Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says experts are conducting studies, clinical trials, and data collection to determine whether scientific evidence emerging will support recommendations in some countries for the administration of a third dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, also known as a booster. A booster is intended to further fortify the immune system against any...

Registration for participating in the upcoming seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) is now officially open. Interested individuals and groups from Jamaica and across the wider Caribbean region and North and South America can now apply by visiting the platform registration page at https://rp-americas.undrr.org/rp-americas-registration. To register, interested persons must provide a valid...

The Real Estate Board is reminding real estate professionals to pay their annual licensing fees by September 30 to avoid having their licences expire. “For real estate dealers to legally practise they are required to pay annual licensing fees, either in full by March 30 or in half-year instalments, the first half by March 30 and the second by September...

Jamaicans are being urged to report suspected incidents of human trafficking to the authorities. Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Sub Officer in charge of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Vice Squad, Detective Inspector Kemisha Gordon, told JIS News that local law-enforcement stakeholders face challenges in citizens reporting suspected cases of human trafficking. Among these, she informed, are persons’ apparent lack of...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is now accepting entries for its Heritage Competition. The annual event targets students attending primary, secondary and tertiary learning institutions. This competition forms part of the JIS’ thrust to engage students in national discussions and to widen their knowledge about Jamaica’s heritage. Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe, in encouraging the students to...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 729 68,131 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 436 38,559 Males 293 29,569 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 days to 99 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 44 3,452 Hanover 43 2,247 KSA 116 17,498 Manchester 22 4,610 Portland 20 1,860 St. Ann...

The Jamaica Cancer Society is reminding members of the public that they have until September 30 to participate in the virtual 5K Run/Walk for its primary fundraiser – Relay for Life. “Persons can register to run, walk, race or [wheel] five kilometres (5K) at their own pace [and] within their own space, between now and September 30, 2021. This year,...