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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) observes as grade-seven at student at the Ferncourt High School, Amanda Pink, uses a desktop computer in the new resource centre at the school in Claremont St. Ann, on May 13.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) observes as grade-seven at student at the Ferncourt High School, Amanda Pink, uses a desktop computer in the new resource centre at the school in Claremont St. Ann, on May 13.

State Of The Art Resource Centre For Ferncourt High School

Students of Ferncourt High School in Claremont St. Ann, have received a technological boost to assist with research and the completion of assignments, with the official opening of a state of the art resource centre at the institution. The centre...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Dr. Tufton Urges Proper Management Of Hypertension
(From left): Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Staff Sergeant H. Powell, Engineer Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF); Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, view the newly constructed Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew, during a tour of the facility on May 15.
(From left): Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Staff Sergeant H. Powell, Engineer Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF); Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, view the newly constructed Olympic Gardens Police Station in St. Andrew, during a tour of the facility on May 15.

New Olympic Gardens Police Station To Open By End Of June
Medical Epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Julia Rowe Porter.
Medical Epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Julia Rowe Porter.

Jamaica to Observe World Hypertension Day
Head of Neonatal Unit, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Yanique Brown (left), makes a point to Vice President, Employee Benefits Administration, Guardian Life Limited, Oneil Clarke (2nd right), at the handover of medical equipment valued at over $2.5 million to the VJH on May 12. The donation will boost neonatal services offered at the institution. The equipment was donated by the Guardian Life Limited and the Guardian Group Foundation, and include a touch screen incubator, a radiant warmer and a patient monitor. Others (from 2nd left) include: Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather- Blackwood; and Senior Medical Officer, VJH, Dr. Garth McDonald.
Head of Neonatal Unit, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Yanique Brown (left), makes a point to Vice President, Employee Benefits Administration, Guardian Life Limited, Oneil Clarke (2nd right), at the handover of medical equipment valued at over $2.5 million to the VJH on May 12. The donation will boost neonatal services offered at the institution. The equipment was donated by the Guardian Life Limited and the Guardian Group Foundation, and include a touch screen incubator, a radiant warmer and a patient monitor. Others (from 2nd left) include: Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather- Blackwood; and Senior Medical Officer, VJH, Dr. Garth McDonald.

PHOTOS: Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Equipment

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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing a recent press briefing.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Giving Voice to the Youth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan says the Ministry is seeking to include the voice of the youth in the decision making process. “A big part of the conversation taking place … is the importance of the youth voice in our society,” Mr. Morgan said. He was speaking at a press conference...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing the Senate on May 14.
National Security

DCS To Hire Senior Psychiatrist To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is seeking to engage a senior psychiatrist to ensure that inmates with mental illness receive proper care. Minister Samuda was speaking in the Senate on Friday (May 14), where he provided an update on measures being put in...
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Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, at the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday, May 13.
Local Government

St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation And Police Partner To Improve Public Order In Townships

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the St. Elizabeth Police Division have agreed to coordinate activities aimed at bringing further public order in the various townships across the parish. Particular focus will be given to the town of Santa Cruz, where there is a high level of disorder among the public, especially on the weekends. Speaking at the monthly meeting of...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccinated Persons Urged To Maintain COVID Protocols

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging persons who have been vaccinated to continue practising the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols as stipulated by the Government. “We are encouraging persons to maintain their COVID-19 compliance just as everyone else, in terms of your mask wearing, consistently and correctly covering the nose and the mouth, practising hand hygiene, cough...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives an update on the COVID-19 vaccination drive, during a virtual press briefing on May 13.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

146,147 Jamaicans Receive First Dose Of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says eight per cent of the targeted population has been inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Speaking at a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on May 13, the Minister said that of the 1.924 million persons in the targeted population, only 146,147 Jamaicans have received their first dose of the vaccine....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, presents a tablet computer to grade-eight student at Ferncourt High School in St. Ann, Khadijah Edwards. Occasion was a ceremony at the school on Thursday (May 13), for the handover of 77 devices donated by past students.
Education

Minister Williams Welcomes Donation Of Tablets To Ferncourt High Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the donation of 77 computer tablets to students at the Ferncourt High School by the alumni. The devices were provided by the classes of 1975 to 1980 and the New York and Florida alumni associations. Addressing the handover ceremony held at the school grounds in Claremont, St. Ann on...
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