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Members of the i-doc Concierge Wellness Services team (front, from left), Managing Director, Dr Sherridene Lee; and Director, Dr. Jacqueline Chambers, and (back, from left), Director, Dr. Witold Radomski; and Partner Doctors, Dr. Alvin Wong; and Dr. Garfield Chapman.

i-doc Concierge Wellness Services Looking To Expand

i-doc Concierge Wellness Services Limited is looking to expand its operations across the island with the establishment of offices in all 14 parishes at a preliminary estimate of $1 billion. Managing Director, Dr. Sherridene Lee, said that the long-term plan...

COVID-19 update for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

COVID-19 update of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

1.4 Million Doses Of Vaccines Expected Up To September 30

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, stresses a point while addressing a virtual press conference on Monday (July 26).

PM Appeals To Unvaccinated Persons

The new Adelphi Health Centre being built in St. James.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Residents Of Adelphi Await Completion Of New Health Centre

Residents of Adelphi and its environs in St. James are eagerly awaiting the completion of the new modern health centre being built in the community. The project is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of more than $40 million with funding made available through a grant from the European Union (EU). Construction is close...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, July 26, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 52 52,141 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 23 29,184 Males 29 22,954 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 87 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 2,775...

5 years ago CoronavirusTechnology

COVID-19 Provides Opportunity To Capitalise On ICT – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created opportunities for the education system to capitalise on the developments that are available in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). The Minister, who was speaking to graduates at the John Rollins Success Primary School, St. James, on July 25, said that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (July 26).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PM Announces New Curfew Hours, Other COVID-19 Containment Measures

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced an adjustment in the curfew hours, as well as other coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures, as the country sees a spike in cases of the virus. Effective Tuesday (July 27), the new curfew hours will be from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on weekdays. On Sundays and the upcoming public holidays –...

Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CHAs Assisting Vector Control Efforts In Western Region

Regional Vector Control Officer for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris, says Community Health Aides (CHAs) have been playing a pivotal role in the health region’s vector-control efforts. Some 1,300 CHAs were recruited in 2020 as part of a strategic undertaking by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to prepare the population to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19)....

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, July 25, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 105 52,089 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 53 29,161 Males 52 22,925 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 79 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 8 2,774 Hanover 10 1,484 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 14,319 Manchester...

5 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Business Process Outsourcing Employment up 15 Per Cent

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has recorded a 15 per cent increase in employment, despite the economic fallout resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking during the opening of the IBEX BPO facility at the G-Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine on Friday (July 23), Mr. Holness said approximately 44,000 persons were employed across the sector as at June 2021, relative to 38,400 for the corresponding period last year. ...