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Prime Minister Expresses Sympathies to Families of Babies Who Died at Hospitals

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sympathies to the families of the babies who died from infection caused by the Klebsiella and Serratia bacteria at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Cornwall Regional Hospital,...

Senate President Says CCJ Debate Likely To Continue October 30

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan (3rd left), examine sorrel reaped by a locally developed Sorrel Harvesting Machine, during the official launch on October 27 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Also pictured are inventors of the machine and Directors of Turner Innovations Limited, Allison (left) and Oral Turner (right).

Local Sorrel Machine to Cut Harvesting Time and Cost

Reproductive Health Advisor of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Mario Aguilar.

Region Must Invest In Reducing Adolescent Pregnancies – UNFPA Official

Terrike Brown tries his hand at pottery making in Japan.

JET Participant Hails Programme

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Pregnant Women and Newborns To Be Screened For Sickle Cell Disease

Come December, all public hospitals in Jamaica will be testing pregnant women and newborns for sickle cell disease (SCD). The universal screening programme is part of a thrust by the Government, to develop a strong framework for the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering from the debilitating condition. The objective is to minimise the effects of SCD on...

11 years ago Culture

World Heritage Site Designation A Big Deal – UN REP

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Bruno Pouezat, said Jamaica stands to gain a lot of exposure and benefits from the Blue and John Crow Mountains being inscribed to the prestigious World Heritage List. He said the significance of this international recognition should not be downplayed or trivialised and, if handled properly, could significantly boost industries such as tourism. “It...

Director, Internal Audit Directorate (IAD), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Suzette Campbell, emphasizes point during the performance audit workshop, which held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, from October 20 to 23. The workshop, organized by the IAD in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, targeted government internal auditors from Ministries, Departments, and Executive Agencies.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Internal Auditors Benefit From Performance Audit Workshop

Approximately 35 Government internal auditors have completed a four-day workshop aimed at improving auditing performance standards within Ministries, Departments, and Executive Agencies. The workshop, which ran from October 20 to 23, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, was organised by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, and formed part of the...

11 years ago Justice

Privy Council Letters Support Government’s CCJ Position

The Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has today received two emails from the Privy Council in London, attaching copies of two letters – firstly, a letter dated 29 November 2009 to the Privy Council from Mr. John Almeida of the London-based law firm Charles Russell, and secondly the letter dated 16 April 2010 from the Registrar of...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), presents a $300,000 cheque to Sashell McKenzie, while attorney-at-law, Hugh C. Hart, looks on. Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million were awarded to six tertiary-level students under the Glencore Scholarship Fund for the 2015/16 academic year, at a ceremony held recently at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

Paulwell Urging Students to Do STEM Subjects

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is again calling for more Jamaican students to pursue subjects in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). He made the appeal while addressing the Glencore scholarship awards ceremony held recently at the Petroleum Company of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston. Scholarships and bursaries valued at $1.3 million...

Medical doctor and 2015 national honouree, Dr. Badih Shoucair (left), attending to a patient at his office in Russell Heights, St. Andrew.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

National Honouree, Dr. Badih Shoucair – A Beloved Philanthropist

The name of 2015 national honouree, Dr. Badih Shoucair, readily resonates with residents of Barbican, and neighbouring communities, in St. Andrew. During his 65 years of practice, the 96-year-old medical doctor has systematically devoted time for the less fortunate, with his philanthropic work being legendary in areas such as Chambers Lane, Barbican Circle, and Lower Russell Heights where he earned...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at the launch of Conversations for Greatness held on October 13 at the Pegasus Hotel. Conversations for Greatness is a project by the Joan Duncan Foundation, an organisation under the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Group, and involves collaboration with the Ministry’s Operation Turnaround programme.

11 years ago Education

Education Ministry Partners With Joan Duncan Foundation to Train Teachers

The Ministry of Education, through its Operation Turnaround Programme, has partnered with the Joan Duncan Foundation to offer training to team members in 150 public schools, under a project known as ‘Conversations for Greatness’. Training is geared at inspiring a change in the mindset of schoolteachers, administrators and support staff towards becoming transformational educators, in an effort to achieve an...