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Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Gavin Henry (seated, left), with members of the visiting team who performed 627 eye surgeries at the Manchester-based institution from May 25 to 27, and representatives from the Southern Regional Health Authority. Also seated (from second left) are: Matron Sadie Allen; Cataract Camp team leader, Dr. Nitin Shah; Chairman, Mind, Body and Soul Health Ministry, Hilary Morgan, and Eye Surgeon, Dr. Vipaul Prajapati.
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Gavin Henry (seated, left), with members of the visiting team who performed 627 eye surgeries at the Manchester-based institution from May 25 to 27, and representatives from the Southern Regional Health Authority. Also seated (from second left) are: Matron Sadie Allen; Cataract Camp team leader, Dr. Nitin Shah; Chairman, Mind, Body and Soul Health Ministry, Hilary Morgan, and Eye Surgeon, Dr. Vipaul Prajapati.

Hundreds of Free Cataract Surgeries Performed at Mandeville Regional Hospital

Approximately 627 free cataract surgeries were performed on patients at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, from May 25 to 27, through the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA). The operations were carried out by a team of eye specialists from...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), looks on as Commercial Metering Manager at Miya Jamaica, Kemar Knight (second right), highlights the work being done in Newlands, St. Catherine, as part of the Portmore Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme. Councillor for the Southboro Division, Damara Lawson, and Country Manager for Miya Jamaica, Alvaro Ramalho, also look on. The occasion was a recent tour of the Portmore community to observe work in progress under the NRW Programme, which is being undertaken by NWC and Miya Jamaica.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), looks on as Commercial Metering Manager at Miya Jamaica, Kemar Knight (second right), highlights the work being done in Newlands, St. Catherine, as part of the Portmore Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme. Councillor for the Southboro Division, Damara Lawson, and Country Manager for Miya Jamaica, Alvaro Ramalho, also look on. The occasion was a recent tour of the Portmore community to observe work in progress under the NRW Programme, which is being undertaken by NWC and Miya Jamaica.

Non-Revenue Water Programme Reaping Results in Portmore
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Livestock Specialist with the 'Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems’ Project of the FAO, Cabrini Edwards, in dialogue with one of the beneficiaries of the project, Roxanne Robinson, in Kitson Town, St. Catherine.

Farmers in Kitson Town Benefit from FAO Project
Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ellison Thompson, gives a destination update on St. Kitts and Nevis at a press briefing during the 42nd Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace event, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James
Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ellison Thompson, gives a destination update on St. Kitts and Nevis at a press briefing during the 42nd Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace event, held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James

St. Kitts Tourism Authority Hails Jamaica’s Resilience Thrust
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently.

Legal Aid Council Will Continue to Provide Quality Support to the Most Vulnerable – Justice Minister

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President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), St Patrice Ennis, addresses the recent Workers’ Week 2024 Expo, held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew.
LabourSocial Security

JCTU Calls for More Inclusive Workspaces

The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is calling for more inclusive work environments where persons with various skills and abilities, including the disabled community, can contribute. President of the JCTU, St Patrice Ennis, who made the call while addressing the recent Workers’ Week 2024 Expo at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew, said that creating inclusive spaces is a moral...
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Blood Donor Organiser at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Odean Black (second left), and other team members from the NBTS, monitor staff of Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, as they donate blood during a collection drive at the institution on May 22.
CommunityEducationHealth & Wellness

Godfrey Stewart High School Community Donates Blood

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) carried out a blood drive at Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on May 22 as the entity continues efforts to boost blood collection to serve the needs of the health sector. Blood Donor Organiser at NBTS, Odean Black, emphasised the importance of the outreach where more than 25 persons, including students, staff...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), looks on as Head Boy at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine, Acado Brown (second left), strums an electric guitar that was among several musical instruments she handed over to the institution during a brief ceremony on Monday (May 27). Others (from left) are Old Harbour High student, Tevin Scott, and Principal, Lynton Weir.
National SecurityYouth

PHOTOS: State Minister Cuthbert Flynn Hands over Musical Instruments to Old Harbour High School

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), looks on as Head Boy at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine, Acado Brown (second left), strums an electric guitar that was among several musical instruments she handed over to the institution during a brief ceremony on Monday (May 27). Others (from left) are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to handover a home under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to Gerald McKenzie (second right) in Race Course, Clarendon on Friday (May 24). Others sharing in the occasion from left are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins, and Mr. McKenzie’s spouse, Verna Redhi.
Office of the Prime Minister

NSHP is a Model of Adherence to Proper Building Codes – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging persons building housing units to look to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) as the standard to follow.  He said that dwellings constructed under the programme stand as models of adherence to proper building codes and regulations.  He noted that the structures, though simple, are “well built,” and can “withstand almost...
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