The University Hospital of the West Indies (UWI) is to benefit from a $4.9-billion upgrade of building and equipment. The project, which is at the design stage, will include construction of a new six-storey, 120,000-square-foot medical facility, which will accommodate an additional 40 medical and surgical beds, improvements to outpatient or ambulatory surgery, lecture rooms and conference rooms. Health and...

The Ministry of Justice has reiterated its commitment to providing access to justice for all Jamaicans, including children. Identified as a vulnerable group, children can benefit from the Ministry’s Child Justice Services from various programmes and initiatives. Director of Public Relations and Communications at the Justice Ministry, Shari-Ann Palmer, told JIS News that at the core, these services help to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says provisional data indicate that in 2020, there were 2,836,758 visits to public health facilities compared to 3,306,040 in 2019. There were 1,000,765 visits to public hospitals when compared to 1,223,854 a year earlier and 1,256,295 for the five-year average. In addition, there were 1,835,991 visits to health centres compared...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that almost 150,000 technology devices will be in the hands of needy students islandwide, through various programmes and initiatives, by the end of the 2021/22 school year. She was addressing a meeting for the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St. Andrew, which was held virtually on Tuesday (May 18). The Ministry...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging citizens to be on the lookout for vector breeding sites as they carry out Labour Day activities around the home on Monday (May 24). “Although we are heavily focused on the coronavirus (COVID-19) while we carry out our clean-up activities, it is not the only concern. Mosquitoes and...

Chairman of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr, says that the entity is focused on science for development and has been facilitating the innovations of science entrepreneurs and green developers through its Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC).​ He contended that science is critical in driving technologies to address climate change and help the country recover stronger from crises...

Psychological support and therapeutic intervention offered to children who have undergone severe emotional trauma is expected to be boosted with the construction of the Therapeutic Treatment Centre, in St. Andrew, for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Cabinet has given approval for a $117-million contract to Alfrasure Structures and Roofing Limited for the undertaking. Minister of Education, Youth...