NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 74 46,782 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 48 26,190 Males 26 20,589 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 53 days to 87 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 2,561 Hanover 4 1,249 Kingston & St. Andrew 16 13,212 Manchester 3...

A High Alert has been activated for 12-year-old Renequa Rainford of Westmeade, Bridgeport, St. Catherine who has been missing since Thursday, May 06. She is of brown complexion, medium build and about 134 centimetres (4 feet 5 inches) tall. Reports from the Bridgeport Police are that about 11:30 a.m., Renequa was last seen at home wearing a pink blouse and...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has called on leaders in the Caribbean and in other parts of the developing world to come together and speak with a unified voice, in all international fora, about vaccine inequality. He said that equitable access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines is critical in ensuring the economic recovery of developing countries, particularly those that are tourism-dependent....

The Senate has approved amendments to the Standing Orders to allow members to join and participate in formal sittings virtually, due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Standing Orders are the rules that govern the proceedings, actions and conduct of members in the Chamber. Piloting the motion during the sitting of the Upper House on May...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information officially launched the pilot Coding in Schools programme during a virtual ceremony on Friday (May 7). The initiative, which involves partnership with Amber Innovations Group Limited, will promote the teaching and learning of coding in public educational institutions across Jamaica. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the delivery of the programme was signed...

The COVID-19 positivity rate for tourists returning to the United States of America (USA) is less than one per cent. This was noted by President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, in an online forum today (May 7). He pointed out that before a guest can return to the USA, they must do an Antigen test,...

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Region five Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman, says that educators in the parishes of Manchester and St. Elizabeth are anticipating positive outcomes from Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday (May 4). She told JIS News that the virtual staging of the event, which saw members of society reading to and engaging with students, is...