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.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), exchanges greetings with representatives of private-sector companies at a ceremony for the receipt of donations valued at $2.4 million under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Implementation Programme. The function was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (September 15). Pictured (from left) are Executive Director of the Health...

Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kemisha Shaw-Kelly is cautioning vaccinated persons not to interfere with the area of the arm where they were injected. The Medical Officer, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Sensitisation Session on Monday (September 13), said individuals who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) will experience...

Health & Wellness Minister to serve as Council President Jamaica’s Health & Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP has been selected to serve as president of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Directing Council Meeting and will lead the 59th meeting of the 35 PAHO Member States. This meeting is timely and of great significance as countries around...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 601 78,590 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 319 44,658 Males 282 33,922 Under Investigation 0 10 AGE RANGE 0 day to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 50 4,125 Hanover 24 2,599 Kingston & St. Andrew 126 19,559 Manchester 46 5,413 Portland 3 2,129 St. Ann 88 5,830...