Tufton pushes waiting in comfort

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, speaking at the handing over ceremony for the newly constructed Adelphi Health Centre in St. James.
October 22, 2024
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As Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton pushes ahead with efforts to ensure that Jamaicans are not overly uncomfortable while in line to access health care at State-run facilities, he is mulling adding air conditioning to the waiting area at Adelphi Health Centre in St James.

Construction of the Adelphi Health Centre was funded through the European Union’s Poverty Reduction Programme; the implementation agency was the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

New Health Centre Opens In Adelphi, St. James

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon.

Contracts Signed for Rehabilitation of Mount Moriah Primary, Pisgah Primary and Infant

Two contracts valued at approximately $380 million have been signed for expansion and rehabilitation works at Mount M

Contracts Signed for Rehabilitation of Mount Moriah Primary, Pisgah Primary and Infant

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (seated centre); JSIF's General Manager for Finance Procurement and Standards, Mr. Orville Hill (seated right), and Director, Build Rite Construction, Shantay Campbell (seated left), affix their signatures to the contract for the commencement of rehabilitation and expansion works at the Mount Moriah Primary School in St. Ann and the Pisgah Primary and Infant school in St. Elizabeth, at the Ministry's Heroes' Circle offices in Kingston on August 8. Observing from left are Principal, Mount Moriah Primary School, Mr. Kerrol Lyons; Member of Parliament for St. Ann South-Western, Hon. Xavia Mayne; Ms. Stacyann Stupart, Procurement Officer at JSIF; Ms. Mona Sue-Ho, JSIF's Senior Manager for Social Development, and other stakeholder.
August 9, 2024
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Two contracts valued at approximately $380 million have been signed for expansion and rehabilitation works at Mount Moriah Primary School in St. Ann and Pisgah Primary and Infant school in St. Elizabeth.

The projects are being carried out by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund, with counterpart financing by the Government of Jamaica.

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