Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will be renewing compassionate care training for personnel in the public health system. The initiative seeks to improve the quality of care with an emphasis on customer care and service delivery. Dr. Tufton said he has the “absolute admiration and respect” for healthcare professionals, who are working...

Cabinet has given approval for the award of a $453.4-million contract to Arel Limited for the supply and installation of six X-ray machines for health facilities of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during Wednesday’s (June 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The facilities to...

Hundreds of residents of communities in West Central St. Catherine, will now have improved access to health services at the newly rebuilt Kenneth Baugh Health Centre. The facility, upgraded at a cost of $42 million through funding from the National Health Fund (NHF), offers a number of services, including curative, maternal and child health, dental, family planning, mental health, pap...

The High Commission of India is hosting a series of activities in observance of International Yoga Day, being observed on Monday, June 21. This is the seventh International Day of Yoga, which is observed across the world. India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, told JIS News that a yoga activity will take place at the High Commission...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to receive a report next week on the breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) by operators of Rick’s Café in Negril. Since March 2020, the Government has employed the DRMA as the primary legislative tool to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 20 49,110   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 13 27,465   Males 7 21,642   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 11 years to 78 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 0 2,669  ...

The flagship fundraising and awareness event of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Relay for Life, will be held virtually this year under the theme: ‘Hope From Yaad’. Jamaicans can tune in to the event, which will be held on July 31 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. It will be streamed live on the JCS website at...