Members of the public are being implored to provide the correct information about the condition of a patient when they call the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to access emergency medical services (EMS). Officer in charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks, said that there have been instances where, instead of telling the...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is calling for widespread availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) across the island, particularly in major towns. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held recently, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, pointed out that the most common cause of an adult collapsing suddenly is ventricular fibrillation, which requires the use of an...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says it has completed the socio-economic study of the Yallahs and Hope watersheds. This is one of the components of the soon-to-be-concluded Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas (Yallahs-Hope) Project. “What the project sought to do and what it hopes to continue, post implementation, is to have a...

Landlords and tenants are being encouraged to make use of registration with the Rent Services Unit to benefit from protection under the Rent Restriction Act and the provisions proposed in a Bill to amend the Act. “We are urging all Jamaicans to make use of the registration system and ensure that you register your premises and give information to the...

The Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (JTEC), in partnership with the Japan-funded Inter-American Development Bank Technical Cooperation, will conduct a virtual launch of the Internal Quality Assurance Standards for Teacher Training Institutions (TTIs) on Friday, October 30. Since 2018, this Technical Cooperation has supported TTIs in improving their service delivery in the subject areas of Mathematics and Science as well as...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is urging caregivers of children to be fully aware of the importance of knowing when a child’s life is on the line and how and when to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a child. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation, Dr. Hugh Wong, pointed out...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is advising persons to utilise this period of increased work from home to reduce fire hazards around the home, and be vigilant in identifying potential fire hazards. “During this time when we are working from home, use the opportunity to get rid of all combustible material. We would have seen a ban on single-use plastic...