The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be resuming its extended clinic hours for the treatment of persons with HIV as well as to integrate care of the patients to reduce stigma. Acting Director of the Treatment, Care and Support Component of the HIV/STI Unit at the Ministry, Dr. Rebekah Hoilett Duncan, told JIS News that due to the Coronavirus...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 252 83,030 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 142 47,225 Males 110 35,799 Under Investigation 0 6 AGE RANGE 3 months to 91 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 10 4,395 Hanover 6 2,709 Kingston & St. Andrew 65 20,575 Manchester...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says vaccination against the coronavirus (CoVID-19) represents Jamaica’s way out of the pandemic. He noted that while measures such as curfews and lockdowns have served to slow virus transmission, these cannot be imposed indefinitely. Mr. Holness said that Jamaica’s challenge with the pandemic is further compounded by persons, who want the measures discontinued,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the government will have to carefully explore how best to treat with coronavirus (CoVID-19) misinformation circulating across Jamaica. Speaking during a CoVID-19 vaccination blitz at the Pembroke Hall community centre in St. Andrew on Friday (September 24), Mr. Holness said the “pandemic” of CoVID-19 misinformation posed a distraction to the government, in...

Former Deputy Matron of the Kingston Public Hospital, Lilian Lucella Bent-Miller, is grateful to be honoured for her outstanding performance in the field of nursing. She will receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on National Heroes Day, on Monday, October 18. Mrs. Bent-Miller is one of 146 persons, excluding...

With tourism workers reportedly flocking to vaccination sites in resort towns across the island, two south-coast entities are being praised for having 100 per cent of their staff fully vaccinated. Jakes Hotel and Jack Sprat Restaurant and Bar, both in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, now have the unique distinction on achieving 100 per cent staff take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is moving to make travel with Jamaica’s vaccination card more seamless by establishing a system for verifying the validity of the vaccination status of Jamaicans. The Prime Minister’s announcement comes following concerns being raised after it emerged that the United Kingdom’s Government does not recognise the vaccination status of Jamaicans...