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Minister of Education Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), converses with the 2015 Rich Ambassador at Albert Town High School, Tiandra Lewis (left), while Guidance Counsellor at the school, Kereen Stewart (right), looks on. Occasion was a forum organized by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), held recently at the Versalles Hotel, in May Pen, Clarendon.
Minister of Education Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), converses with the 2015 Rich Ambassador at Albert Town High School, Tiandra Lewis (left), while Guidance Counsellor at the school, Kereen Stewart (right), looks on. Occasion was a forum organized by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), held recently at the Versalles Hotel, in May Pen, Clarendon.

Albert Town High Reports Success Under PBIS

Officials at the Albert Town High School are reporting a decrease in anti-social activities, and an increase in the academic performance of students, since the implementation of the Positive Behavioural Intervention and Support (PBIS) programme at the institution. The programme...
St. James Farm Queen 2016 Sofiya Clennon (3rd right), visits the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) booth at the St. James Business, Health and Opportunities Fair at the Montpelier Agricultural Showground on August 4. Others (from left) are JAS Secretary for St. James, Shanacay Yee; Nethel Scarlett and Clover Record.
St. James Farm Queen 2016 Sofiya Clennon (3rd right), visits the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) booth at the St. James Business, Health and Opportunities Fair at the Montpelier Agricultural Showground on August 4. Others (from left) are JAS Secretary for St. James, Shanacay Yee; Nethel Scarlett and Clover Record.

Scores Turn out for Montpelier Business, Health Fair
The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.
The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.

Pregnant Women, Others Advised to Seek Shelter Near Hospital
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.

Western Regional Health Authority Gets Fogging Machines
The Office of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), located at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine.
The Office of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), located at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine.

RGD Taking Services to Independence Village

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HIV-Vulnerable Persons Benefit From Employability Training

Twenty-nine persons, who are vulnerable to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), have graduated from Capacity Building and Employability Programme designed to equip them with skills for the world of work. The training programme, organised by the National Family Planning Board-Sexual Health Agency (NFPB-SHA), was undertaken in collaboration with the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) between June and July. Executive Director of...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), points out something of interest to Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Winston De La Haye, during a recent tour of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth.
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Improvements Coming for Black River Hospital

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has indicated that there are plans to improve bed capacity at the Black River Hospital. He said the demand on the type C facility in the St. Elizabeth capital has far exceeded the just under 100 beds it was built to accommodate. “The immediate challenge that is being faced here is clearly...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, offers words of comfort to a patient at the Black River Hospital, during a recent tour of the facility.
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Public-Private Partnership for Distribution of Prescription Drugs

The Ministry of Health is looking to partner with private pharmacies to distribute drugs to patients who use public health facilities. “We are now looking at including, under a public-private partnership arrangement, private pharmacies to administer public drugs to public patients,” said portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He was addressing a press briefing following a tour of the...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, on July 21. He announced that Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials with a view to finding a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus.
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Takes Part in Clinical Trials for Zikv

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials in the drive to find a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus (ZIKV). Addressing a Ministry of Health/Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Parish Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in St. Elizabeth on July 21, the Minister...
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Capacity of Virology Lab Being Increased for Zikv Testing

The Ministry of Health is increasing the capacity of the virology lab at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to facilitate Zika virus (ZIKV) testing. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said an additional PCR Machine dedicated to ZIKV testing has been ordered for the lab. “Additional staff has been deployed and others are being recruited to...
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Director of Elections, Orette Fisher, addresses the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 8.
Health & Wellness

National ID System will Ensure Clean Voters’ List – EOJ

Director of Elections, Orette Fisher, says the implementation of a national registration system will ensure that the names of deceased persons do not appear on the voters’ list. This, he said, will protect the integrity of the electoral system and make it easier to determine the number of eligible voters in the country. Mr. Fisher was addressing the close of...
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