Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says additional oxygen concentrators are being procured to assist in shoring up supplies in the health system. “We are on the path to increasing the number of oxygen concentrators…through sources overseas working through our Ambassador and our Consul-General in New York, we have at this point secured close to 80 (to) 90 oxygen...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the no-movement days will continue for another two weeks, in a bid to curb the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. He advised that the days would include Sunday, September 5; Monday, September 6; Tuesday, September 7; Sunday, September 12; Monday, September 13; and Tuesday, September 14. The Prime Minister...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says 540 million additional doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are required to ensure that all member countries can inoculate at least 60 per cent of their populations. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September 1), Dr. Etienne said more than one-third of countries in the Americas have yet to...

Data collection for the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) is now under  way. The RHS is a household survey that looks at the fertility, contraception, and reproductive health of women and men aged 15 to 49 years. The survey, being conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on behalf of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), began the week...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 351 68,482 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 183 38,742 Males 168 29,737 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 54 days to 97 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 23 3,475 Hanover 14 2,261 Kingston & St. Andrew 96 17,594 Manchester 17 4,627 Portland 3...

The Medical Services Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is reporting that the Force’s vaccination blitz at the National Police College on Sunday, August 29, was a success.   According to Dr. George Leveridge, clinical director of the Branch, the blitz provided an opportunity for sworn and unsworn members of the JCF and their families to get vaccinated with any...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that its Old Harbour Tax Office will be closed on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, and for the remainder of the week (September 2 – 3, 2021). The Tax Authority has taken the decision to close its Old Harbour operations due to the confirmation of several positive COVID-19 cases at the location and to...