Scores of parents, students and staff at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland benefited from free health and wellness checks at a Parents Day event held on the school grounds on Tuesday (November 14). Staged in collaboration with the Westmoreland Health Department and the National Health Fund (NHF), the event offered free tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, haemoglobin,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., cuts the ribbon to open a new Smart Room at the Mineral Heights Primary School. The facility was handed over by the Foundation on November 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Education and Youth Regional Director, Region 7, Barrington...

Hundreds of Hanover residents are to be equipped with skills to take up jobs in the hospitality sector under an arrangement involving the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), HEART/NSTA Trust and Grand Palladium Jamaica & Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa. Training commenced on Monday (November 13) for the first batch of approximately 60 trainees from four of the seven divisions in...

With some hospitals facing overcrowding due to the dengue outbreak, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is again imploring persons with mild dengue symptoms not to rush to the emergency departments but to visit their community health centre instead. Mild symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, nausea and rash. “These can be managed at home, or you can seek...

 

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia...

The National Land Agency (NLA) and the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) continue to strengthen their mutually beneficial relationship through the provision of geospatial support to one another. Principal Director (Acting), NSDMB, Simone Lloyd, told JIS News that the branch plays a key role in“coordinating the activities of the geospatial sector locally and also provides representation on behalf of...