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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), as she cuts the ribbon to officially open the $4 billion state-of-the-art Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex (FMSTRC), at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), in St. Andrew, today (February 4). Also pictured are (from third left): Principal of the UWI Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald; Vice Chancellor, Professor E Nigel Harris, and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the University of the West Indies (UWI) for investing $4 billion to create a state-of-the-art faculty of medical sciences. Delivering the keynote address at the ceremonial opening of the UWI...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), is embraced by Nutritionist with the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Frances Mahfood (2nd left), shortly after he addressed the launch of Heart Month, held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Also pictured are: Brand Manager at Wisynco, Omoye Phillpotts-Brown (left), and Executive Director of the Foundation, Deborah Chen (right).

Heart Foundation Lauds NHF for Subsidies on Medications

Members of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee Benevolent Society, with banner displayed, distribute handbills during an anti-crime march through Lionel Town in Clarendon, recently.

March Against Crime and Teenage Pregnancy in Clarendon

Modernisation Specialist in the Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, makes a point at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

New Categories in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Mrs. Deborah Chen, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 3.

Heart Foundation Lauds Plan To Reduce Heart Disease

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing workshop on: ‘Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Production In the Sugar Industry of Jamaica’, held in Kingston, recently. Others are (from right): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Hillary Alexander and Energy consultant, William Saunders.

11 years ago Technology

Renewable Energy Should Benefit Productive Sector – Robinson

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the introduction of renewable energy as part of the energy mix, will provide noticeable benefits to the productive sector and by extension the consumers of goods and services. “I think you’re going to see a reduction. For example, we have two new companies that...

Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence, fields questions from journalists during a special Jamaica House media briefing, held today (February 3). The meeting was held to provide details on new developments in the Government’s ongoing plans to procure additional electricity generating capacity for Jamaica.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Approves JPS Proposal to Construct Gas Turbine Power Plant

Cabinet has approved the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) proposal to construct a 190 mega watt (MW) gas turbine power plant in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, which is expected to result in lower electricity costs for the country. This new plant will replace the 292 megawatt heavy fuel oil power plants in Old Harbour and Hunts Bay, which are now obsolete....

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Mrs. Yulit Gordon.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Closer Collaboration Needed to Help Reduce Deaths Due to Cancer – JCS Head

With US$40 million (J$4.65 billion) being spent annually to treat cancer patients in Jamaica, Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is urging healthcare providers, academia, corporate organizations and individuals to work closer together to help reduce premature deaths, due to cancer. A 2008 report showed that the most prevalent types of cancers in Jamaica were: prostate,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20, 2014. (FILE)

11 years ago Culture

Ministry of Youth and Culture Builds Out Capacity

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna has announced that the Ministry has made strides in its restructuring efforts with the establishment of the Children’s Affairs Division and the building out of the Youth and Adolescents Division. The Minister had articulated in her Sectoral Debate presentation that the Ministry would be moving to address the implementation of...

Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago JIS Think TankSport

JADCO Head Says Partnership is Vital to Anti-Doping Programme

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, says that partnership is crucial to the continued growth of Jamaica’s anti-doping programme. Citing JADCO’s joint agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Mr. Brown said the venture has yielded great results and has enhanced the capacity of the local anti-doping agency. “We get the benefit of...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Savanna-la-Mar General Hospital in Westmoreland, Camile Lewin (centre), accepts two of 10 wheelchairs handed over to the institution by Roman Catholic Bishop of Montego Bay, the Most Reverend Burchell McPherson (left), at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay on February 2. At right is Reverend Baldwin Powell, representing Food for the Poor, the entity which donated the wheelchairs to the Western Regional Health Authority (WHRA).

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Hospitals Receive 50 Wheelchairs

The four major public hospitals in western Jamaica have received 50 wheelchairs from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay, through the charity organization, Food for the Poor. The largest health institution, the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay received 20 wheelchairs, while 10 each were presented to the Falmouth Public Hospital in Trelawny; the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover;...

Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Community Integration Manager, Lisa Golding (right), hands over the key for the new garbage compactor to Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson (left) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Regional Manager, Eiffert Daley, on Friday, January 30 in Water Square, Falmouth. The compactor, which is valued at $20 Million, is part of the UDC’s Falmouth infrastructure development and beautification project.

11 years ago Local Government

Garbage Compactor Handed Over in Falmouth

The National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) public cleansing programme in Falmouth has been improved, with the addition of a new garbage compactor to its fleet. The unit, which is valued at $25 million, was donated by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), under its Resort Upgrading Programme, in tandem with the NSWMA’s Falmouth Re-Development, Public Cleansing and Beautification Plan. The...