The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be engaging with the private sector to expand the number of testing laboratories for the coronavirus (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antigen tests. This initiative involves partnership with the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce as well as the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association...

The phased reopening of schools has commenced for the 2021/2022 academic year with the reopening of 248 of the 376 primary and infant schools across the seven regions that have been approved for reopening. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a statement to the House of Representatives on November 9. She said...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says COVID-19 test kits that were imported into the island but not approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently being assessed for efficacy. “Reports of the efficacy tests will be provided to the Ministry by the week of November 26, 2021. The test will provide information on the...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will  be launching a programme soon that will provide employment opportunities for members of the homeless community in the Municipality. Speaking to journalists following yesterday’s (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said that more details will be provided on the...

Assistant Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Founder, Keisha Hayle & Friends Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, Keisha Hayle (centre), look on as scholarship recipient Kajani Hibbert happily recognises his picture on a cloth banner mounted at the awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) headquarters in Kingston, recently.

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 30 89,818 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 16 51,090 Males 14 38,725 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years old to 94 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 0 4,855 Hanover 2 2,903 KSA 6 22,202 Manchester 0 5,925 Portland 2 2,497 St....

Destination Jamaica has been boosted with the opening of 444 new suites at Ocean Eden Bay in Trelawny. Ocean Eden Bay is an addition to Ocean Coral Spring, owned and operated by the Spanish Hotel chain, H10 Hotels. In an interview with JIS News following a tour of the newly opened facility on  November 8, Director of Sales, Ocean Coral...