Jamaica Gleaner News- Lead Stories - Sunday

Two to a bed - No jubilance at Jubilee hospital

MANY OF the mostly poor women who have their babies delivered at public hospitals are forced to share a bed designed to accommodate one patient, with one, or sometimes two, other expectant mothers. This violates the Ministry of Health's ideal patient policy of having one person per bed.

Golding backs Spanish investors

PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has emphasised the positive impact Spanish investors have made on the Jamaican economy, noting that the European group's investments will be of tremendous help to the country in riding this period of global economic depression.

Dehumanising! Medical Association head condemns bed-sharing arrangement on public maternity wards

PRESIDENT OF the Medical Association of Jamaica Dr Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe has slammed the bed-sharing arrangement being employed on maternity wards in public hospitals. Two, and sometimes three, pregnant mothers are forced to share a single patient bed.

More questionable operations in the Transport and Works Ministry - PNP

THE PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) is contending that more questionable operations are taking place in the Ministry of Transport and Works aside from the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fiasco.

Private deliveries costly

IN THE island's public hospitals, including Victoria Jubilee in Kingston, delivery services are free. If one walks through the doors with a referral, one will not pay for antenatal care, doctors' fees, the paediatrician, a Caesarean section (C-section), or any tests to be done, including ultrasounds.

Gleaner grabs five journalism awards

THE GLEANER Company grabbed the President's Award for Investigative Journalism at the Press Association of Jamaica's (PAJ) 65th Annual Journalism Awards on Friday night. The award ceremony was held at the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Crooks to modernise finance ministry

With quiet efficiency and little fanfare, Sharon Crooks took on the arduous task as financial secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in October.