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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.

Discussions To Continue On Front-Of-Package Labelling

Discussions will continue this year regarding front of package labelling, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The objective of front-of-package labelling is to provide the consuming public with information on the content of sodium/salt, fats,...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is in conversation with (from left) Deputy Postmaster General, Business and Regional Operations, Post and Telecommunications Department, Sophia Hamilton Brown; Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, and Chief Executive Officer, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Lincoln Allen; and Chairman, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo, when they visited the Governor-General
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is in conversation with (from left) Deputy Postmaster General, Business and Regional Operations, Post and Telecommunications Department, Sophia Hamilton Brown; Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, and Chief Executive Officer, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Lincoln Allen; and Chairman, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Professor Felix Akinladejo, when they visited the Governor-General's office at King's House in St. Andrew on May 3.

PHOTOS: Members Of Post And Telecommunications Department Call On GG
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), joins Executive Director of JIPO, Lilyclaire Bellamy (centre) and Copyright and Related Rights Manager at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Shantal English (left), in making presentations to tertiary-level winner in the JIPO Essay Competition, University of the West (UWI), Carol Madu (second left), and winner at the primary level, student at the Bright Beginnings Educational Centre in St. Catherine, Bryce Wilson. Occasion was the awards ceremony held recently at the JIPO office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson (right), joins Executive Director of JIPO, Lilyclaire Bellamy (centre) and Copyright and Related Rights Manager at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Shantal English (left), in making presentations to tertiary-level winner in the JIPO Essay Competition, University of the West (UWI), Carol Madu (second left), and winner at the primary level, student at the Bright Beginnings Educational Centre in St. Catherine, Bryce Wilson. Occasion was the awards ceremony held recently at the JIPO office in Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged To Turn Ideas Into Innovations
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.

Continued Reduction In Parish Court Case Backlog
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Excelsior Community College’s College Week 2022 church service held recently at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Excelsior Community College’s College Week 2022 church service held recently at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston.

Excelsior Community College Commended For Resilence During COVID-19

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
Health & WellnessSectoral Debate 2022/23

Health Ministry Moves To Clear Backlog Of Elective Surgeries

An additional 1,000 surgeries will be conducted in the public health system over the next 10 months under a special initiative called ‘CODE CARE’. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the intervention is aimed at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in many hospitals due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) priorities. “Since March 2020, many...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4.
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More Than $720 Million Invested In Technology And Improved Infrastructure In Justice Sector

The Government has invested more than $720 million in technology and improved infrastructure in the justice sector, says Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Making his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 4, the Minister said several facilities across the island are safer and “more comfortable” from the funds spent over the last...
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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (second left), engages member of the Wilson’s Run Community Development Committee, Kacia Brown (left), following the official handover of Starapple Lane and Common Road in Troy, Trelawny, on Tuesday, May 3. Looking on are Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett-Smith; and General Manager for Finance and Procurement at JSIF, Orville Hill. Common Road and Starapple Lane were rehabilitated under a $106-million project implemented by JSIF.
Agriculture

Trelawny Farming Community Gets Improved Roads

The more than 1,400 residents of the farming community of Troy in Trelawny, now have easier traverse following the rehabilitation of two roads at a combined cost of $106 million. The work was executed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under the ninth cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and involved improvement of the one-kilometre Common Road...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Committee To Consider Granting Prescriptive Rights To Advanced Nursing Practitioners

A Committee chaired by Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer has been formed to consider the granting of prescriptive rights to advanced nursing practitioners. Other committee members include Professor Howard Spencer (Medical Council Registrar), Dr. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney (Nursing Council Chair), Dr. Eugennie Brown-Myrie (Pharmacy Council Chair), Heather McGrath (Family Nurse Practitioner), Patsy Edwards Henry (Nurses Association of Jamaica President) and Patricia Ingram-Martin (Chief...
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Marketing Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Candace Ming (left) and Project and Business Development Manager, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin (right), hand over recycling bins for plastic containers to Manager, Plantation Smokehouse, Leon Jones. Plantation Smokehouse is among entities that have joined the Tourism Recycling Partnership Initiative being implemented by the TPDCo and the RPJ. The establishment also received a recycling cage (not pictured) to store the plastic containers for pickup.
Tourism

Entities Urged To Join Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership

Entities within the tourism industry are being encouraged to participate in the Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative. Being implemented by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in partnership with Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), the initiative is geared towards reducing plastic pollution in resort areas. Project and Business Development Manager, Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin, told JIS News that the initiative is...
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