The Government has allocated $300 million to begin modernisation of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The works are part of a major redevelopment project at the hospital, which includes the construction of a new tower with 58 additional bed spaces, 35 neonatal cots and seven major theatres, and the purchase of medical equipment. As stated in the...

The Government will be spending more than $1.1 billion to complete several aspects of the St. James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), under its redevelopment project. The objective of the project is to improve service delivery in the public health system by rehabilitating the CRH to include ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP); information and communications technology...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the Pfizer vaccine. Adults...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is inviting adolescents and young people, ages 16 to 24, to participate in a Safer Sex Week Instagram Live session on Friday, February 18. The event is focused on bringing awareness to the issues surrounding adolescent sexual reproductive health and will seek to dispel myths and provide information about safe spaces. It will also...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling for a more collective and inclusive approach among countries globally to overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly in relation to vaccine access. Speaking during a Global Tourism Resilience Forum at EXPO2020 Dubai on Thursday (February 17), Mr. Bartlett said countries have generally “not learned to respond together to global actions” citing the pandemic...

Approximately $83 million has been allocated to continue work on the construction of the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, during the new financial year. Details are outlined in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project is aimed at building a 220-bed facility on the compound of the Cornwall Regional...

The Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine now boasts a new Biological Control Laboratory, which will strengthen the island’s pest control measures, while helping to protect the environment. Acting Principal Research Director for the Research and Development Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Sherwood, told JIS News that the lab will focus on the use of biological...