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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).

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...

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.

Garbage Compactor Handed Over in Falmouth

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

UK Diaspora Gearing Up For Jamaica Conference

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (centre), speaking at the launching ceremony for the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Enterprise Assistance Programme on February 2. The launch was held at the Council’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others are (from left): Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Chief Executive Officer, Mint Management and Katalyxt Business Development, Winsome Minott. The initiative, which is aimed at facilitating economic development within the Municipality, includes three components: financial assistance; training and development; and mentoring/technical support.

KSAC Implements $2 Million Economic Development Programme

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

Students to Learn About Anti-Doping Via Curriculum

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) is assisted by Principal, Aabuthnott Gallimore High School, Mrs. Eloise Panton
(right) to cut the ribbon to officially open the six new classrooms constructed by the Ministry of Education at a cost of $24 million. This was during a ceremony held at the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School on Friday, January 30. Looking on are (from second left) Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Keith Walford, students from Aabuthnott Gallimore High School and Chairman of the Board of Management, Pastor Omar Oliphant (second right).

11 years ago Education

Six New Classrooms for Aabuthnott Gallimore High

Six new classrooms constructed at a cost of $24 million, were handed over to the Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in St. Ann during a ceremony held at the institution on Friday, January 31. The classrooms which are able to accommodate 300 students were handed over by Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Construction was undertaken as part of the...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question posed during a media briefing on Monday (January 26) at Jamaica House. Listening keenly are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left); Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Inter-Ministerial Committee to Oversee Poverty Alleviation Programmes

An Inter-Ministerial Committee is to be created to oversee the implementation of the Government’s poverty alleviation programmes. The establishment of the National Poverty Alleviation Committee was among measures coming out of last Thursday’s (January 22) Cabinet Retreat. Addressing a special press briefing held earlier this week at Jamaica House, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, said...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill addresses a public consultation with stakeholders held at the Negril Community Centre on Friday January 30. The Minister announced that he will shortly be signing a new development order for the Negril/Green Island area which will allow for the construction of buildings up to 4 floors high.

11 years ago Environment

New Development Order for Negril/Green Island

A new Development Order will soon be signed for the Negril/Green Island region of Westmoreland and Hanover. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill at a consultation with stakeholders at the Negril Community Centre on Friday, January 30. Under the new Order, developers will be allowed to construct commercial buildings of up...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), signs an agreement to provide grant funding of $12.2 million to the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to renovate its Dairy Unit. Waiting to afix his signature to the document, is Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right). Also pictured at the head table (from left) are State Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Luther Buchanan and CASE Board Chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the school

11 years ago AgricultureEducation

Government Provides $12.2 Million in Grant Funding to CASE

The Government has provided $12.2 million in grant funding to the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to renovate its Dairy Unit. Making the announcement, Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said this intervention is in keeping with the administration's thrust to bolster the Ministry's dairy development programme. "Our dairy farmers are ageing and it...

11 years ago Sport

JADCO to Introduce Blood Testing

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introducing blood testing by the end of the 2014/15 fiscal year. He made the announcement at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ today (January 30) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “We are targeting before the end...

Corporal Kevin Watson of the Major Organized Crime Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) (centre), interact with students of Salt Spring Primary School in St. James, during a Lottery Scamming Prevention Campaign in Schools initiative, held at the institution on Wednesday (Jan. 28).

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Schools Targeted Under Lottery Scam Prevention Campaign

The Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA) is targeting schools under a campaign aimed at eliminating lottery scamming in western Jamaica. The Lottery Scamming Prevention Campaign in Schools got underway on Wednesday (Jan. 28), with sensitization sessions held at four schools in Montego Bay under the theme: ‘Lottery scamming is a crime. Stop it before it stops you’....

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (second right), converses with Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese (right) during the Jamaica Customs Agency Bi-Annual Information Exposition at Newport East in Kingston on Thursday (Jan. 29). Others (from left) are: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Customs Hailed For Surpassing Revenue Targets

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has lauded the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) for employing technology solutions to bolster its operations and surpass revenue targets. The Finance Minister, who was addressing the agency’s Bi-Annual Information Exposition held on January 29 at Customs House, located at Newport East, said the move has facilitated trade and economic activities,...