NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 87 11,271   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 38 5,135   Females 48 6,133   Under Investigation 1 3   AGE RANGE 2 years to 89 years 1 day to 104 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 4 505   Hanover 6 250   KSA 4...

The government has responded to calls from employers and employees to address issues affecting the Labour Market in light of the Covid19 pandemic.  Labour and Social Security Minister, Karl Samuda, has assembled a strong team of experts in a task force to address the issue.  Speaking to the group at its first meeting on Monday, Minister Samuda, outlined the scope...

No student or staff at the pilot schools reopened for the facilitation of face-to-face learning has been identified with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has tested positive for the virus, according to data reported by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The seventeen schools that were selected to participate in the pilot of face-to-face teaching, commenced classes between November...

An online survey conducted by the Hugh Shearer Labour Studies Institute, at the UWI Open Campus estimated that about 60 percent of Jamaican organisations were forced to having their employees work from home during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic; with two out of every three private sector employees working remotely during the period of workplace restrictions. An estimated 3...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 64 11,184 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 27 5,097 Females 37 6,085 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 4 years to 81 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 1 500 Hanover 3 244 Kingston & St. Andrew 22 3,656 Manchester 2 426...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 57 11,120 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 21 5,070 Females 36 6,048 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 5 months to 83 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 499 Hanover 2 241 KSA 8 3,634 Manchester 0 424 Portland 0 342 St. Ann 2 619 St. Catherine...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer, says Justices of the Peace (JPs) are playing an important role as repositories of information in their communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She noted that the public servants provide an important lifeline to these individuals, many of whom are not able to access information from critical public institutions because...