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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 27, at which he outlined strategies to be put in place to reduce the misery level of patients.

Gov’t Takes Action to Reduce Misery Level of Patients

The Government is taking action to reduce the misery level of patients who utilize public health services. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, May 27, Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, disclosed that strategies are being put...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.

Prime Minister to Speak on Child Safety and Security on May 28

Parliament to Host International Conference on Legislative Oversight

Volunteers working at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Labour Day (May 25)

St. Thomas Residents Happy With Work at Rudolph Elder Park

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a partnership which will see over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, receiving advanced training in infant and maternal healthcare delivery, under the Health Ministry’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The signing took place on Tuesday (May 26), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

More Than 1,000 Health Care Workers to Be Trained Under PROMAC

State Minister for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan (centre), looks on as Executive Chairman of Lasco Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (right), hands the keys of a new Toyota pickup to Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kevin Francis, during a ceremony at the Hope Gardens offices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in Kingston today (May 26). Valued at over $4 million, the vehicle will be used to boost the operations of the Unit.

11 years ago Agriculture

Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit Recovers 130 Stolen Animals

More than 130 stolen animals were recovered during a major operation conducted by the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit in Clarendon on May 25. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Assan Thompson, is reporting that over 60 heads of cattle, and 70 goats were recovered by the police. “I was forced to send the mobile reserve overnight (to maintain custody of the...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, urging residents of St. James to pay their water bills, in order to reduce the $2 billion owing to the National Water Commission (NWC) by them. The Minister was addressing a ceremony in Gutters, Granville, in St. James, where a water supply system was officially commissioned into service on May 22.

11 years ago Environment

Minister Pickersgill Urges Residents To Pay Their Water Bills

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is urging residents of West Central St. James, in particular, and the parish in general, to pay their water bills on time. Addressing a ceremony in Gutters, Granville, in St. James, where a water supply system was officially commissioned into service on May 22, the Minister said residents of...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t to Roll Out Vector Control Programme to Prevent Zika Virus

The Government will shortly roll out an integrated vector control programme to prevent the Zika virus from reaching the shores of Jamaica, and to step up a public education campaign on the disease. The virus, which has caused a recent health scare in the South American country of Brazil, is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito....

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, lays a wreath in honour of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, at a ceremony, held on Saturday, May 23, the anniversary of the execution of Mr. Sharpe in 1832. The function was held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay.

11 years ago Local Government

Sam Sharpe Remembered May 23

National Hero and leader of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, was honoured on May 23, at a floral tribute and ceremony, held in the square named in his honour in Montego Bay. The National Hero was among the more than 500 slaves who lost their lives for participating in Jamaica’s first organized industrial action, commonly referred to...

Senior Director in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Sandra Senior Brown, plants a shrub, during Labour Day activities today (May 25), at the Ministry’s 16a Half-Way-Tree Road premises.

11 years ago Environment

Climate Change Ministry Beautifies Half-Way-Tree Road Premises

Staff of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change used Labour Day 2015 to clean and beauty its offices at 16a Half-Way-Tree Road. Five offices operating under the Ministry are located at the premises. These are: Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), Environment and Risk Management Division, Planning and Policy Directorate, Land Directorate, and the Climate Change Division....

Volunteers take a break from preparing a green area at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) today (May 25). The Labour Day project was organised by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management Ltd.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Green Space Created at KPH

A section of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) was transformed into a much needed green space on Labour Day. The work, which included planting of grass, flowers and trees, and installing seating, was undertaken by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management...

Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for South Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robison, paint a section of fence at the Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home in New Kingston today (May 25). A team of volunteers carried out Labour Day activities at the home, which included the painting of exterior walls, dormitories, bathrooms, and gardening work. Twenty-two mattresses were also donated to the facility.

11 years ago Culture

Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home Gets Facelift for Labour Day

The Jamaica Christian Boys’ Home got a well-needed facelift today (May 25), as scores of volunteers turned out to participate in a Labour Day project at the New Kingston-based facility. Organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in collaboration with Appliance Traders Limited (ATL), the work day included washing and painting of the fence, exterior walls, dormitories, bathrooms,...