All duly nominated political candidates in the upcoming General Election on September 3 will be given a small quantity of masks and hand sanitisers by the Ministry of Health and Wellness as part of its public health mitigation efforts against the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is to ensure that electors who are going to polling stations are wearing their masks and...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has expressed confidence in its selection of Election Day workers who will be placed in the 2,200 polling stations throughout the island on September 3. “From the recruitment process, we have ensured that we get a certain quality of persons and I am confident that the quality of persons we got are of a...

In less than a week, 121 more doctors will be deployed to bolster the numbers of front-line workers assisting with the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during a digital press conference held on Thursday (August 27). “We are well advanced with the employment and deployment...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is reassuring the country’s healthcare workers that the Ministry of Health and Wellness is making every effort to ensure that they have adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). Speaking at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (August 27) in Kingston, the CMO expressed empathy with the healthcare workers, who are feeling...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that the staff and polling station material are in place for Election Day Workers and members of the police and military forces to cast their vote on Monday, August 31 from 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Preparations have been made to accommodate voting for the 46,777 special services electors ahead of the September 3...

In response to the upsurge in COVID -19 cases, health innovation company NovaMed has donated some 25,000 3-ply surgical-grade face masks to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, for distribution to frontline public healthcare workers. The donation was received by Executive Director of The Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas, on behalf of Minister of Health and Wellness,...

The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that the Western Regional Registry of the Supreme Court will be closed on Friday, August 28, 2020. The closure is to facilitate deep cleaning of the building, which the Registry shares with other tenants, as a result of exposure to COVID-19. The exposure did not occur inside the Registry; however, as...