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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie responding to questions at a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 8) at Jamaica House.

Jamaica Not Using Antimalarial Drug To Treat COVID-19 Patients

Jamaica will not be using the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat persons who have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19), says Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie. She said that the decision was taken by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 8) from Jamaica House.

Decision On Schools To Be Made Before Break Ends

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), with President, Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA), Noel Williams (second left), as he hands over keys to Director of Operations and Maintenance, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Jareth Daley (centre) for four buses donated by JUTA, in partnership with the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS). Others observing are Senior Vice President Customer Service, JPS, Ramsay McDonald (second right) and Executive Director, Ministry of Health & Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas. The ceremony took place at the Office of the Prime Minister on April 8. The buses will be used to transport healthcare workers.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz At Handover Of Buses By JUTA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 8) at Jamaica House. To his left is the Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie.

Market Hours Adjusted For Easter

Government Considering Controlled Re-Entry Of Jamaicans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 8) .

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Announces Order For Wearing Of Masks

Certain categories of persons are now required to wear masks under new orders announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). During the period April 8 to 21, persons with flu-like symptoms – fever, coughing and sneezing persistently – or who have respiratory illnesses must wear a mask in public. Senior...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

GOJ’s CARE Programme ‘SET’ to Help Workers Amid COVID-19 Layoffs

The Government of Jamaica through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be providing financial assistance to employees who have been laid off during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak by way of the COVID 19 Allocation of Resources to Employees (CARE) Programme. They will be supported by the Supporting Employees with Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) Grant. "Our aim...

6 years ago Coronavirus

All Beaches And Water Attractions Closed For Easter

All beaches and water attractions have been ordered closed for the Easter weekend as the Government ramps up measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (April 8). Mr. Holness said he is aware that many Jamaicans were looking...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union. Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Government Gets 29 Ventilators From EU

The Government yesterday (April 8) received 29 ventilators valued at approximately €1 million from the European Union (EU), to support patients who need intensive care in hospitals and to treat patients infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). They will be distributed to hospitals across the island. Of the total, six are small mobile ventilators. The units were handed over to Minister...

6 years ago Coronavirus

Curfew Extended Until April 21 With New Hours

The Government has adjusted the curfew Order for Jamaica, in the effort to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The adjusted hours of the curfew are – From 8:00 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, April 8) to 6:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 9); from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 to 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 10; from Friday, April 10...

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.

6 years ago CoronavirusGender Affairs

Companies Invited To Support WCJF Beneficiaries

Companies and individuals who wish to make donations to beneficiaries of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) can do so by contacting the entity’s locations across the island. About 500 adolescent and expectant mothers have been affected by the closure of the centres due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the nation during a press conference at the Ministry, on Tuesday (April 7).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Increase In Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Anticipated

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government anticipates an increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We anticipate that there is going to be a surge. The extent of that surge is a function of how we manage what information we have and can discern and the process of containment and treatment,” Dr....