Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, says while vaccines don’t cure diseases, they prevent severe illnesses from the viruses. Responding to questions at a virtual coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitisation session organised by the Kitson Town Baptist Church in St. Catherine, on Tuesday (September 14), Dr Ennis said smallpox, tuberculosis (TB) and several...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 492 77,989 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 280 44,339 Males 206 33,640 Under Investigation 6 10 AGE RANGE 27 days to 97 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 39 4,075 Hanover 19 2,575 Kingston & St. Andrew  131 19,433 Manchester 28 5,367 Portland 22 2,126 St. Ann 10 5,742...

A High Alert has been activated for 12-year-old Rickaylah Jackson of Carnish Road, Montego Bay, St. James who has been missing since Monday, September 13. She is of dark complexion, medium build and about 152 centimetres (5 feet) tall. Reports from the Barnett Street Police are that Jackson was last seen at home about 8:00 p.m. Her mode of dress...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (September 15), announced new measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new measures, which become effective from Saturday, September 18 to Thursday, October 28, 2021, will see a discontinuation of the  three-day no-movement days. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said that the curfew hours...

The New Fisheries and Licensing System Project, which forms part of the transformation of the fisheries sector, is on track for rollout in 2023. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said stakeholder engagement has already begun. “They know what to expect. The project is a six-year programme, which started in 2018. We want to have, by 2023, this new...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that 73,880 children, aged 12 to 18, have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on September 15. Mrs. Williams continued to urge principals, teachers, students, administrative and ancillary staff, as well as parents, to get vaccinated. ...

Jamaica generated export earnings of US$655.1 million between January and May 2021, representing a 24.6 per cent increase over the US$525.7 million for the corresponding period last year. The information is contained in a statement from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Tuesday (September 14). The entity indicated that the top-five destinations for Jamaican exports, during the review period...