Several cases of Intravenous (IV) Giving Sets, valued at just over $2 million, have been donated to the public health sector as part of efforts to improve the quality of health care delivery at various hospitals in the island. The items, contributed by Med-Rx Caribbean, comprise 50 cases (15,000 units) valued at $900,000 for  the University Hospital of the West...

Testing will begin this week on a pilot early warning system to alert disabled persons of impending disaster. Senior Telecommunications Engineer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Ruel Corniffe, said that the pilot system, which will be tested in targeted communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, facilitates real-time warning and response to disasters such as hurricanes and...

The Disney Wonder cruise ship, part of the Disney Cruise Line, called at the Port of Falmouth on Tuesday, October 8, on the first of five calls to the port for the year. The 2,700-passenger vessel, which docked at the Falmouth pier early in the morning, attracted the interest of hundreds of curious onlookers, craft vendors, tour operators, and members...

The annual Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission is back in the city, with more than 40 medical and non-medical personnel rendering professional services to thousands of citizens in St. James and adjoining parishes. Comprising specialists in the fields of ophthalmology, gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics, internal medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacology, the team members are currently at the St. John’s Methodist...

Jamaicans and other CARICOM nationals should, by June 2014, have easier access to member states, and be able to fully exercise their rights to travel, work and seek out other opportunities as provided for under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) arrangement. This is being facilitated through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP),...

Residents of  Majesty Gardens, in St. Andrew, are currently going through the selection process for some 48 apartment units, which have been built by the National Housing Trust (NHT), under the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) co-ordinated Community Renewal Programme (CRP), with input from other agencies. “To get a real impact and a change for the community, we started off...

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deep sadness at the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister, Government Minister and Ambassador, the Honourable Seymour St. Edward „Foggy‟ Mullings, OJ, CD. Mr. Mullings died this morning at age 82. The Prime Minister said Mr. Mullings gave long and effective service as a Parliamentarian and Government Minister and will...