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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Health Ministry Making It Easier for Diaspora to Donate

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Cabinet has approved the appointment of a board for its Health for Life and Wellness Foundation headed by Courtney Cephas. He said that the new board will play a...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Record Air Passenger Arrivals Show Strength of Tourism Recovery
Principal of Titchfield High School, Richard Thompson (left), receives a donation of 39 tablets and laptops from representative of the Titchfield Past Students Sports Association (TPSSA), Ruel Martin, at the institution in Portland, recently.
Principal of Titchfield High School, Richard Thompson (left), receives a donation of 39 tablets and laptops from representative of the Titchfield Past Students Sports Association (TPSSA), Ruel Martin, at the institution in Portland, recently.

Past Students Donate Laptops and Tablets to Titchfield High
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $20 million cheque by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to fund the PBCJ’s procurement of equipment to establish a dedicated free-to-air 24-hour education channel. Other participants (from left) are: PBCJ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Campbell, Board Member Ed Barnes; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; USF CEO, Daniel Dawes; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and USF Chairman, Justin Morin. The presentation was made during a handover ceremony at the PBCJ on South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 17)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $20 million cheque by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to fund the PBCJ’s procurement of equipment to establish a dedicated free-to-air 24-hour education channel. Other participants (from left) are: PBCJ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Campbell, Board Member Ed Barnes; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; USF CEO, Daniel Dawes; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and USF Chairman, Justin Morin. The presentation was made during a handover ceremony at the PBCJ on South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 17)

PM Holness Endorses New Educational Channel

Law Strengthened to Ban Electronic Devices in The Prisons

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to open the newly constructed Buff Bay Police Station in Portland on Thursday (December 16). Sharing in the occasion are members of the Police High Command and (from fourth left): Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson,.
National Security

Buff Bay Gets New Police Station

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Thursday (December 16), officially opened the new Buff Bay Police Station in Portland, which was constructed at a cost of $126 million. The facility was built under the Ministry’s ‘Project Rebuild, Overhaul, and Construct (ROC),’ which aims to rebuild, renovate, and retrofit police stations island wide. The new facility features a ramp...
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Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (December 15).
COVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

Over 1.1M Doses Of Vaccines Now Available

Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton says that with over 1.1 million doses of combined vaccines available in Jamaica, there are no “excuses” for persons not to get vaccinated. The Minister who was speaking at a virtual press conference on Wednesday (December 15), said that having the population fully vaccinated was even more important now that...
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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in Kingston.
Commerce

CAC Secures Over $14.7 Million On Behalf Of Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured over $14.7 million in compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to November 2021. The disclosure was made by Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in Kingston. She noted that the sum “does not include the $7.5 million that we were awarded...
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The new solar photovoltaic system at the Little Park F3 Pump Station in St. Elizabeth, which was installed by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited at a cost of $53.14 million.
Agriculture

Minister Shaw Commissions Solar-Powered Pump Station At Little Park, St. Elizabeth

Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, on Thursday (December 16), officially commissioned into service, the Little Park F3 Pump Station in St. Elizabeth, which was retrofitted by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited at a cost of $53.14 million. The project, which was completed over seven months, involved the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems comprising...
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second left) listens attentively to Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe (second right) during a tour of the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (December 17). Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Heroy Clarke and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick.
AviationTransport

Segments Of SIA Expansion To Come On Stream By Year-End

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says some segments of the multi-million-dollar master plan expansion programme being undertaken at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James will come on stream before the end of 2021. The projects, under the master plan, represent an investment of approximately US$100 million. Aspects of the undertaking include the expansion...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, examine three of the 19 oxygen concentrators that have been donated to the public health system, during a handover ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Thursday (December 16). The machines, three of which have been given to the hospital, were provided through the Prime Minister’s Positive Jamaica Foundation.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Continues Increase Allocations To Combat COVID-19 – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government continues to increase resource allocations to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Jamaica. He indicated that the number of hospital beds available for treating COVID-19 patients has risen to 750, noting that “we could very well go up to about 800 and level off at that point.” Additionally, Mr. Holness...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Dr. Al Powell.
Agriculture

Jamaica Can Capitalise On Us $18 Billion Mango Market

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro Investment Corporation (AIC), Dr. Al Powell, says Jamaica has the potential to expand its foothold in the global market for mango, which is valued at US $18 billion. He noted that in 2020, the country supplied over 291,321 kilograms of the fruit overseas, valuing US$623,190. “But that’s a drop in the bucket compared...
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