18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (534+ words) Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon today (September 12) visited one of three children severely injured by a boulder in St Elizabeth, following her admission to the Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (36+ words) Community Healthcare Diaspora Edition jis.gov.jm 22 projects, one mission – national development. On today’s programme, we highlight how professionals from Florida and Jamaica worked together to support residents in St. James during the Diaspora Day of Service....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (963+ words) At nine years old, Abigail Smythe lost her mother to heart disease. Her mother was only 39 years of age. Seven years later Abigail began a medical journey that would eventually confirm one of her deepest fears, that the condition that…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (478+ words) A young cardiac patient, who has had several surgeries performed at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), has donated specialised equipment to strengthen the hospital’s Cardiothoracic Unit and expand its capacity to perform minimally invasive procedures. Founder and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, is urging parents to take proactive measures to protect their children’s health as the 2026/27 academic year gets under way. He encourages families to put safeguards in place, including reinforcing good hygiene…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (459+ words) Senior Instructor at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Lambert Innis, is urging members of the public to respond swiftly when they encounter someone experiencing a cardiac emergency. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday…...