Cabinet has approved the procurement of private security guard services at health facilities in the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA). The contract totalling $321.78 million was awarded to Marksman Limited for a period of three years. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on...

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is appealing for donations to assist with the purchase of a new mammography machine for its mobile screening unit. The unit, which was donated to the JCS in 2000, has been out of service since October 2015. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 31), JCS Executive Director, Yulit Gordon, said the entity...

Residents of 11 communities close to the University of Technology’s (UTech) Papine campus are to benefit from a series of interventions aimed at strengthening community systems and to reach unengaged youth. The initiative, dubbed ‘Papine Wellness Fest’, involves collaboration among the University of Technology (UTech), the Papine Development Area Committee (PDAC) and the Social Development Commission (SDC). Beneficiary communities are...

It is a well-known fact that proper hygiene is necessary for good health and this is especially true for children who are more susceptible to germs and bacteria. It is also true that proper bathroom facilities are needed for this to happen, so imagine then your child not benefitting from such conveniences at their school. This was the case for...

The Ministry of Health in association with the Heart Foundation of Jamaica is urging Jamaicans to adopt healthy lifestyle habits to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Portfolio Minister Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton noted that cardiovascular disease is one of the Non-Communicable diseases (NCD) which accounts for 34.8 percent or 6,476 of all death in Jamaicans over five years old. “It is...

Jamaicans with low vision can now benefit from the services offered by the Jamaica Society for the Blind’s (JSB) newly constructed resource centre, which will treat with this condition. Low vision is a significant reduction of visual function that cannot be fully corrected by glasses, contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery. Low vision can result from a variety of diseases...

The Independence Park Limited wishes to remind the public that no smoking is permitted at any of its facilities. Persons who fail to follow the rules could find themselves facing huge fines or imprisonment for breaching the ban. Fines range from $10,000 for a first offence; $25,000 for a second, and $50,000 for subsequent offences. A ban on smoking in...