The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is advising that public gardens under its control are now open with effect from June 17. These are Castleton Botanical Gardens in St Mary, Cinchona Botanical Gardens in St Andrew, Bath Botanical in St Thomas, and Hope Botanical Gardens as well as Hope Zoo in Kingston. The opening follows a declaration made...

As at Tuesday (June 16), Jamaica recorded no new COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the island remains at 621. At the same time, 19 more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the total number of recoveries to 449. The island’s recovery rate is now 72.3%. There are 120 imported cases with 219...

The Government has received approximately $262 million (¥200 million) in grant aid from Japan to purchase much-needed medical equipment and supplies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among these items are: bedside X-ray machines and monitors; X-ray protection screens and aprons; ultrasound scanners; and defibrillators. The grant is being provided through the Japanese Government’s Economic and Social Development Programme....

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is calling for more Jamaicans to donate blood in order to ensure adequate supply of blood and blood products for life-saving interventions. She is assuring that the process is safe even as the country grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in these times, has put in place...

Jamaica on Monday (June 15) welcomed 523 nationals and non-nationals to the island as the country reopened its borders to international travel. This was after a near three-month shutdown in an effort to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID 19). The first of six flights to the island, an American Airlines aircraft from Miami, Florida, with approximately 125...

Local tourism stakeholders have given their commitment to strictly adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols following the culmination of the week-long Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) sensitisation workshops in Montego Bay, St. James. The sessions, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 8 to 15, were critical in preparing stakeholders for the reopening of the nation’s borders...

As at Monday (June 15) Jamaica has recorded four new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for the island to 621. The last 24 hours also yielded 10 additional recoveries, which puts the recovery numbers at 430 and the recovery rate at 69.2 per cent. The new cases are a 47-year-old male of a Manchester...