NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 43 13,246   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 17 6,034   Females 26 7,210   Under Investigation 0 2   AGE RANGE 3 months  to 89 years 1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 4 620   Hanover...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 154 13,203 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 84 6,016 Females 69 7,184 Under Investigation 1 3 AGE RANGE 9 months  to 98 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 12 616 Hanover 5 315 Kingston & St. Andrew 24 3,961 Manchester 24 602...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 34 12,827 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 16 5,834 Females 18 6,991 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 2 years to 87 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 0 587 Hanover 1 305 Kingston & St. Andrew 4 3,898 Manchester 1 568...

The enhanced COVID-19 measures for the parish of Westmoreland previously announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be extended until Friday, January 15, 2021. Westmoreland remains the parish with the highest number of cases per population. The cases are spread across the parish involving more than 30 communities. New cases are arising weekly from several communities across the parish. The...

Unlike previous years, when families would get together in relatively sizeable numbers for traditional Christmas celebrations, restrictions imposed by the Government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have, this year, resulted in persons either meeting in small groups or linking virtually. In November, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, urged Jamaicans to celebrate Christmas responsibly and limit...

Care packages have been presented to 200 families in St. Catherine by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), at a cost of $300,000. Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory Lewis, said they provided the assistance for the families because of the challenges children were facing as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She told JIS News that...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says institutional reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica placed the country in a very strong position to respond to the economic and financial fallout resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In its 2020 quarterly bulletin – ‘Report: Institutional Reforms and Infrastructure Crucial for Future Caribbean Growth’ – the IDB noted that the reforms...