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The Ministry of Health is re-establishing health desks at the Norman Manley and Sangster International airports during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, which begins in March. The stations, which will be manned by public health nurses, with a doctor on call, form part of the Health Ministry's efforts to amp up surveillance of malaria and other communicable diseases during...

As part of the reorganization of its operations, the Transport Authority will be implementing a number of measures for the 2007-2008 licensing period. These include reduced processing time for applications, which the Authority began accepting on February 15. Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who made the announcement at a recent press briefing at his offices in Kingston, said...

State Minister for National Security, Dr. Donald Rhodd has said that Jamaica is moving towards a future in telemedicine, the type most commonly used for specialty consults, disease management and follow-up care. "The use of telemedicine in which telecommunication-based technologies are applied to medicine, can make a valuable contribution to health care delivery in the region," Dr. Rhodd emphasized. "It...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is working to equip the Mahoe Hill All-Age School in St. Mary, which has been operating out of the HEART Trust Training Centre in Broadgate since February 14. Minister Maxine Henry Wilson, who recently toured the relocated facility, said that the Ministry was committed to providing the school with the necessary facilities to enable...

The mobile unit of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is scheduled to visit the town of Mandeville for three days, beginning Thursday, February 22. During this time, members from the COJ will operate from the site of the Inland Revenue Department on South Race Course Road. Speaking to JIS News, COJ Liaison Officer, Keith Andrade said that registration of...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has said that the education system must be transformed to provide students with the necessary values and skills to function in a changing society. "Schools must now be re-engineered to offer a curriculum in which the transmission of knowledge is merely one component. (The education system) is expected by its...

The Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC) is reminding persons that there will be absolutely no parking allowed close to both Sabina Park and the Trelawny multi-purpose stadium during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking to JIS News, Major Desmon Brown, Chairman of the Transportation Committee for the Jamaica LOC, reiterated that it would not be business as usual around...

The movement of heavy duty trucks on Mount Rosser will be restricted between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on match days during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. This is according to Major Desmon Brown, Chairman of the Transportation Committee for the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC). In an interview with JIS News, he said that the...

Manager of the opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup, Martin Lewis, has lauded the efforts of the 2,000 cast and crew, who were working around the clock to put the final touches on the March 11 ceremony, which will kick off the largest sporting spectacle in the region. "The effort that is required to go in far outweighs...

Thirty new ambulances have arrived in the island, 24 of which have already been distributed to health facilities across the country. The acquisition of the emergency vehicles is part of preparations being made by the Ministry of Health for the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Director of Emergency, Disaster Management, and Special Services in the Ministry,...

The Social Service and Home Economics Department of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is currently involved in the production of a number of by-products of locally grown tamarind. In an interview with JIS News Acting Manager of Social Service and Home Economics at RADA, Beverly Darby-Collins, said the idea for developing tamarind-based products emerged from the thrust to diversify...

The final meeting of the Medical Health and Anti-Doping Directorate for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 will take place from February 21 to 22 in Trinidad and Tobago. Chair of the Directorate, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse told JIS News that the group would be focusing on all plans relating to hosting the event as well as ensuring that...