President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, says the virtual sitting of the Upper House is a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) that should be embraced and developed. The Senate recently made amendments to the Standing Orders to allow members to participate in meetings of the full Senate, virtually. "It is said that from every crisis...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 90 48,557 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 51 27,140 Males 39 21,414 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 9 days to 98 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 2,634 Hanover 0 1,298 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 13,543 Manchester 14...

Jamaica has received another batch of COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca. Some 55, 200 doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine arrived in the island on Sunday, May 30, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. This batch represents another allocation from the COVAX Facility. The COVAX (COVID-19 Global Access) Facility co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi,...

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Wayne Wesley, says the entity will give further consideration to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s impact on student sitting external exams, during the grading process. He noted that CXC will take into account “the likely psycho-social impact [of the pandemic] on students’ performance to ensure that they are not disenfranchised”....

The Government will ensure that there is equal application of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) to all citizens, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “This Government has a duty to make sure that the law is equally applied both to those who have and those who have not,” he said. Mr. Holness was responding to reports of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), receiving his second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from nurse, Fiona Ellis, at The Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston on Friday (May 28).

The Black River Hospital (BRH) in St. Elizabeth recently received US $15,000 to construct a well needed porte cochère at the Accident and Emergency Department to aid in the removal of patients from vehicles when it rains. A porte cochère is a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in...