Community builds house for mother of five in St Catherine
Residents of Connors district in St Catherine have come together to build a house for community member and mother of five children, Julie White. The...
Dr Christopher Tufton
Health ministry to clamp down on funeral homes
Jamaica Information Service – Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated that new regulations will soon be enacted to officially establish rules under which...
Dengue outbreak hits Jamaica | reported cases reach 123
Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton said, based on figures received for December, the island is now facing an outbreak of dengue fever, which is...
Linstead residents pleased with quicker service as Drug Serv opens
Jamaica Information Service – For Linstead resident Fallette Vidal, the official opening of the Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Linstead Public Hospital in St. Catherine...
Back Pasture to Brown’s Hall main road to be rehabilitated
Jamaica Information Service – The Back Pasture to Brown’s Hall main road in St. Catherine is to be rehabilitated at a cost of $98 million....
Brown’s Hall community to get health centre
Jamaica Information Service – Within the next three months, residents of Brown’s Hall and surrounding communities in St. Catherine will have a $25 million health...
Local medical marijuana company launches 12 products
Jamaica Information Service – Medicanja Limited today (July 26) launched its full suite of 12 cannabis-based nutraceutical products during a ceremony at Eden Gardens Wellness...
Tufton hails leadership at Paul Mountain Primary
Jamaica Information Service – Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has lauded the administration at the Paul Mountain Primary School for the effective partnership with...
Gov’t to restrict sugary drinks in schools, health facilities
Jamaica Information Service – Effective January 2019, the Government will implement a policy to restrict certain types of sugary drinks in schools and public health...
My heart wept | JLP councillor decries bed shortage at ‘first class’ hospital
Councillor for the Brown’s Town Division in St Ann Kim Brown Lawrence has decried the agony patients are made to bear at St Ann Bay...