The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) childbirth bedside registration programme has been hailed as a regional best practice. This was revealed by the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Charlton McFarlane, during an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Get the Facts’ television programme on Sunday (July 3). Mr. McFarlane noted that the initiative, which facilitates the early registration of babies born...

A Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Working Group has been established to develop patient care guidance and rehabilitation guides to help advance healthcare workers’ knowledge and treatment of post-COVID-19 condition. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says this is in keeping with interventions identified and proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to guide the regional entity’s ongoing response to the...

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the dedicated service of the country’s healthcare workers has spared Jamaica from the worst effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr. Tufton, who was delivering the keynote address at the official launch of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month on Monday (July 4), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St....

The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, was remembered as an inspirational and exemplary leader who did good for others, during her official funeral on Monday (July 4). The inurnment ceremony was held at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Claremont, St. Ann for Mrs. Robinson who died on May 29, 2020, at the age of...

Customers are being encouraged to shop around before settling on an electrician or electrical inspector, to avoid being overcharged. The advice comes from the Government Electrical Regulator (GER) as the agency moves forward to increase transparency within the electricity sector. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Manager of Customer Affairs at the State-run institution, Kemar Lake,...

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