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COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, August 10, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 334 55,790 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 204 31, 281 Males 130 24,506 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 92 years 1 day to 108 years ...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is flanked by Principal Director in the Ministry's Climate Change Branch, UnaMay Gordon (left); and Senior Technical Officer for Adaptation in the Climate Change Division, Le-Anne Roper. Occasion was a high-level ministerial meeting in London, recently, in preparation for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1-12.

Jamaica Advanced In Preparations For COP26

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on Monday (August 9).

No Permits For Entertainment Events Over Next Three Weeks

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a digital press conference at Jamaica House on August 9.

Gov’t Taking Vaccines Into Communities

The Ministry of Finance and Public Service will be staging its inaugural Wealth Summit on Wednesday August 18 at 10:00 a.m. The online event is the first in a quarterly series and is aimed at helping Jamaicans identify solutions that will improve their lives and find financial security during the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit is free of cost and will be live-streamed on the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Facebook and YouTube pages as well as across all the social media pages of the Jamaica Information Service.

Ministry of Finance and Public Service’s Inaugural Wealth Summit

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 update of Monday, August 9, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 316 55,456 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 169 31,077 Males 147 24,376 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 49 days to 106 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 9 2,873 Hanover 15 1,628 KSA 65 15,137 Manchester 27 3,492 Portland 8 1,643 St. Ann...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 9). Photo: Donald De La Haye

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Eight Hospitals At 84 Per Cent For COVID-19

Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that field hospitals have been activated to increase the number of beds available for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Dr. Tufton said the provision of more beds is critical, as the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is increasing. The country recently reported an increase in the daily...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights an important matter while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (August 9). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights an important matter while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (August 9). (Donald De La Haye Photo)

5 years ago Coronavirus

Curfew Hours Tightened as COVID-19 Cases Climb Swiftly

Curfew hours have been tightened further in the Government of Jamaica’s latest response to the continued rapid increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and hospitalisations in the country. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness made the announcement in a virtual press conference on Monday (09 August). Beginning Wednesday (August 11) until Tuesday (August 31), the new curfew hours will be...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), kicks a football to Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Morland Wilson (right), at the opening of the new Negril Mini-Stadium on July 30.

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry Looking To Capitalise On Olympics Success

The Ministry of Tourism will be looking to capitalise on Jamaica’s dominance in track and field at the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics to bring more visitors to the island. “Our athletes have given us a major marketing platform where we are going to be bringing more heads to beds, more lookers into bookers and more feet to the streets of Jamaica,”...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), speaks to Executive Director of the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), Caron Chung, about the personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the AFJ to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The items, valued at more than US$90,000, were handed over during a ceremony held at the hospital, recently.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: UHWI Receives US$90,000 Medical Supplies From AFJ

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), speaks to Executive Director of the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), Caron Chung, about the personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the AFJ to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The items, valued at more than US$90,000, were handed over during a ceremony held at...

Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth

5 years ago Agriculture

Hounslow Research Station To Become Centre Of Excellence

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry will be allocating resources to transform the Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth into a centre of excellence for small ruminant production in western Jamaica. He noted that the facility, which is currently underutilized, “is part of a project that has already been approved by our public infrastructure committee...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Mints First Batch Of Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency

At a short ceremony this morning, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) minted Jamaica’s first batch of central bank digital currency (CBDC). A total of J$230 million dollars in CBDC will be issued to deposit-taking institutions and authorized payment service providers during the CBDC pilot exercise which ends in December. BOJ’s CBDC team demonstrated the process of minting digital currency during...