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Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Partick Atkinson, addresses the commissioning into service of the upgraded Martha Brae facility treatment plant, held on Friday (Feb.13) in Trelawny.

Atkinson Welcomes Upgrading of Martha Brae Treatment Plant

Attorney General and Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, has welcomed the completion of upgrading work at the Martha Brae treatment plant, which will benefit approximately 200,000 residents of Trelawny and neighbouring parishes. The project, undertaken at...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson, enjoy the performance of students of the Nannyville Early Childhood Institution, at the opening of the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre, in Kingston, recently.

More Public Education Programmes to Reduce NCDs

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Inflation Down in January

Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), addresses a press briefing held at Jamaica House on Monday, February 16, to announce Government’s allocation of $54.4 million for a Measles Prevention Campaign, which will run from February 16 to May 8. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, were also at the briefing.

Govt Embarks on $54.4 Million Measles Prevention Campaign

Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, February 11.

Several OSH Programmes Being Rolled Out

National Security Minister and Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Hon. Peter Bunting (left, foreground), and State Minister for Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (second right, foreground), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the newly refurbished Woodlawn Crescent road in Royal Flat, Manchester during a ceremony at that location on February 13. The road was repaired at a cost of $2.6 million under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The corridor is one of two in the constituency which were repaired at an overall cost of $6.2 million under JEEP, the other being Bashie Road in Bellefield. Also participating in the formalities (from second left, foreground) are: Councillor, Royal Flat Division, Donovan Mitchell; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay; Councillor, Mandeville Division, Jones Oliphant; and Vice President, Spiritual Affairs, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Senior Pastor Michael Harvey.

11 years ago Transport

$140 Million Allocated For Parish Council Road Repairs under JEEP Phase Four

The Government has allocated $140 million to Parish Councils islandwide to repair roads under phase four of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), currently underway. This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, who noted that the funds will be used to rehabilitate roads for which the councils have direct responsibility. He was speaking...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (left), outlining plans for the earmarked upgrading of the Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland, to a world class Urgent Care Centre, under the Government’s proposed North to West Trauma Plan implementation, following a tour of the institution on February 13. Listening is Tourism and Entertainment Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, where the centre is located , Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill.

11 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Five Public Health Institutions to Be Upgraded Under North to West Trauma Plan

Five public health institutions are to be upgraded as part of the Ministry of Health’s North to West Trauma Plan, the centrepiece of the Government’s thrust to become the Caribbean’s leader in Health Tourism. The earmarked institutions are: the Negril Health Centre, Westmoreland; Noel Holmes Hospital, Hanover; Cornwall Regional Hospital, St. James; Falmouth Hospital, Trelawny; and St Ann’s Bay Regional...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry Advancing Work on Public Beach Development Programme

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says 14 beaches across the island are being targeted for initial development under the Ministry’s programme to create recreational public spaces at locations, like those. He made the announcement while addressing tourism stakeholders and other stakeholders at a recent forum in Montego Bay. The project aims to develop and provide public beaches...

General Manager at Self Start Fund, Sezvin Hamilton.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Fifty Per Cent Reduction in $40 Million Owed to the Self Start Fund

The Self Start Fund (SSF) is reporting a 50 per cent reduction in the $40 million owed by delinquent borrowers. General Manager, Sezvin Hamilton, says the reduction resulted from the agency’s sustained collection efforts undertaken in 2014. “We had to slow lending for a little…and focus on collecting, in order to rebuild our portfolio. Our collection drive has been fairly...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson ((2nd left), and Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill (3rd left), discuss details of the planned renovation of the Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland, with representatives of the Health Ministry and the institution, during a tour of the facility on February 13. Phase one of the renovations will be carried out over the next six months at a cost of $20 million, under the Health Ministry’s Primary Health Care Renewal Programme. Financing has been provided by the National Health Fund (NHF). Among those touring with the Ministers were: Deputy Chairman, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Calvin Brown (left); Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr Khaushal Singh (centre); Public Health Nurse, Carol Smith Beharie (3rd right); WRHA Director, Wayne Vacciana (2nd right); and Special Advisor to Dr. Ferguson, Hurley Taylor.

11 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

$20M Renovation for Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland

The Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland is to be renovated at a cost of $20 million. The six-month project, to be financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), will include: expansion of the dental clinic, examination areas, and public and staff sanitary facilities; creation of a pharmacy; patient curative/treatment areas; a triage station, where medical treatment priority will be...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (3rd left), turns a switch to officially commission into service the rehabilitated six-million gallons per day, and new five-million gallons per day National Water Commission (NWC) water treatment plants at Martha Brae, Trelawny, on Friday, February 13. Work on the facilities was carried out by the NWC at a cost of approximately $1.6 billion, under the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP). Those sharing the occasion, include: Acting NWC President, Mark Barnett (2nd left); Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson (2nd right); and Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, where the facilities are located, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (right).

11 years ago Environment

$1.6 Billion Upgrade for Martha Brae Water Systems in Trelawny

Water supplied to approximately 200,000 residents served by the National Water Commission’s (NWC) facilities at Martha Brae, Trelawny, will be significantly boosted to 11 million gallons per day, following the completion of two major projects, valued approximately J$1.6 billion, at that location. The projects, which were carried out by the NWC under the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP) over...

Executive Director, Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Andral

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission’s Town Hall Meetings Underway

The Betting, Gaming, and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has embarked on a series of town hall meetings, aimed at heightening public and stakeholder knowledge and awareness about new standards and regulations governing engagements for which the agency provides oversight. Five such meetings are scheduled, the first of which took place in Negril, Westmoreland, on February 12. Addressing participants, BGLC Executive Director,...