Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on medical officers of health, public health inspectors, vector control workers and officers in the Ministry to recommit to the mission of safeguarding the country against any future outbreaks of the dengue virus. He said that citizens need to be reminded, “starting with us, that dengue is still...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has praised the management of COK Sodality Cooperative Credit Union Limited for investing in technology designed to enhance the entity’s operations and client service delivery. COK, which is headquartered in Kingston, has digitised all transactions, installing the new Universa Premier Digital Core Banking Suite, which is a modern...

General Surgeon at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Dr. Lincoln Cox, says that many cancer patients are putting themselves at risk by turning to alternative medicine rather than sticking with the tried and proven conventional treatments. Speaking at a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, he said that the practice...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says stakeholder feedback on the Credit Union Special Provisions Bill will be incorporated in the proposed legislation, which he anticipates will be implemented during the next Parliamentary term. He says the Bill, now being reviewed by stakeholders, aims to bring the credit union movement under the Bank of...

The Guardian Group Foundation, on Wednesday (August 12), awarded $5.2 million in scholarships, grants, bursaries, book vouchers and book supplies to students who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions for the 2020/21 academic year. Among the scholarship award recipients are this year’s top-performing boy and girl in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), Chad Wright and Abigail McKenzie, who will...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, is imploring school administrators not to increase auxiliary fees for the upcoming academic year. Making the plea in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11), Mr. Samuda argued that the exorbitant fees being requested by some schools “are untenable”. “As we prepare for the new school year...

Jamaica recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 as at Wednesday (August 12). These cases bring the island’s tally to 1,065. At the same time, recoveries remained at 753 (70.7% recovery rate). The country is now managing 236 (22.2%) active cases across the island, including six moderately ill patients and one critically ill patient. Sixty-two (62) cases recorded in Jamaica have...