Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, says the region continues to exceed its daily COVID-19 vaccination targets. He noted that the region had a target of 3,120 persons on March 24, which has since been surpassed by 54 per cent, with some 4,780 vaccinated on that day. Mr. Bent was speaking to JIS News subsequent...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) are being provided with turmeric tea in a bid to boost their immune system. Shavuot International Holdings Limited, through distributor Derrimon Trading Company Limited, has been supplying the hospital with 10 cases of tea per week since about mid-March. The arrangement, which is for three months, was formalised during a virtual...

The Agro-processing learning lab at the Knockalva Polytechnic College in Ramble, Hanover, was officially opened today (March 31). The lab will help prepare students for agro-processing and the wider world of agribusiness, while providing greater access to tertiary education for persons in western Jamaica. Speaking at the virtual ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said the lab...

A research team from the University of the West Indies (UWI) has determined that antibody testing kits can be used to detect past SARS COV 2 infections in persons who had been symptomatic for at least 10 days. SARS COV 2 is the virus that causes the coronavirus (COVID-19). Providing details at a recent JIS Think Tank, Research Assistant in...

Gross value added for the Jamaican economy declined by 8.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 when compared to the similar quarter of 2019. This was largely due to a decline in the Services Industries of 11.1 per cent. All industries within the Services Industries fell, with the exception of the Producers of Government Services which grew by...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 389 39,237 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 209 22,046 Males 180 17,188 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 5 months to 98 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 5 2,195 Hanover 20 1,113 KSA 95 11,155 Manchester 23 2,358 Portland 5 1,277 St....

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising all property owners that Property Tax payment for the 2021/2022 fiscal year, which remains unchanged, becomes due on April 1, 2021. The TAJ system has been updated to reflect the liabilities for the period and is now available for online payments. Persons will have until April 30, to make their payment without any penalty being applied, using a wider range of payment options instead of...