Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says visiting unauthorised facilities to be tested for COVID-19 poses a higher risk for an inaccurate test result. Speaking at a COVID Conversations virtual press briefing on January 6, he said Jamaicans should exercise caution in this regard, as unauthorised testing sites may not provide adequate training and resources to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says vaccines for children under 12 years of age are not yet available on the market. “My understanding is that stocks would have been bought or controlled by the more industrialised countries and one would have to negotiate with the manufacturers through those entities, in order to access them at...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is again imploring Jamaicans to get vaccinated, especially in light of the fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19), from which the more contagious Omicron variant has emerged. Speaking at a virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, on Thursday (January 6), he reminded that mainly unvaccinated persons are being hospitalised with severe...

 

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is calling on families to take responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in their households from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the National Day of Prayer event held at the Power of Faith Ministries in St. Catherine on January 5, Mr. Holness noted that previously, the Government kept children at home as a...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, continues to encourage parents and students to get vaccinated, in light of the resumption of face-to-face classes. During a recent visit to the Rock Hall Primary School, in St. Andrew, Minister Williams pointed out that the vaccination rate for high schools across the island is only at 32 per cent. “So,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the new school term, which began on Monday (January 3), got off to a good start with lessons being delivered via online and face-to-face learning modalities. She informed that the Easter term commenced with 608 schools opening for face-to-face classes. Of this number, 568 are primary, 10 infant and 30...