The Ministry of Health and Wellness has allocated $500 million to each of the four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs), for infrastructure improvement and equipment replacement. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure on August 15, at a Service Level Agreement and Medical Equipment Maintenance Policy signing ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the country is close to full employment, citing further reduction in Jamaica’s unemployment rate to a record low 4.5 per cent. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) reported on Tuesday (August 15) that the out-turn, based on the April 2023 Labour Force Survey, is 1.5 percentage points lower than the figure for...

Scores of students and residents of Manchester line up to take advantage of the medical and humanitarian mission held at the Bethany Primary School in the parish on Tuesday (August 15). The Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, which has been giving back to communities such as Bethany, Devon and Hibernia in Manchester for the past 15 years, teamed up with the...

The Government of Jamaica has awarded 61 contracts, valued at $27 billion, for the procurement of essential drugs under the 2023-2026 Pharmaceutical Awards Programme. The National Health Fund (NHF) signed the contracts with the 34 local and international suppliers at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 15). LASCO Distributors Ltd. was awarded the largest contract at...

The New Social Justice Division within the Justice Ministry has been working to deliver healing and create a culture of peace by increasing access to Alternative Justice Services (AJS). The Division is a one-stop shop, housing three critical branches of the Ministry, namely Restorative Justice (RJ), Child Diversion and Victim Services, which members of the public can access free of...

The country’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low 4.5 per cent in April 2023, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Force Survey for the period. This was 1.5 percentage points lower than the out-turn for the corresponding timeline in 2022, Director General, Carol Coy, indicated. Speaking during STATIN’s quarterly digital media briefing on Tuesday (August...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives a framed collection of the new series of banknotes from Governor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles. The BOJ Governor, along with other representatives from the Bank, visited King’s House on August 15.