Scores of students in St. Catherine North East are benefiting from Internet services provided by the office of the Member of Parliament (MP) to access online classes. Internet access in most of the communities is limited, and MP for the constituency, Kerensia Morris, said given the challenge faced by persons with the service, she has decided to facilitate the usage...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has advised that Jamaica will continue to quarantine international travellers. He made the disclosure at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (November 19). The Ministry’s move is in spite of the new Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommendation that quarantine, sampling, and isolation of international travellers is...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, met with members of the St. Ann business community recently, to apprise them about the new workplace protocols, as the country experiences the community transmission phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The meeting, held via the Zoom platform, involved collaboration with the St. Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Under the...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), on Friday (September 25), planted some 150 pieces of corals onto the reef at the Orange Bay Fish Sanctuary, as part of efforts to restore the reef systems in Negril, Westmoreland and surrounding areas. The out-planting exercise, conducted in partnership with the Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT) forms part of the Integrating...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 163 6,017 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 83 2,741 Females 76 3,252 Under Investigation 4 24 AGE RANGE 4 years to 94 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 6 346 Hanover 3 57 KSA 75 2,286 Manchester 7 270 Portland 3 255 St. Ann 4 228 St. Catherine...

Today, we join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the global community in celebrating World Tourism Day.  This year’s theme: “Tourism and Rural Development” highlights the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world. Here in Jamaica, this theme will guide our activities for...

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson and other members of the High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are condemning the killing of one of our members in the line of duty. Dead is 27 year old Constable Kemar Francis of the Hunts Bay Police Station. Constable Francis was a member of a team of officers on patrol on the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is today expressing deep sadness at the killing of 27-year-old Police Constable Kemar Francis who was shot while patrolling on Pretoria Road in the Maxfield Avenue area. Prime Minister Holness said he was heartbroken for Kemar’s family who must now endure immeasurable grief following his death; “I am deeply sorry for their tremendous loss and I pray...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the spread of conspiracy theories is threatening to undermine the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “There are too many COVID-19 conspiracies that are unfortunately dominating mainstream conversations. They do nothing for the COVID-19 response but undermine the strategic thinking and the collaborative effort that is so necessary to...