Jamaica has received of donation of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies valued at US$1.2 million from the Government of Japan, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The items include a refrigerator, two refrigerated Land Cruiser vehicles, and igloos. They were provided under Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid to support UNICEF’s efforts to build the capacity of health workers to...

Construction is progressing well on the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “I think we're close to the second floor now and it's going up day by day. I'm very encouraged that it is going to be a really nice institution, based on what we...

Jamaica’s backlog of elective surgeries was recently reduced by 20, thanks to a batch of nurses from the United States who worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, under Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme. The 12-month special initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, aims at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in the...

Medical equipment and supplies valued at some US$1 million were on Tuesday (December 6) handed over to the Government of Jamaica. The donation, a gift from the Government of the Republic of Korea, includes bedside stethoscopes, operating theatre tables, anaesthetic machines, electrosurgical units, diathermy pencils and incubators. They were presented at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health and...

Thousands of residents of Chapelton and surrounding areas in Clarendon are benefitting from improved access to health services following the renovation of the Chapelton Community Hospital at a cost of $309 million. The project was undertaken through funding by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund; Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols; and the National Health Fund (NHF). It included...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), and Rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Crossroads, Archdeacon Patrick Cunningham, unveil a plaque to dedicate a rehabilitated community hall/enrichment centre, which was officially handed over to the St. Andrew South community on December 2. The work was undertaken through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP)...

The Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy, which is up for review in 2023, will provide an opportunity for improvements to ensure greater financial inclusion, particularly for persons with disabilities. The Policy, prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, was last updated in 2018. It creates a framework that offers coordinated, coherent and targeted support...