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The Ministry of Health has streamlined the process for screening patients before they travel to Cuba for eye surgeries under the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme. This move is part of the agreed plan of action by the eight-member delegation, led by the Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, which visited ophthalmology centres in Cuba in June, where Jamaican patients are receiving...

Director of Research at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Hugh Taylor, has said that there was no evidence of widespread price gouging on the part of textbook retailers. Mr. Taylor, who was addressing a press conference held recently at the agency's headquarters in Kingston, to reveal the results of a textbook survey, said that while the general cost of books...

Members of several alumni associations representing primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Jamaica will meet tomorrow, (August 26), to share ideas on how the groups can undertake joint projects to benefit schools in Jamaica. Under the leadership of the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board representative for the Southern United States, Marlon Hill, the group would convene at the Florida Atlantic University...

New Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, Ransford Smith, has pledged to work to strengthen the ability of the Commonwealth Secretariat to enhance the socio-economic progress of member states. "I expect to contribute to the excellent work that the Commonwealth has been doing in assisting developing member countries, as well as ensuring that the entire Commonwealth family is fully and effectively a part...

A community cultural tribute honouring the birthday, life and legacy of the late cultural icon, Louise Bennett Coverley (Miss Lou), will be held on Friday, September 8, at the Sierra Norwood Calvary Baptist Church in Miami. Under the patronage of the Consul-General, the event will celebrate Miss Lou's birthday, and remember her legacy, according to Norma Darby, Director of the...

Technical Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Dr. Michael Coombs, is urging Jamaicans to pay much more attention to the development of healthy lifestyle practices, such as an effective daily exercise programme. Speaking to JIS News, Dr. Coombs said that in support of his call, the SRHA would be staging a 'Walk for Health Day' on Wednesday, August...

The Ministry of Health has said that an outbreak of dengue fever was likely to occur during this year's Atlantic hurricane season and has urged that Jamaicans take extra precautions against the disease. Medical Entomologist in the Ministry, Sherine Huntley, explained to JIS News that, "dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the aedes aegypti mosquito". She...

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator A.J. Nicholson, yesterday (August 23), signed a contract with Illuminat Jamaica Ltd. for the supply and installation of computer hardware for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Valued at $27.87 million, the computerisation project is being fully financed by the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Justice. In his...

The town of Port Antonio in Portland is slated to benefit from a major upgrading of its water, sewage and drainage facilities, under a government of Jamaica and European Investment Bank-financed project. The Port Antonio Water, Sewage and Drainage Project, which is set to get underway in November at a cost of 39 million Euros, will provide improved water supply,...

Juici Patties yesterday (Aug. 23) broke ground for the construction of a muli-million dollar family park and conference centre, at the company's 5.3-hectare (8 acre) corporate headquarters at Lot 1 Clarendon Park in May Pen. Chief Executive Officer of Juici Patties, Jukie Chin, explained that the facility, which should be completed by 2008, would provide a safe and secure environment...

Pepsi Cola Jamaica Limited has partnered with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in providing the agency with over 32,000 gallons of purified water for use in case of any major natural disaster. At a press briefing held on the grounds of Pepsi Cola Jamaica Limited in Kingston today (August 24), Denise Dixon, Marketing Manager, said the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has lauded the Society for the Collaborative Lifting and Advancing of Inner-city Males (S-CLAIM) initiative, stating that it was important to the national revival to instill the moral values needed in addressing some of the psycho-social problems affecting young men in the society. "This project is one whose significance goes way beyond...