Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says integrating behavioural science with clinical approaches is important in tackling the issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Dr. Tufton, who was addressing the Ministry’s NCD Programme Review and Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in St. James recently, said that the experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19), has highlighted the importance...

i-doc Concierge Wellness Services Limited is looking to expand its operations across the island with the establishment of offices in all 14 parishes at a preliminary estimate of $1 billion. Managing Director, Dr. Sherridene Lee, said that the long-term plan is for the company to build out its own constructed premises in each parish offering in-house hospital service to include...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be undertaking repairs to road infrastructure in St. Ann at an estimated cost of more than $400 million. Over $200 million will be spent to carry out works on several roads, drains and bridges, with priority attention to be given to roadways such as Hampstead to Mount Arrarat, Priory to Bamboo,...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 182 52,504 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 110 29,401 Males 72 23,100 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 months to 93 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 2 2,784 Hanover 7 1,496 KSA 37 14,420 Manchester 12 3,181 Portland 0 1,603...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to desist from making malicious false-alarm calls, as they not only waste the country’s resources but delay the response of firefighters to genuine fire calls, resulting in loss of life and property. The call comes from JFB’s Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks, who told JIS News that “1,119 times last year, someone...

More than 60 adolescent parents will receive bursaries and scholarships valued at some $3.9 million from the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), to help with their educational expenses. The presentations will be made at the third staging of the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary, Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) awards ceremony on Thursday (July 29), at the WCJF’s headquarters in Kingston. The...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton , says that approximately 1.4 million doses of vaccines – both double and single doses,  are expected in the island over the next few months up to the end of September. “The target is to deliver doses to 900,000 Jamaicans between now and the end of September. It’s an ambitious...