As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact communities across the island, creating health and economic challenges, social worker, Erica Robinson-Daley, is assisting less fortunate persons in Tucker, St. James, providing them with food items. This is through her ‘Florence Elderly and Shut-in Feeding Programme,’ which was launched on July 21 with the help of colleague Dorett Lawrence. The programme...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) which administrates public healthcare in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Manchester has received $9 million from J. Wray & Nephew Ltd. to support the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The donation is a part of the company’s intervention called JWN Cares and will disperse $45 million to 12 public hospitals across the island,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the 14 per cent growth in the services industry for the April to June quarter heightens the prospect of sooner-than-anticipated recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Planning Institute of Jamica (PIOJ) reported that the industry’s turnout largely spurred a turnaround in...

Member countries of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are being encouraged to leverage PAHO’s new ‘One Health’ Policy to reduce the risk of a new pandemic. The policy, approved by regional ministers of health at PAHO’s recent Directing Council meeting, outlines a blueprint for countries to bring together experts and officials from varying sectors to address some of the...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says persons of all ages with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among those more likely to get a severe bout of COVID-19. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “Remember, persons living with non-communicable diseases have a worse outcome with COVID-19 and feature very prominent...

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is looking to acquire technology devices to support online teaching and learning at schools for the deaf. These include laptops, tablets and desktop computers, Director of the Business Development Division at JAD, Deniese Badroe, told JIS News. She noted that with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacting face-to-face classes, institutions have had to rely...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has announced the establishment of a permanent coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site in the Stony Hill Division of her constituency. The site is located at the Stony Hill HEART Academy and is open Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m....