Residents of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves against coronavirus (COVID-19) infection during the upcoming holiday season. The period, for some countries, starts as early as Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25, and segues into Christmas and the New Year. PAHO’s Director of Health Emergencies, Dr. Ciro Ugarte,...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to remind Jamaicans 50 years and older, who are now able to access the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, that they must make an appointment to receive the dose. To become vaccinated, members of the public are asked to make their appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or...

The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has been gifted with a new operating theatre bed valued at US $10,250, which will boost the facility’s capacity to perform the 600 operations it does annually. Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Carlos Wilson explained that the bed, donated by the Rachael Dixon Memorial Fund (RDMF), has become the hospital’s primary...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 29 90,370 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 15 51,405 Males 14 38,962 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 31 days to 82 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 2 4,878 Hanover 2 2,918 Kingston & St. Andrew 6 22,340 Manchester 0 5,941...

Effective Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Jamaicans 50 years and older are able to access the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine currently in country. To become vaccinated, members of the public are encouraged to make an appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or by calling the National Vaccination Call Centre at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683). Persons...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., seven days per week, effective Thursday (November 18). This new curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period ending December 9, 2021. Prime Minister Holness made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16)....

Promotion of the country as a health and wellness destination will be the major focus of this year’s Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, slated for Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Refresh, reboot, reawaken – the new world...