The number of entities participating in the Government’s Public-Private Sector Pharmacy Programme is being increased. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said 35 pharmacies will be added to the initiative’s current participants to bring the number to 52, pointing out that contracts to expand the complement have been signed. He was speaking in the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Reduced Waiting Time Initiative that was implemented last year in 15 health facilities islandwide, will be expanded during the 2018/19 fiscal year, after recording positive results in those institutions. Speaking in the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 5), Dr. Tufton said the Government remains committed...

The Ministry of Health is in the process of finalising a report from a review of the four regional health authorities, which will be the subject of stakeholder consultations during the 2018/19 fiscal year. The review, which was led by a team from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), looked at the authorities’ structure and performance, and proposes specific reforms...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is slated to play a critical role in the economic development of the country. Making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Mr. Montague said that Jamaica is geographically situated at a most opportune place on most shipping lanes....

A new air traffic control tower is to be constructed at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, during his recent contribution to the 2018/2019 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. The Minister said discussions are at an early stage, and that it is part...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says some 2,000 titles are to be transferred to Jamaicans who have been relocated from bauxite mining lands. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently. “This is a priority. We cannot relocate people from their lands that have a title and...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says he intends to seek Cabinet’s approval to sell shares on the Stock Exchange for the average Jamaican to invest in the mining sector. “I have instructed that the Government holdings in Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP) and Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) be merged into one entity. I will then seek Cabinet’s...