Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the pace of Jamaica’s recovery from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on how diligently persons practice infection prevention and control measures to contain domestic spread, “and how we take the vaccines when they are available.” Speaking during Friday’s (July 9) ground-breaking ceremony for IMCA Jamaica Limited’s corporate...

The Adelphi Police Station in St. James, which was rehabilitated at a cost of $47.3 million, has been officially reopened. The facility was opened by National Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang at a ceremony held on Friday (July 9), on the station grounds. The facility received infrastructural support under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)...

Several new participants will showcase their locally made gifts and souvenir items at this year’s staging of the Christmas in July Trade Show. Christmas in July will be streamed live on Instagram and Facebook @tefjamaica and on the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) YouTube channel on July 22, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The event, being hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network,...

Jamaica will host the 32nd session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) virtually from September 6 to 12. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who noted that Cabinet has given its approval for Jamaica’s hosting of the event. Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests in the Forestry Department, Ainsley...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, is urging residents not to get complacent in the fight to eradicate mosquito breeding sites across the parish. This call comes in light of the rise in the Aedes index from 8.2 per cent to 9.9 per cent over the past month. The Aedes index refers to the percentage...

Jamaica’s public health system has received a donation of 20 medical refrigeration units valued at US$140,378 for the storage of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical items. The units, provided by international humanitarian aid organisation Direct Relief have been deployed to 14 hospitals, one in each parish, and six health centres across the island. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness,...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 71 50,568 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 43 28,291 Males 28 22,274 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 6 years to 94 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 1 2,733 Hanover 4 1,380 Kingston & St. Andrew 22 13,959 Manchester...