NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 47 10,810   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 20 4,920   Females 27 5,888   Under Investigation 0 2   AGE RANGE 1 year to 89 years 1 day to 104 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 0 488   Hanover 4 227   KSA 3...

It gives me much satisfaction to participate in commemorating World AIDS Day 2020 and further to add the City of Kingston’s influence to the initiative to recruit our sister cities in the English-Speaking Caribbean Region to join the global movement to become Fast Track Cities. Kingston remains the only city in the English-Speaking Caribbean to be a part of this...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling on countries which traditionally provide aid to other countries, especially Small Island Developing States, not to cut back on their international aid budget. The Prime Minister’s comments come as reports out of the United Kingdom suggests that the European nation is set to cut its international aid budget by a third. He pointed out...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 54 10,763   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 22 4,900   Females 32 5,861   Under Investigation 0 2   AGE RANGE 12 years to 83 years 1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 0 488   Hanover 3...

HIV/AIDS Officer at the United Nations Population Fund Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Denise Chevannes, is urging stakeholders to focus on adolescent pregnancy prevention, as one of the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem of adolescent pregnancy and has left more girls susceptible to teenage pregnancy. Dr. Chevannes informed...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to adhere to guidance from their national health authorities regarding Christmas celebrations, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. PAHO’s Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says decisions relating to public and private engagements should be based on the most up-to-date COVID-19 information, particularly data indicating whether the virus is spreading and...