Jamaica now has a poverty index that will enable government and other stakeholders to better track depravation and design appropriate support programmes.

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Even as nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James have reportedly agreed to resume normal duties following a protest yesterday, an appeal is being made for them to hold strain.

This, as management, is reportedly in the process of setting up a dome to serve as temporary space for putting patients and relieve the over-crowding in the Accident and Emergency department.

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A former  Jamaica  Premier  League  Golden  Boot  winner is  heading  to  USL League  One  Club Av Alta  FC   from  top Iraq  Professional  club  Erbil, that  competes  in  the  Iraq stars league, the first-tier of Iraqi football.

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Discussions involving the management of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, nurses and health authorities are being held in a bid to resolve issues at the St. James based facility.

Upset nurses attached to the hospital's Accident and Emergency department staged a protest today, calling for better working conditions, among other things.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says focus must be placed on building a new, stronger economy, for the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa.

He was speaking at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM's, building supplies handing over ceremony in Luana St. Elizabeth, today.

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Doctors and nurses attached to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, have stopped working and are protesting conditions at the department.

The placard bearing workers are calling for improvements in the working conditions, indicating they cannot work in an unsafe environment.

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The government has allocated one hundred and fifty (150) million dollars towards the rebuilding of an infirmary in Trelawny.

The new facility will replace the original infirmary which was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa last October.

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The first five hundred prebuilt semipermanent modular units, under the National Housing Trust's rapid deployment housing solution, are expected to arrive in the island next month. 

The disclosure came from Prime Minister Dr. Andrew homeless at the launch of the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP) yesterday.

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Under the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP) persons whose homes were damaged by hurricane Melissa, could receive up to $500,000 to assist with rebuilding. 

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The government will be rolling out the Building Resilience and Inspiring Development through a Guided Experience (BRIDGE) initiative to support recovery efforts in communities impacted severely by hurricane Melissa.

BRIDGE will equip 200 unemployed individuals ages 18 to 25 from St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover with practical construction skills through guided work experience on active reconstruction sites.

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