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Government Provides Buses To Transport Portland Students
The Ministry of Education and Youth is providing four buses to assist students in Portland, particularly those attending Happy Grove High School, who are experiencing challenges as a result of the work under way on the Portland to St. Thomas...
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Tobacco Control Bill To Be Tabled Shortly
Comprehensive legislation is slated to be tabled in the House of Representatives shortly to address the devastating effects of tobacco consumption in Jamaica. The Tobacco Control 2020 Bill will, among other things, impose restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products as well as prohibit the sale to children. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made...
Work To Start June On Western Children And Adolescent Hospital
Work is scheduled to begin in June on the 250-bed Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in St. James. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the Chinese Embassy in Kingston has given the assurance that work will get under way following delays due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governments of Jamaica and China are funding the hospital...
Spanish Town Hospital Expansion Gets Under Way 2023
Work is set to commence on major expansion works at the Spanish Town Hospital early next year. “I am pleased to advise that the tender for the Spanish Town Hospital will be in the public domain in May 2022. Based on Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) procurement procedures, it is anticipated that we should have engaged a contractor by the end...
Minister Williams Encourages Students To Make Use Of Libraries
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging Jamaican students to become active library users as part of their educational journey. “Now that you’re back at school fully in the face-to-face environment, I want to encourage you to use your libraries at schools and others that exist across Jamaica,” she said. The Minister was participating in a reading...
Phases 1 & 2A Of Rehabilitation Project At CRH Completed, Phase 2B Begins
Work has been completed under Phases 1 and 2A of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Rehabilitation programme, at a cost of $1.3 billion. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 3. He informed that work under Phase 2B has...
MSME Operators Receive Training On Formalisation
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) operators in the agricultural and fisheries sector have received training through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) formalisation project. The project, ‘Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural and Fisheries Sector’, benefited 100 operators across both sectors, who received training in transitioning their businesses and employees from an informal to a formal state. Details were...