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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), is assisted by Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stewart, to perform the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally re-open the newly refurbished paediatric ward at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, on Wednesday (November 26). The ward’s refurbishment is one of five major projects undertaken at the hospital at a cost approximately $105 million, with financing provided by the National Health Fund (NHF).

Five Major Projects Completed at Mandeville Hospital

Health care delivery at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester should be improved, following the completion of five major projects at the institution, undertaken over the 2013/14 period at a cost of approximately $105 million. The projects, financed by the...

Public Education Officer at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Disabilities Awareness Week to Focus on Achievements

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), observes as Public Health Inspector assigned to Clarendon, Saneya Sutherland, demonstrates how the newly designed meat stamp is used to affix the safety verification mark on a side of beef inside Juici Patties Limited’s abattoir at its Clarendon Park head office in Clarendon, where the device was unveiled on Wednesday, November 26.

New Meat Stamps for Inspectors

University of the West Indies Professor, Densil Williams, addressing the Western Jamaica Economic Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on November 26. The Professor is calling for the creation of economic clusters among businesses across the island.

Professor Calls for Creation of Economic Clusters

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (left), has the attention of key participants at the first Western Jamaica Economic Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 26. From left are: Director of the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; Professor of International Business and Director of the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies, Densil Williams; and Co-Chairman of the Forum and Dean of the Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division at the Montego Bay Community College, Puis Lacan.

Mo-Bay on Track to Become First ‘Smart City’

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (second right). Looking on is Principal of the Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, Cynthia Roach-Porter. Ambassador Takase presented a cheque for $11 million to Mrs. Roach-Porter, following the signing of a contract for expansion works at the school, on November 26.

11 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Early Childhood Centre in Whitfield Town to be Expanded

The Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre in Whitfield Town, South West St. Andrew, is to benefit from expansion works, as a result of an $11 million grant being provided by the Government of Japan. Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase and Principal of the institution, Cynthia Roach-Porter, signed the contract for the upgrading, on November 26, during...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, addressing the first ever Western Jamaica Economic Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on Wednesday, November 26. Minister Arscott urged citizens to pay their property taxes.

11 years ago Local Government

Local Government Minister Urges Jamaicans to Pay Property Taxes

The need for Jamaicans to pay their property taxes has been underscored by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott. Addressing the first ever Western Jamaica Economic Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 26, Mr. Arscott said the funds generated from property taxes play a vital role in helping to...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), speaking at a press briefing to give details on Jamaica

11 years ago Culture

Country’s Participation in Memory of the World Programme to be Strengthened

The Ministry of Youth and Culture is taking steps to strengthen Jamaica’s participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Programme. This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices on Wednesday, November 26. Miss Hanna said that UNESCO has made available...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

11 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

304-Bed Dormitory to be Built at Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre

A new 304-bed dormitory is to be constructed at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, in Catherine, at a cost of $194.8 million, following Cabinet’s approval of the works. This was disclosed by Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a Jamaica House Press Briefing, on November 26. She informed that under the contract, a two...

Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Charmaine Brimm, addresses a Think Tank held recently, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

17 Communities to Benefit from CRP Interventions

The Community Renewal Programme (CRP) will be rolling out its social intervention initiatives to reach 17 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew. The move comes following a successful pilot of the programme in Majesty Gardens in 2012. “We were successful in the coordination of over 30 agencies around social development for Majesty Gardens,” said Technical Specialist for Socio-economic Development, CRP,...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

OPM Communication Committed To Media, Truth & Good Order

Statement By The Director Of The Communication And Public Affairs Department Of The Office Of The Prime Minister November 27, 2014 Media reports on the unfortunate developments at the Jamaica House Media Briefing on Wednesday, November 26 have not all conveyed the position and views of the Communication and Public Affairs Department of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). It is the...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness
and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.

11 years ago Health & WellnessInformation

50 Projects Approved Under National CHIK-V Prevention Campaign

Fifty projects have been approved since the October commencement of the Government’s national campaign to reduce the spread of the Chikungunya virus (Chick-V), across the island. The Approvals Sub-committee under the programme, has approved 39 projects for Members of Parliament (MPs) and 11 for Parish Councils. This was disclosed at a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which...