March is Girls Brigade Month

As part of the latest series of recent upgrades to hospital infrastructure across the island, Victoria Jubilee Hospital now has access to a new elevator. The installation of the new elevator was facilitated by the National Health Fund NHF at a cost of over 16 million dollars.

All Flowers are Roses Summer Series is workshop designed to teach others about self defense physically and artistically by allowing its participants to express themselves with their words and their bodies. Being held at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, the series is being done through the Poet Laureate Programme with the initiative’s name being inspired by a collection of poems written by the poet laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.

Ninety aspiring principals have been equipped with the skills and competencies to assume leadership roles in the nation’s public schools. These individuals, who were trained under the National College for Educational Leadership’s NCEL Aspiring Principals Programme, were presented with certificates, during a graduation exercise on Tuesday. Graduates were conferred with the Professional Qualification for Principalship PQP.

We are in the Atlantic hurricane season and one of the most important recommendations for households is a plan of action should situations get dangerous. Emergency Services Coordinator at the Jamaica Red Cross, St. James branch, Neil Barrett, is urging residents to develop a family disaster plan in the event of natural disaster and other emergencies.

When you think of the word adoption you probably think of an adult doing so for children, but the Ministry of Health and Wellness through its Adopt a Clinic Initiative is trying to put a different spin on the word. In their case they would like to see primary healthcare facilities being adopted by corporate entities at home and abroad, and so far it has been reaping success.

Ground has been broken for the construction of a new Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The project valued at over 50 million dollars will be funded by the National Health Fund (NHF) will be undertaken over an eight-month.