The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says that while there is still more work to be done, significant strides have been made to reduce the backlog of cases in courts at the parish level. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 13, Regional Vice-President of...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Ministry is committed to providing the leadership required to enhance the visibility of Records and Information Management (RIM) across the public sector. He said that this is in light of “our acknowledgement that the official records of government help to protect individual rights and entitlements, safeguard the public...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, has informed that the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is decreasing as the country records a fall in its positivity rate and the number of infections. “The number of admissions in relation to the COVID-19 designated beds, in the last three days, has gone below our capacity for the first time in a few weeks and we...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 186 43,240 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 102 24,196 Males 82 19,039 Under Investigation 2 5 AGE RANGE 49 days to 91 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 18 2,393 Hanover 0 1,185 Kingston & St. Andrew 59 12,376 Manchester 19...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is reporting that 83,828 Jamaicans received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to protect themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19), during last weekend’s vaccination blitz. He noted that the number exceeded the 75,000 target by 12 per cent. “It was a proud moment to see Jamaicans from all walks of...

Jamaica is set to receive a shipment of 55,000 doses of vaccine shortly under the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility. The arrival of the shipment will facilitate the continuation of the islandwide vaccination blitz events to help in the fight against the virus. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during the weekly...

A concept paper to advance the development of a National Higher Education Policy Framework to govern the higher education sector in Jamaica has been approved by Cabinet. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (April 14). She said that the approval of the concept paper “sets...