Residents of Westmoreland are being urged to seek urgent medical attention if they are experiencing any symptoms of tuberculosis (TB). Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Marcia Graham, made the appeal, while addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on March 10. “I just want to remind persons that tuberculosis still exists. Thank God...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says citizens in the parish must continue to protect themselves from dengue fever by keeping their surroundings free of mosquito breeding sites. Dr. Graham, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on March 10, encouraged residents to take responsibility for their health by destroying mosquito...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is commending the police for making inroads in disrupting criminal gang activity and enhancing public safety. “They are [tackling] the criminal gangs across the country, very effectively,” he said, during a recent tour of the renovated Harman Barracks in Kingston. Dr. Chang credits the strides being made to the ongoing investment in...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is exploring ways to supply tilapia farmers will quality fish feed including manufacturing the produce locally. Tilapia are considered top and middle feeders, meaning that they eat food that floats on the surface of the water or at mid-level. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chairman of the NFA Board, Lieutenant Commander George Overton,...

Approximately 177 students have completed the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) to date, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The programme, which was launched in 2018, facilitates two years of training, free of cost, for students in grades 11, 12 and 13, enabling them to gain entry level certification for the tourism industry. Students graduate with an Occupational...

Another 315 dwelling units will be delivered to indigent families across the island under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), by the end 2022/23. The Government has targeted the construction of five units per year, across each of the island’s 63 constituencies, under the programme. “We are going to complete the 315 that we had originally allocated…and then we will...

Greater take-up of tilapia farming is being encouraged as part of efforts to boost local fish production and to relieve the stress on reef fish. Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, in making the call, said that improving tilapia production “will allow us to improve the blue protein, which is protein from fisheries stock.”...