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Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (left), and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Sub-Regional Programme Director, Dean Chambliss, bump elbows after signing a US$750,000 subsidiary agreement at CARPHA’s headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago.
Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (left), and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Sub-Regional Programme Director, Dean Chambliss, bump elbows after signing a US$750,000 subsidiary agreement at CARPHA’s headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago.

PAHO Provides US$750,000 To Caribbean Public Health Agency

An additional US$750,000 in financing support has been provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The funding comes under PAHO’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP), which spans two-year funding periods, the last of...
Rose Bennett-Cooper (right), widow of the late Jamaican artist Cecil Cooper, in conversation with Jamaican-born writer, journalist and broadcaster, Ferdinand Dennis and curator of the Cecil Cooper Scholarship Exhibition, Gilou Bauer, on July 2 at the Olympia Gallery, Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew.
Rose Bennett-Cooper (right), widow of the late Jamaican artist Cecil Cooper, in conversation with Jamaican-born writer, journalist and broadcaster, Ferdinand Dennis and curator of the Cecil Cooper Scholarship Exhibition, Gilou Bauer, on July 2 at the Olympia Gallery, Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew.

Cecil Cooper Foundation Provides Scholarships For Edna Manley College Students
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges greetings with President, Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ), Clive Coke, at the entity’s 56th Annual General Meeting held on Sunday (June 3), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges greetings with President, Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ), Clive Coke, at the entity’s 56th Annual General Meeting held on Sunday (June 3), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

Government Creating Modern Customs Act
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second from left), consoles grieving parents Micey Walters (left) and Owen Tomlinson, at the funeral for their children Kayla and Abigail Tomlinson, who perished in a fire that gutted their Haylesfield, Clarendon, home on March 24. The funeral was held on Sunday (July 3) at the Race Course Seventh-day Adventist Church in the parish.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second from left), consoles grieving parents Micey Walters (left) and Owen Tomlinson, at the funeral for their children Kayla and Abigail Tomlinson, who perished in a fire that gutted their Haylesfield, Clarendon, home on March 24. The funeral was held on Sunday (July 3) at the Race Course Seventh-day Adventist Church in the parish.

“Hold Your Children A Little Closer” – Minister Williams
Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Committee, Professor the Most Hon. Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer, addresses a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate July as Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month, held on July 3 at the Boulevard Baptist Church, St. Andrew.
Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Committee, Professor the Most Hon. Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer, addresses a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate July as Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month, held on July 3 at the Boulevard Baptist Church, St. Andrew.

Special Thanks To Healthcare Workers

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Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Bravo Dental and Medical Centre in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann recently. He is joined by husband-and wife-team, Drs. Alexandre Young (left) and Ruth-Ann Leveridge-Young, who operate the facility.
Health & Wellness

One-Stop Medical Centre Opens In St. Ann’s Bay

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, has welcomed the opening of the town’s new multi-care medical centre as a game changer in the provision of comprehensive and accessible health services to residents. The Bravo Dental and Medical centre, operated by husband-and-wife team Drs. Alexandre Young and Ruth-Ann Leveridge-Young, is the first facility in the parish offering a suite...
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New members of the Jamaica National Reserve (JNR) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) participate in their Passing Out Parade held at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp in Kingston on Saturday (July 2). A total of 92 recruits graduated after completing the JNR training programme.
National Security

New Army Reserves Commended For Resilience

Ninety-two Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits, who have successfully completed the longest period of training in the history of the Jamaica National Reserve (JNR), have been hailed for their dedication and resilience over the extended training cycle. “Each of you would have experienced training that tested your strength and dexterity in all areas including but not limited to the physical,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (front, second left), and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (front, left), shares a moment with healthcare workers, at a Thanksgiving Service to mark July as Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month, held on Sunday (July 3), at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Hails Healthcare Workers As Heroes

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is hailing the nation’s over 25,000 healthcare workers as heroes, who continue to give dedicated service in advancing healthcare in Jamaica. The Minister was addressing a Thanksgiving Service to mark Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston on Sunday (July 3). He told the healthcare workers...
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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South West and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth from left), applauds at the unveiling of the sign for the Middle Quarters free, public wi-fi hotspot in the St. Elizabeth community on Friday, July 1. Sharing the moment are (from left): Pastor of the Middle Quarters New Testament Church of God , Rev. Arthur Grant; Councillor of the Brompton Division, Withney Smith-Currie; Principal of the Middle Quarters Primary School, Annette Kerr-Harris; Director of Projects, Universal Service Fund (USF), Kwan Wilson; Inspector Sophia Daley of the Black River Police Station; and Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Daniel Dawes.
Technology

Middle Quarters Gets Free Wi-Fi

Middle Quarters in St. Elizabeth is the latest community to benefit from free, public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Community Wi-Fi Programme. The secured hotspot will allow residents, including students, to connect to the high-speed service that was officially launched on Friday (July 1). It can provide internet access for up to 200 individuals at any one time....
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JIS1241: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, addresses the General Meeting of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) held recently at Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Health & Wellness

Health Education and Promotion Being Realigned

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is realigning its health education and promotion infrastructure to place greater focus on preventive rather than the curative aspect of healthcare. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, said that the objective is to more effectively address the problem of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among the Jamaican population, including diabetes and hypertension. He said that...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis ( second right) and Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho (third left), cut the ribbon to officially open a green space at the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James on Thursday (June 30). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Superintendent of Police in Charge of Operations, St. James Police Division, Eron Samuels; Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; and Principal of the Lethe Primary and Infant School, Allison McGhie. A similar facility was also handed over at Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in the parish on the day.
Youth

JSIF Opens Green Spaces at Two St. James Schools

Attractive green spaces have been established at the Lethe and Bickersteth Primary and Infant schools in St. James, which will serve as recreational areas for the students and wider community members. The facilities were created at a total cost of over $3 million under the Parks and Green Spaces Project of the Integrated Community Development Project – Phase 2 (ICDP...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated second left), makes a point during a visit on Friday (July 1) with Gwendolyn McKnight (seated third right), whose daughter and four grand-children were brutally murdered in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon on June 21. Joining him are Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (seated left); and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated fourth left).
Justice

Take Violence By Family Members Seriously – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to take acts of violence by family members seriously. Speaking during a visit with Gwendolyn McKnight on Friday (July 1), who is mourning the brutal murder of her daughter and four grand-children in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon, Prime Minister Holness said violent behaviours “must be treated with, in the first instance”....
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