Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s Aedes aegypti index was at 10 per cent for the month of August. “We were able to visit over 7,000 homes for the period, where we recognised that 711 [premises] were positive, which basically gave us that 10 per cent,” he said, while addressing the monthly meeting of...

There are more 330 attorneys offering their services through the Legal Aid Council (LAC). “They operate islandwide, so you will find attorneys from every parish on our list. We have junior counsel, senior counsel and we have Queen’s Counsel on our list,” Legal Officer with the LAC, Kerona Spence,” told JIS News. She said that the LAC only engages senior...

The Grateful Hill Primary School in St. Catherine has 40 tablet computers and $200,000 worth of bursaries for needy students, compliments of past student Unique Gray. Gray who is the principal behind Drive Unique, a car-rental entity, said she saw on social media that the school was on a drive to get tablets for students in need and decided to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has embarked on a public education programme to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month which is observed annually during the month of September. The programme comprises activities that are aimed at changing the negative attitude of Jamaican men towards prostate cancer screening. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 594 76,451 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 356 43,442 Males 238 33,006 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 days to 96 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 49 3,932 Hanover 15 2,520 Kingston & St. Andrew 103 19,143 Manchester 49 5,293 Portland...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has pledged to support efforts by local trade unions to facilitate the vaccination of employees in the workplace against the coronavirus (COVID-19). He was speaking during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (September 10), during which the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is seeking to procure 50 compactor trucks to improve garbage collection across the island. Addressing a media briefing on September 10 at the NSWMA’s offices in Kingston, Mr. Gordon said the estimated cost for the units is approximately $1.3...