The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has resumed the printing of free birth certificates, following the replenishment of its security paper stock. A week ago, the agency had to suspend the printing of the first free birth certificate and limited the maximum number of copies for which persons could apply and pay. This was due to supply chain logistical challenges sparked...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says that increasing access to water for residents in a top priority. Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn, who was making her contribution to the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 27, informed that a pump house has been upgraded, which will benefit residents in...

Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, will remain in office until a new candidate is selected for the post, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. “The current Cabinet Secretary is at work. He was obviously planning [for his retirement] but I suspect that he will be with us a...

The winners of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2022 FIWI Short Film Competition will receive their prizes at an awards ceremony on Thursday, September 29, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The semi-virtual event is slated for the Palace Cineplex in the Sovereign Centre, Liguanea, St. Andrew, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Persons can view the ceremony on the JCDC’s website, www.jcdc.gov.jm,...

Greater emphasis should be placed on prioritising and financing mental health within the region of the Americas. This was the message from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as he addressed the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, in Washington DC, on Tuesday, September 27. The Minister said this would be timely “on the heels of the...

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is systematically expanding an adaptation of the Jamaica Moves campaign dubbed ‘Caribbean Moves’ across the region. The initiative seeks to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean by engaging with a wide cross section of public and private-sector organisations to promote and support preventive health behaviours. It was launched recently at...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, raise a toast to celebrate Brazil’s 200th anniversary of Independence, at a reception held at the Embassy’s Millsborough Crescent location in St. Andrew on Tuesday, September 27.