It is with regret that the Ministry of Health and Wellness reports the passing of three additional persons due to COVID-19. There have also been 224 new COVID-19 cases recorded as at Tuesday (September 1). The Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. The deceased are an 88-year-old male from Clarendon who died on August 28;...

The Houses of Parliament wishes to advise the public that its offices have reopened following an intensive cleaning exercise. The sanitisation was undertaken in light of the positive Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis of the Political Ombudsman whose office interacts closely with parliamentary personnel. The Houses of Parliament wishes to remind the public that tours of the Parliament have...

The Transport Authority, out of an abundance of caution, is temporarily closing its 107 Maxfield Avenue office location, with immediate effect; and its 119 Maxfield Avenue office location on Friday September 04, 2020, for deep cleaning and sanitization, in light of three (3) staff members who came into contact with individuals, who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Both offices...

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus today August 31, 2020 received confirmation of a positive COVID19 case. The individual is a member of staff, who works in a specialised area with no contact with the public or other departments, and has not been on Campus since August 25, 2020. As a result of the confirmed case,...

Jamaica recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases as at Monday (August 31), bringing to 2,459 the total number of positives for the island. Of the 102 newly confirmed cases, there were 51 females and 51 males with ages ranging from eight (8) months to 87 years. They have addresses in Kingston and St. Andrew (41), St. Catherine (5), St. Thomas (7),...

The Management of the Jamaica Fire Brigade wishes to advise the public that the Port Antonio Fire Station has been temporarily closed due to a confirmed case of COVID-19; and its operations relocated to the Salvation Army compound at #3 West Baptist Avenue, Port Antonio with immediate effect. Members of the public may still call the station to report emergency...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act will be rigorously enforced as part of the Government’s increased coronavirus (COVID-19) control measures. “The Orders have been established in law as to what persons must do, and failure to comply will attract some sort of penalty. The police have been working with...