Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says several valuable lessons have emerged from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that can potentially aid in bolstering stakeholder preparedness for similar and other future occurrences. Key among these, Dr. Henry said, are the importance of technology-enabled mechanisms, and information-sharing. He was speaking during a digital high-level forum on...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 65 89,746 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 40 51,054 Males 25 38,689 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 5 years to 92 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 4,851 Hanover 2 2,901 Kingston & St. Andrew 30 22,181 Manchester...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 94 89,681 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 54 51,014 Males 40 38,664 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 49 days to 89 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 5 4,847 Hanover 2 2,899 KSA 16 22,151 Manchester 3 5,922 Portland 4 2,493 St. Ann 2...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 121 89,587 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 79 50,960 Males 42 38,624 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 46 days- 89 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 5 4,842 Hanover 3 2,897 Kingston & St. Andrew 30 22,135 Manchester 7 5,919...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 117 89,466 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 69 50,881 Males 48 38,582 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 months to 97 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 9 4,837 Hanover 2 2,894 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 22,105 Manchester...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 133 89,349 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 71 50,812 Males 62 38,534 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 days to 94 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 13 4,828 Hanover 3 2,891 Kingston & St. Andrew 32 22,087 Manchester...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries, including several Caribbean states, have been recording declines in  coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said that more than 745,000 new infections and just over 18,000 deaths were reported across North and Latin America and the Caribbean during the last week. “This is the eighth consecutive...