The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is working with member countries to help governments integrate health into their disaster risk-reduction strategies. Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR, Mami Mizutori, said that this is one of several engagements that the organisation has been undertaking since the onset of the coronavirus...

Each year, four residents of the St. Andrew East Rural constituency will now benefit from low-cost, high-quality, durable housing under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) programme. This was announced by Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hon. Juliet Holness, who informed that her summer intern, Rolando, has designed the housing solutions, which will comprise 400 square feet of adaptable...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 47 89,170 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 21 50,713 Males 26 38,453 Under Investigation 0 4 AGE RANGE 42 days to 96 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 4,815 Hanover 5 2,887 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,042 Manchester 3 5,890 Portland 0 2,478 St....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says countries that have profited the most from carbon over decades, have a responsibility to make resources and technology available to others to adapt and transition to low carbon economies. “This was the basis of the 2009 $100 billion per year pledge, which still needs to be met if the developing world is...

Jamaica’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines will increase by over half a million doses over the next few days. This comes as some 369,000 doses of AstraZeneca arrived in the island on Monday (November 1) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. These vaccines are a gift from the Government and People of Canada. Another 204,000 doses of Pfizer is...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has said that the government is engaging construction industry stakeholders regarding the development of more energy-efficient buildings that would serve to reduce Jamaica’s fuel bill. Noting that the matter was “under consideration”, Mr. McKenzie said it required the engagement of the wider industry and advised that, “those discussions have commenced”....

Local entrepreneurs are heralding the opportunities that now exist for Jamaicans due to digital transition. The stance was made at the recently concluded Wealth Summit on Digital Financial Inclusion hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. All six presenters at the summit, who were drawn from the public and private sectors, advocated for the benefits to be...