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The Ministry of Health has confirmed two additional locally transmitted cases of Chikungunya. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for Jamaica to ten.

Chief Medical Officer Confirms Jamaica’s First Case of Chikungunya

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey is confirming that Jamaica now has its first imported case of chikungunya. This following the receipt of a report from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) this morning confirming that the sample sent on...

Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne Marie Bonner, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on July 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Institute of Jamaica Seeking to Attract More Visitors

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses stakeholders on Tuesday, July 15, at the Young Entrepreneurs Association’s (YEA) quarterly forum, held under the theme ‘creating an entrepreneurial culture: expanding the education curriculum’, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica auditorium in Kingston.

YEA Pushes for Introduction of Entrepreneurship in Schools

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (centre), is in discussion with President of the Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA), and Chief Executive Officer of C&E Innovational Services, Erica Wynter; and past president of the YEA, Fabian Brown, at the association’s quarterly forum held on July 15, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium in Kingston.

Entrepreneurs Urged to Make Use of Government Services

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, presented the crime figures during Tuesday’s (July 15) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Double Digit Reduction in Major Crimes

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second right), is presented with a photograph by Mikhail Henry (second left) of Glenmuir High School, during the Jamaica National (JN) Resolution Project awards ceremony at the Olympia Gallery in Kingston on July 15. Also sharing the moment are: General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown; and Chairman, JNBS Foundation, Earl Jarrett. Mikhail got first and third place prizes in the Best Body Image category for his submissions ‘Disjointed Reflections’ and ‘Ready to Lead.’

12 years ago Culture

Glenmuir High Student Tops JN Photo Award Competition

Glenmuir High School’s Jodi Morgan has copped the coveted Best Photo Award in the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Resolution Project. Her photo, ‘The Real Me’, was selected as the top piece from more than 200 entries from students across the island, who entered the 10th staging of the annual competition. The 18 year old also walked away with the prizes for...

Grade Four student Janelle Dolphy of Allman Town Primary witnesses the purchase of her textbooks by mother Hortense Dolphy from Carlton Allen of Book Express. He recently delivered books ordered by the school to Principal Candi-Lee Crooks-Smith. The cost of the set of Grade Four books was a little over $6000.

12 years ago Education

Booklists Reduced For New School Year

The Ministry of Education says booklists distributed by schools for the next academic year have been significantly reduced compared to previous years. The reduction is a result of the Ministry’s recent decision to restrict supplementary textbooks to only those it approved and to limit the quantity required per student in each grade. Following this exercise, students in grades one to...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Investigates Suspected Imported Chikungunya Case

The Ministry of Health’s heightened surveillance system has detected a suspected imported case of the chikungunya virus. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the case is of an individual who travelled from an affected country and fell ill. The individual had screening tests done at a private laboratory in Jamaica which indicated the illness. A sample was taken and...

Civil Servant of the Year 2013, Miss Enthrose Campbell, addressing a recent Empowerment Session for public sector employees, held under the theme: ‘Transformation and Renewal for a Better Tomorrow’, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), in New Kingston.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Nominations Invited for Civil Servant of the Year

Nominations are being invited from Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government, for the 2014 Civil Servant of the Year. The award, now in its 11th year, recognises one civil servant deemed to have exhibited excellence in public service delivery, over the past year. Nomination forms should be completed by Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments and submitted along with a...

Outgoing Commissioner of Police, Mr. Owen Ellington. (FILE)

12 years ago National Security and Peace

New Commissioner of Police by September

It is expected that a new Commissioner of Police will be appointed during the month of September. The Police Services Commission will advertise publicly for the position, beginning this week, and it is anticipated that during the month of August, applications will be received and reviewed, and applicants shortlisted and interviewed. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses the opening ceremony for a High Level Consultation on Universal Health Coverage at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, July 15. Looking on is Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Continues Progress Toward Universal Health Care

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government continues to make progress toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all Jamaicans. “The quest to provide quality and affordable health care services and improve access is on in earnest and we will continue to develop the health sector so that our population can achieve the highest level of health...

Principal Investigator in the University of the West Indies Department of Medicine Pulmonary Research Group, Dr. Althea Aquart-Stewart. (FILE)

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Pilot Begins to Determine Prevalence of COPD

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Department of Medicine Pulmonary Research Group, has begun the pilot of a $20-million project, aimed at determining the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In an interview with JIS News, Principal Investigator in the research group, Dr. Althea Aquart-Stewart, said that the pilot for the...