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National Minimum Wage to be increased as of March 1

National Minimum Wage to be increased as of March 1

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 20, 2016 - Labour and Social Security Minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson has announced an increase in the Minimum wage, the rate below which no employer is expected to pay their workers, effective March 1.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson

NIF Hotel at Braco to open in December

FALMOUTH,  Trelawny, December 14, 2015 - Labour and Social Security Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the 226-room Melia Braco Village Resort in Trelawny, which is scheduled to open this month.
  • Published in Tourism
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third right); Chairman of Hospiten Group, Dr. Luis Cobiella (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (third left), prepare to cut the ribbon to officially open a $2.3 billion state-of-the-art private hospital in Rosehall, St. James, on Thursday, October 8. The facility was established by the Spanish owned group, Hospiten, and will serve Jamaican and overseas patients. Others (from left) are: Pedro Luis Cobiella, Diana Cobiella, Juan Jose Hernandez and Dr. Rafael Cobiella.

Jamaica Moving Ahead In Health Tourism

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the opening of the state-of-the-art private hospital in Rosehall, St. James, on October 8, is tangible proof that Jamaica is moving ahead in health tourism.
  • Published in Health
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas greets Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson as he arrives at the Embassy on Thursday, September 24 to pay a courtesy call on him. Dr. Fenton, who is in Washington attending the CPHA Conference, is the first minister of Government to call on the Ambassador since he assumed office two weeks ago. ( Derrick A. Scott Photo)

Ja's Health Minister at CPHA conference in Washington

WASHINGTON DC,  September 25, 2015 - Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson is leading Jamaica’s delegation at the Caribbean Public Health Agency Conference now underway at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  • Published in Health
Cambridge Health Centre

$26.7 M to renovate Cambridge Health Centre

MONTEGO BAY, September 22, 2015 - The Type 3 health centre at Cambridge in St James is to be renovated at a cost of $26.7 million over the next six months with funding from the National Health Fund (NHF).
  • Published in Health
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