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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, expounds on an important matter while addressing Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

Global Prices Impacting Local Economy

The increase in the price of oil on the world market to US$90 per barrel has significantly impacted the cost of goods on the local market. This was revealed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

Digital Technology Services Awarded Over US$4M In Contracts

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, highlights a point while addressing Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.

Major Project To Begin In The Cockpit Country 2022/2023

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), plays drums with percussionist Bongo Herman (centre), while Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), plays the shaker. Occasion was the recent Rita Marley: Mystic of a Queen Exhibition, held at the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister At Bob Marley Museum

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on (February 10) after tabling the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure.

Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project Gets Over $353 Million

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project Gets $2.28 Billion

The Government will spend $2.28 billion to continue the Public Sector Transformation Implementation Project in 2022/23. Details of the provision are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service spearheads the implementation of the project, which commenced in January 2018. It aims to improve public service delivery...

Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and Clinical Nutritionist at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research at The University of the West Indies, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, February 11.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Obesity Major Risk Factor For Heart Disease – HFJ

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is placing emphasis on obesity as a major risk factor for heart disease throughout Heart Month – February 2022. The month is being observed under the theme ‘The weigh to a healthy heart’. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on February 11, Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr....

Minister of Transport and Mining , Hon. Audley Shaw, (second from left), signs a US$34million contract for the extension of the runway at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James, during a recent ceremony held at the facility. Also signing (from left to right) are President and Chief Executive Officer at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; Director at Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure Limited, James Aikman; and Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe.

4 years ago Transport

Work To Commence On Runway Extension At Sangster Airport By March 31

Work will commence during the first quarter of the year on the US$34-million runway extension works at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James. This follows the signing of a contract by Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, with United Kingdom-based Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure Limited and H&J Martin Holdings Limited JV, to undertake the project, which is...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

4 years ago Gender AffairsParliament

Women In Politics Loving The Experience

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that while representational politics was never a first career choice, she now finds it both rewarding and very inspirational. Minister Williams, who was speaking at a virtual forum, “Youth Career Talk”, on Friday (February 11), said that while some persons close to her tried to dissuade her from entering the political...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the official handover ceremony for nine healthcare facilities that were upgraded under the Strengthening Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean or ‘Smart’ Project by UKaid, recently.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Centres Upgraded To Climate-Smart Facilities

Nine of 12 healthcare facilities that were upgraded under the Strengthening Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean or ‘Smart’ Project have been officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The handover took place during a recent ceremony at the newly upgraded St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre in St. Ann. The retrofitted facilities, which were completed last year,...

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Outpatient Clinics Relocated to Mandeville Regional Hospital

The outpatient clinics at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester which were moved to the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church hall will be relocated to the hospital. The clinics will be relocated during this week, February 14 to 17 and operations will begin on the hospital compound on Monday, February 21, 2022. The clinics were moved in September 2021 to create...