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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated, right); and Associate, Harold Morrison and Robert Woodstock Associates, Lisa Seivright (seated, left), sign copies of a contract for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector, during a ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 3). Also pictured in the background (from left) are: British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton; Head, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei; Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Barbara Scott; and Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey. The contract signing falls under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica.

Gov’t Committed to Providing Quality Maternal and Neonatal Care

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has reaffirmed the Government’s pledge to provide top quality treatment and care for expectant mothers and newborns in Jamaica. In demonstration of its commitment, the Government on Tuesday, November 3, signed contracts valued...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise
Chevannes-Vogel, engage in light discussion shortly before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to undertake a $39 million (€300,000) programme aimed at improving health seeking behaviour among pregnant women. The signing took place during a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. The ceremony also involved the signing of contracts for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector. The signings fall under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica. — Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel, engage in light discussion shortly before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to undertake a $39 million (€300,000) programme aimed at improving health seeking behaviour among pregnant women. The signing took place during a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. The ceremony also involved the signing of contracts for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector. The signings fall under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica.

Expectant Women To Benefit From $39 Million Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Integrated Work Force Development Centre (IWDC) in the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) on October 29. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites; Assistant Vice President for Operations and Customer Affaires at the MBFZ, Gloria Henry; and Director of the IWDC, Osric Forrest.

Skills Training And Medical Centres Open In Montego Bay Free Zone

Industry, Investment, and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), is shown a bag of organic charcoal by Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) President, Robert Rainford, while admiring items manufactured locally from bamboo. Occasion was the launch of the Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) on November 4 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Director, Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson; and BSJ Chairman, Professor Winston Davidson.

Bamboo Industry Association Launched

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the official launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week at the ATL Automotive Centre in Kingston on Friday October 30. The week will run from November 16 to 21 under the theme: ‘Going for G.R.O.W.T.H’.

Global Entrepreneurship Week A Good Opportunity For Young Business People – Hylton

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), presents 19-year old Montego Bay Community College student Mirakay Collins with the Junior Mayor trophy, after she won the coveted title in the Junior Council Competition held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (October 28).

11 years ago Local Government

19-Year-Old Student Is Montego Bay Junior Mayor

Nineteen-year-old Montego Bay Community College student, Mirakay Collins, is the 2015/16 Junior Mayor for Montego Bay. She won the coveted title from a field of 17 students, who participated in the St. James Parish Council-sponsored Junior Council Competition, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (October 28). Her animated presentation on the topic, ‘Jamaica passed its...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), interacts with students in attendance at the launch of activities for Youth Month on October 23 at the Simόn Bolívar Cultural Centre in downtown Kingston. Youth Month will be celebrated in November under the theme: #IAmConnected. (FILE)

11 years ago Culture

#Chance2Connect to be launched in Youth Month

During the month of November, the Ministry of Youth and Culture, in preparing young people for a brighter future is shifting the conversation to ways in which youth can make the necessary connections with opportunities that are available to them through the Government of Jamaica. Youth Development remains a main focus for the Government as it continues to implement ways...

Secretary General of the Organization of the American States (OAS), H.E Luis Almargo (left), and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald, shake hands at the official launch of the OAS-UWI Partnership Programme on Citizenship Education on November 2, at the Faculty of Law, Mona campus. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed in June.

11 years ago Education

UWI Collaborates With OAS to Deliver Citizenship Education Programme

A partnership between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has strengthened the capacity of the institution to educate the youth about the value of governance to the Jamaican society. In June, the OAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UWI to provide support to a Citizenship Education programme, being done...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant is presented with the Order of Distinction, Officer Class, by Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Patrick Allen during the 2015 Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House on Heroes Day, October 19. He was honoured for more than 30 years of contribution to the agricultural sector.

11 years ago Agriculture

More to Come from JAS – Senator Grant

Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Senator Norman Grant, is pledging more to come from the entity in advancing the welfare of the farming community and the development of agriculture in Jamaica. “There is a lot more to come in terms of more service, more commitment to the development of the agricultural sector, the farmers and, by extension, the Jamaican economy,”...

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh (centre), makes a point during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening are Director of Compliance and Regulatory Monitoring, Samoya Smith (left); and Senior Procurement Policy Analyst, Malisa McGhie.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

New Law to Improve Efficiency and Transparency in Govt Procurement

The government is working to ensure that the implementation of the Public Procurement Law (PPL) will improve efficiency and transparency in how procurement activities are undertaken in Jamaica. Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit (PAPU) in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Cecile Maragh, tells JIS News that the recently passed PPL, which is expected to be...

Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby (left), listens attentively to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Occasion was the Cluster Meeting of the Caribbean National Commissions for UNESCO, held last week, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in Rosehall, St. James under the theme: ‘Caribbean in Action for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Caribbean to Get Support from UNESCO to Meet Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be providing support to Caribbean countries to enable them to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, consist of 17 goals that are focussed on ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. They build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which countries...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, presents heritage material to Principal of the Breadnut Hill Primary School in St. Ann, Ricardo Kennedy, during a visit to the school by a JIS team on October 21, as part of the agency’s Heritage Month celebrations.

11 years ago Education

Principals Credit Improved Performance to Good Teacher – Pupil Ratio

The principals of three prominent primary schools in St. Ann are crediting improved academic performances to good teacher-pupil ratio, which makes for better interaction and attention. “The primary schools have come a long way and many parents are no longer afraid to enroll their kids in these public institutions, knowing full well that they can get the quality education that...