NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 537 79,127 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 321 44,980 Males 216 34,142 Under Investigation 0 5 AGE RANGE 6 days to 90 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 37 4,162 Hanover 15 2,614 KSA 107 19,666 Manchester 27 5,440 Portland 9 2,138 St. Ann 46...

Circuit Court jury trials for the 2021 Michaelmas term, from September to December, have been deferred due to the latest surge in coronavirus (CoVID-19) cases. Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, made the announcement during Thursday’s (September 16) opening of the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston. Mr. Sykes indicated that members of the Judiciary’s CoVID-19 Advisory Committee had several discussions...

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination sites islandwide is being increased by the Government, to ensure more Jamaicans get inoculated. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says efforts are being made to bolster accessibility and convenience for persons who wish to take the vaccine. “It means that we are going to be bringing the vaccination sites into the community,...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $3-billion Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to reset their operations. The launch of the DBJ SERVE Jamaica Programme took place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 15) and was addressed by Minister of Finance and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans who have already taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to become ambassadors in the fight against the virus by encouraging others to also take the jab. He noted that some 700,000 persons have been vaccinated, to date. “You are the ones who have decided to overcome your own personal fears,...

The Government has donated medical supplies valued at more than $10 million to the Republic of Cuba, to assist in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Spanish-speaking island. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, handed over the items to Chargé d’ Affaires of the Cuban Embassy, Ulises Calvo Borges, during a ceremony...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.