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Senior Public Health Nurse, Jennifer Pearson (2nd right), tests Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), with one of the hand-held thermal sensors that he handed over at the Sangster International Airport on October 29, while on a tour of the facility with a team from the Western Regional Health Authority. The Minister presented two sensors to the airport as part of the Ebola preparedness campaign. Others (from second left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, Calvin Brown; Port Health and Quarantine officer, Oniel Brown; Regional Technical Director, Dr. Dianne Campbell Stennett and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson Campbell.

Health Personnel to be Increased at Sangster Airport

Beginning next week, the Ministry of Health will be beefing up the number of health personnel stationed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, as part of its Ebola Preparedness Programme at the country’s ports of entry. This was...

Director of Business Services at the National Land Agency (NLA), Lori-Ann Thompson (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on October 29 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Director, Strategic Relations and Communications, Thomson Reuters, Christopher Barlow; and Manager, Property Services, NLA, Peter Baker.

NLA Eyes Top Spot in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Coordinator for the Greater Involvement of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (GIPA) at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Ainsley Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 29.

NFPB Celebrating Family Week

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones, congratulates Jamaica on moving up to 58 from 94, in the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking. She was speaking at a press conference at JAMPRO in Kingston on October 29, where Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, announced Jamaica’s significantly improved ranking in the 2015 Doing Business Report.

Private Sector, Development Partners Welcome Leap in Doing Business Ranking

A member of staff of the Cornwall Regional Hospital displays one of several Hazmat suits, which the hospital has acquired, as it prepares for the threat of the Ebola virus.

Health Minister Pleased With Ebola Preparedness at Cornwall Regional

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (left), addresses the media following a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Wednesday (October 29). During the tour, the Minister looked at temporary isolation facilities for suspected Ebola cases, as well as a triage area being built to ease overcrowding at the Accident and Emergency Unit. Listening keenly is Chairman of the hospital’s Ebola preparedness committee, Dr. Barbara Grandison.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Only Major Hospitals Will Treat Ebola Cases – Dr. Ferguson

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that only the major hospitals such as Cornwall Regional and Kingston Public will undertake the treatment of any suspected Ebola cases in Jamaica. He said isolation facilities at the other health facilities will only be used for “holding purposes”. “The whole idea is that the other hospitals…all of them should have an isolation...

Former President of the Senate, Syringa Marshall-Burnett.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Official Funeral for Late Former President of the Senate

The Government of Jamaica will accord an official funeral for the late former President of the Senate, Mrs Syringa Marshall-Burnett, CD, JP. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona commencing at 2:00 p.m. Cremation will be at a later date. Condolence Books have been opened at...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Phillips to Tour New York Stock Exchange

Finance and Planning Minister, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, is slated to tour the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, October 30, and meet with 50 of the most prominent members of the New York financial community. The tour is part of the Minister’s three-day visit to the city from October 29 to 31. While at the NYSE Minister Phillips...

12 years ago Information

Government Feature on Ebola and ChikV Airs Tonight

As part of the national Chikungunya (CHIKV)/ Ebola public education response, a special one hour feature ‘Ebola and Chikungunya: What You Need to Know,’ will air tonight (October 29) on television. The feature will air at 8 p.m. on the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), and at 9:30 p.m. on Television Jamaica (TVJ). It can also be viewed on...

Registrar, Pesticides Control Authority, Mr. Michael Ramsay, warns that the overuse of insecticides can lead to serious health complications.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Urged to Exercise Caution When Using Insecticides

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is urging persons to exercise caution when using insecticides to get rid of vectors, including mosquitoes, as efforts continue to control the spread of the Chikungunya Virus. In an interview with JIS News, Registrar of the Pesticides Control Authority, Michael Ramsay, said that while insecticides are effective in getting rid of unwanted pests, overuse can lead...

Small cottage processors participate in a food safety workshop sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, and held at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, in Kingston on October 28.

12 years ago Agriculture

Small Cottage Processors Receive Training

More than 40 small cottage processors have received training in manufacturing best practices, following their participation in a food safety workshop, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, on October 28. The workshop, which was held at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in Kingston, sought to assist the cottage industry in best practices toward certification and export. Training...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), addresses the launch of the community-based Intangible Cultural Heritage Initiative at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on October 28. The project is aimed at collecting aspects of Jamaica’s traditional practices for preservation. Also pictured are (from left): Executive Director, Institute of Jamaica, Ann Marie Bonner; and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Jamaica, David Brown.

12 years ago Culture

Culture Ministry Embarks on Initiative to Preserve Legacy

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has embarked on a nation-wide initiative to collect and document various aspects of Jamaica’s intangible cultural heritage, as part of efforts to safeguard and preserve the nation’s rich legacy. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, who made the announcement, on October 28, at a press conference at her New Kingston offices, said the project is...