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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen delivering the keynote address at the launch of the 2014 Youth Consultative Conference, at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort in Montego Bay, on October 22. The conference was held under the theme: ‘Confident youth: making a strong future through the global logistics hub’, and was attended by over 100 student leaders drawn from schools across Western Jamaica.

GG Launches Youth Consultative Conference on Logistics Hub

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, launched the 2014 Youth Consultative Conference on the Logistics Hub Initiative, on October 22, at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. The YCC represents the coming together...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), listens as Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, outlines details of Jamaica’s Ebola response and preparedness, during Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s $4.3 million cheque presentation to the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), to purchase a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner, for placement at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. The donation was handed over at the financial entity’s New Kingston head office, on October 21.

Health Minister Re-Assures Jamaicans

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), hands over guidelines for the operation of funeral establishments, and mortuaries, to President of the Funeral Directors' Association, Melvin Honeyghan (right), at his Downtown Kingston offices, on October 21. Looking on is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse.

Guidelines Issued to Funeral Establishments

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), and Chile’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Eduardo Bonilla, symbolically exchange documents containing the Defence Technical Agreement, signed on October 21 between both countries, at the Ministry of National Security, Oxford Road, in St. Andrew.

JDF Members to Benefit from Advanced Training

JADCO Issues Warning to Athletes Regarding Chik-V Medications

President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Floyd Lewis (right), addressing students at the Catherine Hall Primary School in St. James on the Bring Up Grades (BUG) programme, which was launched at the school on October 21. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by Kiwanis International, is aimed at getting students to improve their performance in school.

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BUG Programme Launched at Catherine Hall Primary School

The Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay launched the local arm of Kiwanis International’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) programme at the Catherine Hall Primary School in St. James, on October 21. This programme is a worldwide initiative by Kiwanis International, which is aimed at getting under-performing students in some primary schools to improve their grades in the core subjects - Mathematics,...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (October 21) media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s Corporate offices in New Kingston, to announce the financial institution’s funding of a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner being acquired from Canada at a cost of approximately $4.3 million (US$38,000). The machine will be installed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Heads Delegation to Cuba

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, will head a delegation to Cuba on Thursday, October 23, for discussions with representatives of that country’s government. Assistance with Jamaica’s Ebola monitoring and response preparedness is expected to be one of the key issues that will be high on the agenda of the talks. The Minister made the announcement during Sagicor Life Jamaica...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (October 21) media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s Corporate offices in New Kingston, to announce the financial institution’s funding of a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner, being acquired from Canada at a cost of approximately $4.3 million (US$38,000). The machine will be installed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. A cheque in the sum was symbolically presented to Mr. Bunting, and Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald, by Sagicor President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles (right).

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Maritime Surveillance to be Ramped Up

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the country’s maritime surveillance capacity, encompassing monitoring of the country’s territorial waters, will have to be ramped up, as part of the Government’s Ebola preparedness and response mechanism. This will entail boosting the capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Marine Police Division, he noted....

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd left); and Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), were among those sharing in Tuesday’s (October 21) symbolic presentation of a cheque in the sum of $4.3 million (US$38,000) by Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles (3rd right), to Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald (centre), at Sagicor’s New Kingston Corporate Office, for the acquisition of a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner from Canada for installation at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. Also sharing in the occasion are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General (retired) Stewart Saunders (left); Sagicor Life’s Executive Vice President, Willard Brown (3rd left); and Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Ebola Scanning Machine for Sangster Airport

The country’s preparedness against the Ebola virus will be further boosted with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art thermal scanning machine, at a cost of approximately $4.3 million (US$38,000). Capable of detecting elevated body temperature, the machine is being acquired by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), with funds provided by Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited. The scanner, to be placed...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (left), and Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), present the 10th prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence to Laurel Smith, member of the management team of this year’s winner, Olympian, Michael Frater, on whose behalf he collected the award, during Thursday’s (October 16) presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Pickersgill represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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Olympian Receives 2014 Courtney Walsh Award

Olympian, Michael Frater, is the recipient of this year’s 10th presentation of the prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence in sports. The 100 metres specialist was chosen from a field of four shortlisted nominees, including: fellow Olympian, 400 metres runner, Novlene Williams-Mills; outstanding National Sunshine Girl Netballer, Romelda Aiken; and Middleweight boxer, Tsetsi “Lights Out” Davis. Mr. Frater was recognised...

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), with Laurel Smith, member of the management team of this year’s winner of the 10th prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, Olympian, Michael Frater, following the presentation at Thursday’s (October 16) awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Pickersgill, who represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the presentation to Mr. Smith, who collected the award, in Mr. Frater’s absence.

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CHASE Invests $4.4 Billion in Sports Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund’s approximately $4.4 billion investment in Jamaica’s sports development since its inception in 2003. This input, she said, includes over $532 million channeled into the sector during the last fiscal year. The Prime Minister noted the contribution in her speech delivered by...

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

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Women Urged To Examine Breasts Monthly

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is appealing to all women to do monthly breast self examinations and to also visit the Jamaica Cancer Society breast clinic. Women, aged 40 and older are also being encouraged to do annual mammograms, as statistics show that two thirds of all cases are in women who are 55 years and older. In an interview...