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer (left); and Custos of Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin.

9 years ago Justice

Justice Centres to be Established

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is moving to have justice centres established in each parish to provide training for justices of the peace (JPs) in the areas of restorative justice, mediation and child diversion. The objective is to better enable the JPs to peacefully resolve conflicts outside of the court system and promote harmony in communities. Mr. Chuck was speaking...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addresses a function of the Department of Correctional Services, recently.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Juvenile Recidivism Decreasing

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says juvenile recidivism is decreasing. In an interview with JIS News, the State Minister also noted that fewer wards of the State are being detained, because of the diversion programme being used in the court system. The programme, he explained, is a system used to assess...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), has the attention of Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (centre); and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson, at a town hall meeting held at the Portland Municipal Corporation in Port Antonio on Tuesday (January 3).

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Redevelopment of Dragon Bay Hotel to Start this Year

Work on the US$100-million redevelopment of the Dragon Bay Hotel in Portland is set to commence this year, with the property to start operation in 2019. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said some 600 to 800 persons will be employed during the construction phase of the 250-room property. A total...

A member of the work crew puts domestic waste in the back of a National Solid Waste Management Authority compactor truck. (FILE)

9 years ago Local Government

SDC and NSWMA Lauded for Undertaking Transformational Work

The Social Development Commission (SDC) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) are being hailed for undergoing significant and transformational adjustments to their operations. The staff were recently congratulated by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie for their work in transforming the public image of both institutions. “I believe the SDC stands out as a flagship...

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Participate in Health and Lifestyle Survey

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, is appealing to Jamaicans to participate in the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III, which is currently being carried out across the island by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, in association with the Ministry. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 4, Dr. De...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), joins hands with other leaders of the country in receiving a word of prayer being offered by Bishop, Dr. Albert West (left), during the 12th annual staging of the Heal the Family, Heal the Nation church service at the National Arena on January 4. He is joined by (from 2nd left) Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Anthony Hylton; Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; State Minister of Finance, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. The service, hosted by The Power of Faith Ministries International Inc., in association with the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, was held under the theme ‘Working Together for Kingdom and Nation Building’.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Urges Citizens to Reject Culture of Dons

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has delivered a strong charge for citizens to reject the phenomena of dons and area leaders in their communities. “The only protector of the community must be the Government of Jamaica, the police force and Jesus Christ, the Almighty Saviour. We don’t need any dons and criminals to protect us,” he emphasised. The...