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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (January 30). The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, was delivered through a partnership involving the National Housing Trust (NHT), the National Health Fund (NHF), and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Also pictured (from left) are: NHT Chairman, Linval Freeman; Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital, Dr. Michelle Ann Richards-Dawson; NHF Deputy Chairman, Michael Stern; SERHA Chairman, Wentworth Charles; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Acting Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Michelle Finnikin Campbell. In the background is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (January 30). The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, was delivered through a partnership involving the National Housing Trust (NHT), the National Health Fund (NHF), and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Also pictured (from left) are: NHT Chairman, Linval Freeman; Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital, Dr. Michelle Ann Richards-Dawson; NHF Deputy Chairman, Michael Stern; SERHA Chairman, Wentworth Charles; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Acting Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Michelle Finnikin Campbell. In the background is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson.

Prime Minister Holness Opens $140M Parent Overnight Suite At Bustamante Hospital

By: Vanessa James, January 31, 2026
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (January 30), officially opened the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. The 36-bed facility,...
Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, gives remarks at the official opening of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) northeast Regional office in Drax Hall, St. Ann, recently.

Mayor Supports Establishment of NCDA Northeast Office in St. Ann

By: Serena Grant, January 29, 2026
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee, gives remarks during the official opening of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) Northeast Regional office in Drax Hall, St. Ann, recently.

State Minister Says it is Urgent to Tackle Substance Misuse in St. Ann

By: Serena Grant, January 29, 2026

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