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Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Ken Garfield Douglas (left), exchanges a warm handshake with Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (right), while President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Diane Pollard, shares the moment. Occasion was a ceremony held yesterday (April 19) at the Savanna-la-Mar General Public Hospital in Westmoreland, where the Issa Trust Foundation formally hand over neo-natal equipment valued at over $24 million for the hospital’s Special Care Unit.

Special Care Unit Established at Savanna-La-Mar Hospital

Care for newborns at the Savanna-la-Mar General Public Hospital in Westmoreland has been boosted through the establishment of a fully equipped Special Care Unit. The unit was set up through support from the Issa Trust Foundation, which also donated $24...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a ‘Meet the Minister’ luncheon forum with members of the pharmaceutical industry, hosted by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) on April 19, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

Pharmaceutical Industry Members Urged to Partner with Government

Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), is greeted by Director of FESCO, Mr. Hugh Coore (left), at the half-yearly meeting of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) on April 20, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston. At right is President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), Mr. Leonard Green.

Final Report on Contaminated Gas to be Released Soon

Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), having a light exchange with (from left): Deputy Group Managing Director for National Commercial Bank (NCB), Dennis Cohen and Group Managing Director, of NCB, Patrick Hylton, at the NCB Digital Symposium, held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in Kingston, on April 20.

Legislation for Digital Society

Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyck (left); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (2nd left), examine local potatoes on the shelves at Pricesmart, while representative of the wholesale retailer, Donna-Marie Ford (2nd right), looks on. The occasion was a tour of the Red Hills Road facility by a 26-member regional delegation, which participated in a one week study tour of Jamaica to learn best practices in Irish potato production. The visit was sponsored by the Canadian Government through the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for fresh Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) project.

Jamaica Imparting Best Practices in Irish Potato Production

Grace Smith examines callaloo reaped from her farm in Mafoota, St. James.

10 years ago Agriculture

Veteran Mafoota Farmer has no Regrets

Mafoota farmer, Grace Smith, has dedicated her life to agriculture. For almost four decades, she has been cultivating crops for the local market on her seven and a half-acre farm located in the quiet community in southern St. James. She started out with cabbage, lettuce, callaloo, zucchini, sweet potato, yam and yellow squash, and later added avocado, pineapple, Irish potato,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), responds to questions from members of the pharmaceutical industry, during a ‘Meet the Minister’ luncheon forum, hosted by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), on April 19, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Also at the head table are (from left): Chairman of the Pharmaceutical, Medical and Health Committee of the JCC, Dr. the Hon. Glenford Christian; and President of the Jamaica Association of Private Pharmacy Owners, Mrs. Shereen Dawkins Cox.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Minister Commits to Reducing Waiting Time for Registration of Drugs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has committed to putting measures in place to ensure members of the pharmaceutical industry face a shorter waiting time for the registration of drugs. He said the process is being manually done by limited personnel who complete up to 400 applications per year, resulting in a wait time of several months. “We...

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica gets Funding for Drug Prevalence Survey

Jamaica is one of three Caribbean countries to receive funding from the Organization of American States (OAS), to conduct a National Drug Prevalence Survey. The survey seeks to determine the extent of drug use among Jamaicans, aged 12 to 65 years, with a particular focus on marijuana use and attitudes toward recent legislative changes. Research Analyst at the National Council...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (fourth left), makes a point to Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (fifth left), at a demonstration of agricultural implements, manufactured in Cuba, at the Bodles Research Station, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on April 19. Others (from left) are: Director General in the Ministry, Don McGlashan; Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Principal Research Director at the Ministry, Dr. Lisa Myers-Morgan.

10 years ago Agriculture

Government to Acquire Farming Equipment from Cuba

As part of efforts to strengthen the agricultural sector, the Government will be acquiring durable equipment from Cuba, while also relying on the expertise they have developed in Greenhouse technology. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said Cuba has a vast array of agricultural equipment that “can drive agriculture, here in...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister and GOJ Delegation Return from Annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, State Minister Fayval Williams, and technical teams from the Ministry and the Bank of Jamaica returned from Washington, DC on Monday after holding a series of meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Minister Shaw and his technical team...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens as Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (April 19).

10 years ago Education

Education Minister Endorses ERP System at CMI

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has endorsed the move by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to launch an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System online application portal. This will make the CMI the first tertiary institution to use a full scale ERP System to run the entire business processes of the institution. Speaking at a...

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left); Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari William-Singh display cheque for $500,000, which the JCAA donated to the NCMC, today (April 19), at the Ministry, in Kingston. The money will be used to support National Children’s Day activities on May 13.

10 years ago Youth

JCAA Donates $500,000 to Support Children’s Day Events

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has donated $500,000 to the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), to provide support for National Children’s Day activities on May 13. The cheque was handed over at the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, in Kingston, on April 19. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the donation will enable the National Child...