Denham Town Apartments To Be Built

Some 73 surgeries were conducted during the recently concluded nine day mission stop of the USNS Comfort Hospital Ship to Jamaica. Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Kingston John McIntyre says scores of persons also turned up daily at Sabina Park and the Greater Portmore Health Centre where the Comfort team provided dental, optometry, dermatology, family medicine, women’s health, paediatrics and physical therapy services. Listen to RAJA to learn more.

The 2019 staging of the Global Leadership Summit GLS, being held under the theme ‘Inspire, Transform, Influence’ will host more than 500 professionals and business leaders. The annual conference which got started on October 25 is slated to wrap up on November 7 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Listen to RAJA to learn more about this event.   

Patients at public hospitals are now accessing diagnostic radiology services from private service providers. A framework agreement for the initiative was signed on September 25 and came into effect on October 7. Patients can access CT and MRI scans, ultrasounds, Endoscopy, Fluoroscopy, Mammography and X-rays. Listen to RAJA to learn more.

The National Education Trust NET, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan, has successfully completed upgrades to the Fair Prospect Primary School, in Eastern Portland. The project saw two new classrooms being erected and the replacement of windows at the school with the work valued at approximately 11 million dollars. Listen to RAJA to learn more about this initiative.  

The St. Elizabeth Fire Division commemorated 85 years of service to the parish with an open house at the Black River Fire Station. The event also coincided with the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s JFB National Fire Safety Awareness Week, being observed under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It – Community First’. Listen to RAJA to learn more.

The plastic recycling pilot project launched in Rae Town, Kingston, will seek to reduce the volume of waste entering the harbour, and provide income-generating opportunities for community members. The two-year project is being implemented by the National Solid Waste Management Authority NSWMA and funded by the Japanese Government through the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP. Listen today’s edition of RAJA to learn more.