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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished waiting area at the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Thursday (December 14). Looking on (in the foreground) is Nurse Janett Bonner-Waugh. Others in the background (from left) are Matron Sadie Allen; Head of the Opthalmology Department, Dr. Gavin Henry; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Alwyn Miller; Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Everton McIntosh; and Regional Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent.

Electronic Health Records System to Roll Out at May Pen Hospital in January

A fully digitised health records platform will be rolled out at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon in January, making the public health facility the first in the island to benefit from the electronic health records (EHR) system. Government is...

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (December 14).

Online Holiday Shoppers Urged to Be Vigilant for Suspicious Activities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is surrounded by the Clarendon participants in the Government’s Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme as well as Members of Parliament for the parish and HEART NSTA/Trust executives. Occasion was the Social Advancement ceremony for the first cohort of participants in the programme, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 15. The officials are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan; Chairman of the Board of Directors, HEART NSTA/Trust, Professor Alvin Wint; Managing Director of the HEART NSTA/Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Minister of Labour and Social Security and MP for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Clarendon Northern MP, Dwight Sibbles; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

509 Young People Being ‘LIFTed’ into Jobs

Traffic Changes for Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth

Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

Traffic Changes to Be Implemented in Christiana Manchester During the Holiday Season

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers remarks during the Governor-General’s Medal of Honour presentation ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (December 14).

2 years ago Governor General

Governor-General’s Medal of Honour Presented to 32 Recipients

Thirty-two individuals and entities have been presented with the Governor-General’s Medal of Honour for their outstanding service and valuable contributions to King’s House, since the Head of State’s tenure began in February 2009. Among the recipients of medals, which were presented by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (December...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s end-of-year staff appreciation function held on December 14 on the lawns of the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Hails Strong Economic Performance

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s strong economic performance, characterised by, among other things, unprecedented growth and record job gains, is a positive note on which to end the year and to build for 2024 and beyond. Addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s end-of-year staff appreciation function held on December 14 on the lawns...

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), attends Thursday’s (December 14) renaming ceremony for August Town/Hermitage Health Centre in the constituency. The facility’s name has been officially changed to the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, in honour of the late Jamaican medical doctor who was a cornerstone of public health development locally and regionally and made tremendous contributions to community medicine throughout the Caribbean. Also attending are (from left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams; Executive Director, Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer; family members of the honouree – Dr. Marlon Lloyd Goldson, Christopher Lloyd Goldson, and Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Kenneth Standard Health Centre Renaming Ceremony

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), attends Thursday’s (December 14) renaming ceremony for August Town/Hermitage Health Centre in the constituency. The facility’s name has been officially changed to the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, in honour of the late Jamaican medical doctor who was a cornerstone of public health...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, addresses the Ministry’s end-of-year staff appreciation function, held on December 14 on the lawns of the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

177 Units Provided Through NSHP

To date, 177 units have been constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, who made the disclosure, said an additional 57 or more units are under construction. The NSHP, which was initiated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is overseen by the Ministry...

View of the steps leading to the Bank of Jamaica.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServicePress Release

Statement by the Financial System Stability Committee on Cyber Resilience Principles

At the December 6, 2023 meeting of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of Bank of Jamaica, 10 Cyber Resilience Principles were approved by the FPC, on the recommendation of the Financial System Stability Committee (FSSC). The Cyber Resilience Principles are: (1) Not Just an IT Issue, (2) Legal Basis, (3) Adequate Attention on Agenda, (4) Accountability with Expertise, (5) Transparent,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

2 years ago Press ReleaseTourism

Bartlett Congratulates Sandals on Major Wins in 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Sandals Resorts International for their outstanding wins at the 21st annual Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards. The black-tie gala, held on December 13 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, saw Sandals Resorts clinching two prestigious awards in the highly competitive Best in Hotel Chains category,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Executive Chairman, Recycling Partners of Jamaica, Dr. Damien King, during the official opening of the entity’s recycling plant at Naggo Head in Portmore, St. Catherine on Thursday (December 14). At centre is Senior Superintendent of Police, St. Catherine South Division, Christopher Phillips.

2 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Pursuing Development of Policy for Mandatory Plastic Waste Separation and Recycling

The Government has announced plans to mandate plastic separation and recycling by all ministries, departments, agencies and statutory bodies as part of the management of solid waste. Addressing the opening of a new recycling plant by Recycling Partners of Jamaica at Naggo Head, Portmore, St. Catherine, on Thursday (December 14), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said legislation will...