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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

Plans are in place to upgrade the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth from a Type C facility, to a Type B. “We are upgrading the entity to a Type B hospital, and we are now in the process of...
Senior Director, Preparedness and Emergency Operations Division (Acting), ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, interacts with residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.
Senior Director, Preparedness and Emergency Operations Division (Acting), ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, interacts with residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.

Residents of Old Harbour Bay Benefit from Community Sensitisation Meeting
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project on Friday (July 28). He is joined by (from left) National Water Commission President, Mark Barnett; Chairman of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Donovan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine A. Dobson; and General Manager of Wastewater Operation and Management Company Limited, Avraham Rubinchik.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for phase three of the Port Royal pipeline replacement project on Friday (July 28). He is joined by (from left) National Water Commission President, Mark Barnett; Chairman of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Donovan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine A. Dobson; and General Manager of Wastewater Operation and Management Company Limited, Avraham Rubinchik.

Ground Broken for Port Royal Pipeline Replacement Project
Project Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Lajean Powell-Richards, addresses residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.
Project Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Lajean Powell-Richards, addresses residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.

ODPEM Stages Sensitisation Meeting With Residents of Old Harbour Bay
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing today’s (July 28) sitting of the Senate.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing today’s (July 28) sitting of the Senate.

Senate Approves Bill to Raise Age of Retirement for DPP, Auditor General

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Acting Senior Education Officer for Region 2, Lebert Drysdale (right), looks on as Courts Ready Cash Brand Manager, Suzanne Campbell (second left), hands over a 1,000-gallon water tank to Vice Principal of Duckenfield Primary School, Stafford Stewart (second right) in St. Thomas on Thursday (July 27). Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles.
EducationYouth

Duckenfield Primary Gets 1,000-Gallon Water Tank

Students and teachers at Duckenfield Primary School in St. Thomas will have improved access to potable water come September.  Courts Ready Cash donated a 1,000-gallon water tank to the institution on Thursday (July 27), to mitigate water supply issues being faced by the school amid worsening drought conditions.   Acting Senior Education Officer for Region 2, Lebert Drysdale, who delivered greetings...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) presents National Health Fund (NHF) Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson, with a plaque for long and outstanding service and leadership during the NHF’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala on July 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Health & Wellness

NHF Hailed as Cornerstone of Health Financing

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the National Health Fund (NHF) as the cornerstone of healthcare financing in Jamaica.  He noted that over its 20-year history, the agency has provided critical and transformative services, which have significantly improved healthcare access and affordability in Jamaica.  “When the NHF came on the scene [it] provided an...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), addresses the handover of beds to the Spanish Town Hospital and the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), at the BHC on July 27.
Health & Wellness

Critical-Care Services to be Improved at KPH and CRH

Critical-care services at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), should be improved following the recent approval of funds to purchase equipment for the institutions by the Cabinet. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure while speaking at the handover of beds for the Spanish Town Hospital and the...
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Glittering drones lit up the skies during last year’s Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston.
CultureEmancipation

Spectacular Drone Display Returns for Jamaica 61

The skies above the National Stadium in Kingston will come alive with a stunning display of lights, as the spectacular drone display returns for this year’s Grand Gala on Sunday (August 6). The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. will culminate activities celebrating Jamaica’s 61st anniversary under the theme: ‘Jamaica 61…Proud and Strong’. Featuring hundreds of drones hovering in perfect...
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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Lady Allen (second right), along with (from second left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton; Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, listens as Nursery Supervisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Karen Fender, speaks on the lavender plant at the exhibit mounted by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in collaboration with the Forestry Department’s Public Gardens Division and the Mines and Geology Division in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, at King’s House on July 27.
CultureGovernor GeneralIndependence

PM Says it is Important to Highlight Economic Performance of the Country

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says as the nation observes its 61st Independence, it is important to highlight and reflect on the economic performance of the country. “It is not readily accepted and understood as to the profound nature of that achievement and what it means, but it is the start of true independence, our economic independence,” he...
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(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service at the Portmore Church of God in South Edgewater, St. Catherine, on Sunday August 2, 2020
CultureEmancipationIndependence

Emancipation and Independence Church Service July 30

The Jamaica 61 Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service is slated to be held on Sunday, July 30, under the theme ‘Jamaica 61... Proud and Strong’. The service, which is hosted by the Government through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Waltham Park New Testament Church, 65 Waltham Park Road, in...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (centre), addresses a constitutional reform town hall at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz on Wednesday (July 26). She is joined by members of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) (from left) representative of the wider faith-based society, Dr. David Henry; Chair of the National Committee on Reparations, Lalieta Davis Mattis; Co-Chair of the Constitutional Reform Committee, Ambassador Rocky Meade; and Chairman of the Jamaica umbrella group of churches, Dr. Elaine McCarthy.
Legal and Constitutional AffairsLocal Government

Referendum Will Not be Combined With Elections – Minister Malahoo Forte

The Government has no intention of combining the referendum that relates to Jamaica's proposed transition to a Republic with either the upcoming Local Government or General Elections. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the declaration, while addressing the constitutional reform town hall at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz on Wednesday...
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