Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Hanover, Dr. Kaushal Singh, is imploring residents and visitors to the parish not to drop their guard and to continue to protect themselves against COVID-19. In his report at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on Thursday (January 12), Dr. Singh noted that the parish reported only one active COVID-19 case in...

Jamaica’s continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been given a major boost through support from the Canadian Government to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Canada’s Minister of International Development, Hon. Harjit Sajjan, announced contribution of CAD$45 million (US$33 million) to PAHO to bolster vaccine access across Latin America and the Caribbean. The support is part of Canada’s Global...

Jamaica’s monkeypox and COVID-19 infection levels remain low as the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues efforts to curtail the viruses’ spread across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that as of December 15, there were 18 confirmed cases of Monkeypox with only one being active. “Sixteen of the 18 were locally transmitted, which means we...

The World Bank is reporting that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies have largely recovered to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, and the region “has regained some sense of normalcy”. “Employment levels have almost fully recovered… schools have reopened and, with exceptions in the Caribbean, the high rate of vaccination against COVID-19 allowed for a return to normalcy,” the Bank indicated in...

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Jamaica has received a donation of vehicles and vital pieces of equipment, valued at US$540,000, to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The items, provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), include a 30-seater mobile vaccination unit, a 16-seater corresponding vehicle for field vaccination teams, a...