NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 133 15,012   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 53 6,766   Females 78 8,241   Under Investigation 2 5   AGE RANGE 5 months to 88 years  1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 22 781   Hanover 5...

Small business owners are being invited to submit applications for grant funding to boost their operations through the Flow Foundation. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Executive Director of the Foundation, Kayon Mitchell, said that the organisation is “making available grants of up to $1 million for some lucky entrepreneurs, who will be able to apply for an opportunity...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, has informed that the Aedes index in the parish has decreased. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on January 14. “As at mid-December, our Aedes index was down to 4.8 per cent. Once you are below five per cent, then you significantly decrease the...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working with the Ministry of Health & Wellness to improve the capacity of local laboratories to undertake coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and clamp down on unauthorised facilities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that as part of the process, private laboratories will be assisted to secure accreditation through the proper channels, in order...

Traffic will be curtailed this weekend on three corridors in St. Andrew. Constant Spring Road, Woodglen Avenue and Omara Road will all be impacted by works. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw says that Constant Spring Road in the vicinity of Mary Browns Corner will be impacted as a team will be...

The National Water Commission wishes to advise customers served by the Nonpariel Relift Station in Westmoreland, that the current disruption in their regular water supply is due to an electrical issue at the facility. The motor has since been removed for urgent repairs. Impacted areas: Orange Hill, Mount Airy, Good Hope, Duck Pond and White Hall. Estimated restoration date is...

A section of Fletchers Street in Bog Walk, St. Catherine will be closed to vehicular traffic for two days between 9:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23 and 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 25. The road closure is to facilitate the rehabilitation of a badly damaged section of the roadway in the vicinity of the Serge Island Dairies plant. The works will include...