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October 19 Is Nanny Day in Moore Town, Portland

National Heroine, The Rt. Excellent Queen Nanny of the Maroons, will be honoured at a Nanny Day celebration, in Moore Town, Portland, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 19. Moore Town, which is the home of the Windward Maroons, is...

Minister Of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) signs a letter of intent to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Patel Foundation for Global understanding for the improvement of facilities at the Alexandria Community Hospital. Also participating in the signing are Chairman of the Patel Foundation Dr. Kiran Patel, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr. Kevin Harvey and Chairman of the North East Regional Health Authority Leon Gordon. Looking on are Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Keith Walford and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse.

Services to be Expanded at Alexandria Hospital in St. Ann

Chairman of the Public Sector Transformation Steering Committee, Patricia Francis (right), presents the Prime Minister’s Trophy and $300,000 cash prize to Administrator General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Administrator General’s Department, Lona Brown. The agency copped the award for Best Customer Service Entity (Single Location) in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition (PSCSC). The awards ceremony was held last Friday (October 9) in Kingston.

Administrator General Says Quality Service Delivery A Priority

Senior Research Officer, Jamaica Clearing House Mechanism, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Dr. Suzanne Davis (left), points out aspects of the Jamaica Invasive Species Database (JISD) to Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (centre), and Executive Director, IOJ, Anne-Marie Bonner. Occasion was the launch of the database at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on October 14.

Jamaica Invasive Species Database Launched

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), converses with (from left): President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu; Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh; and ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu. Occasion was the meeting of the ICAO Council at the Iberostar Hotel in Lilliput, St. James earlier this week.

Gov’t Hailed For Strides in Modernising Air Transport Sector

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Minister of Health Meets with UHWI, MOH and SERHA Team

Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson called an emergency meeting this morning (Saturday, October 17, 2015) with a team from the University Hospital of the West Indies, the Ministry of Health and the South East Regional Health Authority to review the current situation regarding an infection affecting some newborns at the UHWI. The meeting took place at the UHWI’s Board...

Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry Dr. Kevin Harvey (2nd right); and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse (2nd right); show support for the “Join the move for health” message on the shirt of Ministry of Health staff, Indra Moore (right); Looking on at left is Records Officer, Melica Richards. Occasion was the Ministry of Health’s Sports Day held at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on October 16.
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11 years ago Health & Wellness

Employers Urged To Make Use Of Ministry Of Health Physical Activity Guide

Employers are being urged to make use of the physical activity guide/tool kit developed by the Ministry of Health to promote healthy lifestyle practices among workers and combat some of the health issues facing Jamaicans. Launched in March, the guide contains useful information sheets and forms to be filled out that will help persons assess their own health status. “The...

Quality Assurance Officer at Jamaica Post, Donald Dewdney and Postmistress at the Watson’s Hill Post Office, Juanita Thomas in Manchester receive the award for Best Post Office from Director of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Cecil McCain at the Public Sector Customer Service Awards Ceremony held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Three Public Entities in Manchester Cop Top Awards

Three entities from Manchester won top awards in the Best of Like Entity Category of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, held on October 9, in Kingston. The Best Health Centre was won by the Christiana Health Centre; the Best Hospital award went to Percy Junor Hospital; and the Best Post Office was won by Watson’s Hill Post Office. In...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (right), listens keenly to President of the Jamaica Air Traffic Controllers Association (JATCA), Kurt Solomon. Occasion was the opening of the 26th regional meeting of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA), at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday (October 15).

11 years ago Transport

JCAA Supports Work of Air Traffic Controllers – Williams-Singh

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh, said the organisation is committing to supporting the work of air traffic controllers in ensuring the safety of the country’s airspace. “We share the expressed commitment to safety and we are advanced in a strategy for effecting a comprehensive upgrade and modernisation programme for our air navigation services…to meet...

Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Evan Duggan, speaking at the National Security Policy Seminar held recently, on the Mona campus.

11 years ago National Security and PeaceTechnologyVision 2030

UWI Professor Urges Increased Use of Technology in Crime Fight

A University of the West Indies (UWI) professor is calling for increased use of technology by developing countries, including Jamaica, to assist in the fight against crime. Professor Evan Duggan, who is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, said there have been “amazing advancements” in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), over the past six decades, which offer great potential...

Some of the boats donated by the United States Government to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in the country’s crime fighting effort. The handing over ceremony was held on October 14, at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

US Government Donates 10 Boats to JCF

The United States Embassy, on Wednesday, October 14, handed over nine boats to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to assist in the country’s crime fighting efforts at sea. The 37-foot Boston Whaler vessels are among 10 donated by the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affaires (INL), valued at US$1.5 million. The other vessel will be handed over...

Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (2nd left), speaks with police constables, Marvalyn Green (3rd right); and Aundre France (2nd right), just before the start of the closing ceremony for participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) diversity training course, held on October 14, at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew. Looking on are: (from left) are: Chief of Party for the USAID Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) Phase II, Ian McKnight; Senior Superintendent of Police, Karina Powell-Hood; and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, Clifford Blake. Some 230 new police officers were trained in September.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Cops Urged to Use Diversity Training to Make a Difference

Some 230 newly minted police constables, who have benefitted from diversity training, are being urged to use the knowledge gained to make a difference in how they relate to the Jamaican public. “I am going to ask you to go out there and make a difference… in how you speak to persons,” advised Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge...