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Photo 1: Superintendent B, Infirmary (Acting), Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Michael Anderson (second right) accepts a gift from Justice of the Peace Cosmo Leroy Jowhill (third right) during the Justices of the Peace of Jamaica - Kingston Association -...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development , Hon. Desmond McKenzie, (foreground) gets a firsthand view of the progress of work on the new male ward being built at the Westmoreland Infirmary, during a tour of the project site recently. He is accompanied by Chief Executive Officer at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (right); and Chief Engineering Officer at the Corporation, Ava Murdock.

Male Ward at Westmoreland Infirmary to Be Completed Early 2022

Western Regional Manager at the Urban Development Commission (UDC) Omar Simpson, gives greetings at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony held at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Monday (December 13)

CCTV For Harmony Beach Park

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right); Head Boy of St. Mary High School, Ajani Campbell (left) and Head Girl, Ashanna Douglas, inspect the driving simulator handed over by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) to St. Mary High School. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (December 15).

Travel Pal Security System for Commuters Who Use PPVS

High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Runsung Masakui (left) is in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu at a medical camp hosted by the High Commission earlier this year at the Constant Spring Library, 5 Cassava Piece Road, Kingston 8. Seated at right is a patient who visited the camp.

Free Medical Camps in Kingston on Sunday

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

4 years ago Health & WellnessJamaican Diaspora

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 key role as the Ministry “tries to simplify, strengthen and make it easier” for the Diaspora to assist Jamaica in...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

4 years ago Tourism

Record Air Passenger Arrivals Show Strength of Tourism Recovery

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the 7,000 airline passengers, who arrived at the Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in St. James on December 11, is a prelude of what is to come for the winter season. Citing the number of arrivals as a single day record since the reopening of air travel on June 15, 2020, Minister Bartlett said...

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.

4 years ago Education

Past Students Donate Laptops and Tablets to Titchfield High

The Titchfield Past Students Sports Association (TPSSA) recently donated 22 laptops and 17 tablets to benefit current students of the Portland-based institution. The donation followed the contribution of 60 tablets last year and is a continuation of assistance to the institution since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President of the TPSSA, Steven Aiken, who is based in the...

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)

4 years ago Education

PM Holness Endorses New Educational Channel

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed plans by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to establish a dedicated free-to-air education channel. This will be the second such locally, targeting content for early childhood, primary and secondary students. The Corporation has received $20 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to procure cutting edge equipment that will...

4 years ago FisheriesJusticeSenate

Law Strengthened to Ban Electronic Devices in The Prisons

The Senate today (Dec. 17) passed the Corrections (Amendment) Act, 2021 which will facilitate tighter control of prohibited articles being transported in and out of correctional facilities. The Bill, which seeks to amend the Corrections Act of 1985, as well as the Correctional Institution (Adult Correctional Centre) Rules, 1991 was tabled and passed in the lower House on December 14....

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,.

4 years ago National Security and Peace

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (December 15).

4 years ago 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...