NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 246 44,136 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 133 24,702 Males 113 19,431 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 92 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 9 2,423 Hanover 2 1,197 Kingston & St. Andrew 87 12,654 Manchester 17 2,636 Portland 1 1,412 St. Ann...

   

The Usain Bolt Foundation on Friday (April 16) handed over 150 Dell laptop computers to the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information, for distribution to Early Childhood Institutions (ECI) in rural areas. The devices, which are valued at US$40,000, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. In her remarks, Portfolio Minister, Hon....

A total of 51 students from nine tertiary institutions, who are facing financial difficulties, have been awarded bursaries totalling $4.5 million, courtesy of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF). The recipients, who include pre-trained Spanish teachers, persons who study Spanish, and students of hospitality services, were selected based on their academic performance, financial need, community service, knowledge of the Spanish language, and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith has paid tribute to the Director-General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, for giving Small Island Developing States (SIDS) a voice in the international maritime arena. She said that as Jamaica’s Special Envoy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Admiral Brady has...

A virtual forum, titled, ‘Elevate the Game: Build the Muscle of the Mind’ is slated for Wednesday, April 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is open to sports stakeholders, including athletes, coaches from all sporting disciplines, their support personnel, and other interests. Interested persons can register by downloading the Whova app from the App Store for iPhone users and...

Mental health service delivery by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is poised to be significantly bolstered with the acquisition of a retrofitted 35-seater bus valued at $14.9 million. The vehicle, which was purchased by the Transformation Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and modified by Toyota Jamaica, is equipped with two counselling areas, Wi-Fi...