Urology patients at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester are to benefit from the use of a resectoscope, used in prostate and bladder surgeries, and valued at J $1.1 million. The equipment and its accessories will be used for most of the endoscopic surgeries performed in the urology department. Urology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the...

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Ten wards of the State, who are pursuing tertiary-level studies, have been awarded scholarships by the New York-based Jamaican charity, Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO). The recipients, who were selected based on their academic record and financial need, are Megais Simpson, Aneka Gardner, Derval Reid, Thembeka Jarrett, Tianna Campbell, Lechelle Walker, Sahaine Brown, Janet Lafayette, Sashel Walters and Rohane Grey....

Jamaica has been acknowledged for best practices in facilitating a creative ecosystem by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity’ global report. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, said that Jamaica was referenced a total of six times in the 300-page document. The country was cited for creating...

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers engage in preparatory work at the Mandela Park, Half-Way Tree, the site selected for the National Labour Day project. Also engaged are workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 23 under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness – Protect our Heritage and Environment’.

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith places flowers on the grave of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. Occasion was a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park on May 18, to mark the 99th anniversary of his birth.