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Members of the Private Security Regulation Authority Kingston office wearing pink, as a part of efforts to bring awareness to breast cancer and the importance of regular testing.
Members of the Private Security Regulation Authority Kingston office wearing pink, as a part of efforts to bring awareness to breast cancer and the importance of regular testing.

Citizens Encouraged to Get Screened for Breast Cancer

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) is encouraging citizens to get screened for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Jamaican women, and it is estimated that one in 21 women in the country, will...
Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, addresses JIS Think Tank on Paediatric CPR
Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Dr. Lambert Innis, addresses JIS Think Tank on Paediatric CPR

CPR Important in Saving Lives- Dr. Innis
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leading a tour in the Cornwall Courts community in St. James on Friday, October 30, where he handed out face masks and hand sanitizers to residents. A special area curfew is imposed on the community from October 23 to November 6 due to a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the area.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leading a tour in the Cornwall Courts community in St. James on Friday, October 30, where he handed out face masks and hand sanitizers to residents. A special area curfew is imposed on the community from October 23 to November 6 due to a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the area.

Health Minister Tours Cornwall Courts in St. James
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Private Labs Approved to Offer COVID-19 Testing
Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris.
Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris.

HOPE Workers Lauded for Work yo Help Reduce Mosquito Breeding Sites

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

23,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine Being Distributed

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica received more than 23,000 doses of the flu vaccine last week, which are now being distributed across the island’s health regions. Speaking at the Ministry’s Digital press conference and COVID-19 Conversation, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 29, Dr. Tufton informed that the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses public health officials at a Parish Management and Vector Control meeting, held at the Falmouth Hospital on Thursday (October 29).
Health & Wellness

Field Hospital in Falmouth to be Completed by November 30

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the field hospital being erected on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny is on track for completion by November 30. The 36-bed facility is one of four field hospitals being established across the island to provide 152 additional bed spaces to facilitate the treatment of persons...
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Assistant Secretary of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Steve Morris.
Health & Wellness

Outstanding Public Health Inspectors to be Recognised

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) will be staging a COVID-19 Star Awards to recognise the work of outstanding public health inspectors (PHIs) on the front lines of the pandemic. The function will take place on Friday (October 30) at Cecil’s Restaurant in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, beginning at noon and will be broadcast virtually. Assistant Secretary of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference on October 28.
Coronavirus

PM Says Fatigue is No Excuse to Disobey the Law

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while he understands that some persons are suffering from COVID-19 fatigue, that is no excuse to disobey the law. “We are seeing it being displayed in all kinds of ways. We are seeing it being displayed in a resistance to law enforcement when they are enforcing the measures. Let me just say...
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