Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging member countries that have not yet joined the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility to do so. This, she said, in order to ensure that all states and territories across the Americas are able to access doses of vaccines for the coronavirus (COVID-19) upon approval...

Twelve young mothers of Salt Spring and adjoining communities in St. James benefited from a maternity outreach initiative hosted by the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE) International Limited on August 21. The mothers, some expectant, received supplies valued approximately $100,000, which included boxes of diapers, baby oil, baby bottles, wipes, baby powder, articles of clothing, and maternity...

Outgoing Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, wants to see more cultural and sports exchanges between the EU and Jamaica. “I would love to see a bigger exchange of people, easier travel, more travel, cultural exchanges, and sports exchanges, because people are drawn to things Jamaican in Europe,” she said, during an interview with...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), through its Children and Family Support Unit (CFSU), is currently hosting a Virtual Camp and Back-to-School Extravaganza for children in State care and vulnerable children within CFSU, aged 12 to 17. The Zoom summer camp is being held virtually, in observance of the Government’s COVID-19 social-distancing guidelines. It will run from Monday,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the country should prepare itself for close to another year of measures, “before we can safely say there is a vaccine for distribution” to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19). During a virtual press conference on Monday (August 24), Mr. Holness said after the vaccine is developed, “then comes all the other issues about...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will spend approximately $54 million to repair areas damaged by heavy showers across the island in recent days. This was stated by Chief Executive Officer of the NWA, E.G. Hunter, during a virtual press conference on Monday (August 25). Mr. Hunter said teams from the NWA were mobilised to assess affected areas, and some 20...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a new islandwide curfew time to further limit movement and assist in stemming the continued surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. “The islandwide curfew time will be brought forward from 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. effective Thursday (August 27), until September 30,” he said, while addressing a virtual press conference on Monday...