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Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB), Arvel Grant, examine a newly installed combination system unit inside the ophthalmology clinic at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The new clinic and operating theatre were officially opened on January 28.

Eye Care Service Delivery Boosted At Mandeville Hospital

Eye care service delivery at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in Manchester, has been strengthened, with the opening of an ophthalmology clinic and operating theatre. The new facility, which was officially opened by Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley, on January 28,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets St. Catherine Custos, Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie (left), during the Restorative Justice Week church service held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday (January 30). She is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding (centre).

PM Urges Support for Restorative Justice

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), greets Minister of Justice, Senator, the Hon. Mark Golding, on arrival at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday ( January 30), for the Restorative Justice Week church service. Also pictured (left, background) is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Arnaldo Brown.

Restorative Justice Bill for Cabinet Tomorrow

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (standing), interacts with Priyanka Paharsingh (left), and Tarshea Richards prior to the start of the Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Christians Prayer Breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today (January 31).

PM Reiterates Call for Jamaicans to Protect Children

The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.

Jamaicans Urged to Rid Surroundings of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, emphasises a point as he addresses a press conference at the United States Embassy in St. Andrew recently.

10 years ago CommerceForeign Affairs

US Official Says GOV’T Showing Strong Leadership in Moving Country Forward

Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States (US) Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, has hailed Jamaica’s economic programme and the leadership being shown by the Government in making the right decisions to take the country forward. He noted that the Government is doing what is required to attract investments from the US and other parts of the world. Noting that...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses the opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29.

10 years ago Technology

Next Phase of Tablets in School Programme to be Announced Shortly

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says an announcement will be made shortly regarding the next phase of the Tablets In School programme. He said the pilot phase has been a tremendous success at the primary level, noting that many students are reading a lot better as a result. Speaking at the opening of the Flanker...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents paralympian, Alphanso Cunningham his health card and certificate for life insurance. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on January 28. Looking on is Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhode Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

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Athletes Welcome Insurance Plan

Athletes have given their full endorsement of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP), which was launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on January 28. “I salute the Government for implementing this plan,” said Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, at the launch held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston. She...

10 years ago Technology

CAP Programme to be reviewed – Minister Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Ministry will be undertaking a comprehensive review of all 242 Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island. He made the announcement at the official opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29. Minister Paulwell said that those facilities that have not been performing “up...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presents Jennel Cross-Williams with a land title during a Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Titling ceremony held at the Linstead Baptist Church in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 29). Mrs. Cross-Williams collected the document on behalf her mother, Winsome Brown-Grant.

10 years ago Environment

More Lamp Beneficiaries to Access $90.8 Million Grant Facility

More Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) beneficiaries are to receive support under the $90.8 million grant facility set up by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, to enable them to obtain their titles. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that changes have been made to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which governs the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

10 years ago Agriculture

US Officials Promise Seamless Implementation of Visa Regime for Farm Workers

Officials from the United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica have assured the Jamaican Government that the new visa regime for farm workers, set for implementation on February 19, will not result in any delays for workers entering the North American country. They gave the commitment during a meeting with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at...

Master Trainer at St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, demonstrates emergency first aid procedures during the National Health Fund (NHF)-sponsored training course conducted at the Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew, recently. The teachers received training in first aid and asthma management under the Health Promoting Schools Programme.

10 years ago Education

Teachers at Rousseau Primary Trained in Asthma Management and First Aid

Twelve teachers of Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), asthma management and paediatric first aid under the Health Promoting Schools Programme. The training programme, sponsored by the National Health Fund (NHF), was conducted at the school over a five-day period. Course Facilitator and Master Trainer from St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, said the...