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...

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston, where 87 workers and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), is “out of the woods” in terms of infection risk and threat. Following three days of testing of the 620 residents and staff, positive results were returned for...

The communities of Rae Town, Kingston, and Cornwall Courts, St. James, remain under special curfew until November 6. This was noted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a digital press conference on October 28. The curfew hours in the communities are 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily. Mr. Holness informed that during the curfew hours, no more...

The Government has extended several coronavirus (COVID 19) containment measures until November 30. These include restrictions on funeral services and parties; the stay-at-home order for persons 65 years and older; and restricted access to nursing homes, hospitals and infirmaries. Addressing a digital press conference on October 28, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the ban on funeral...

Two nursing homes, one in Manchester and another in Hanover, which have breached the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, have been ordered closed by the health authorities. This was noted by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon.Christopher Tufton, at a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on Thursday (October 28). The two...

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), made a donation of COVID-19 prevention and other items to the Westmoreland Infirmary on Wednesday (October 28). Among the items donated were 45 hand sanitisers, three refrigerator thermometers, two handheld infrared thermometers and one digital blood pressure machine. Assistant Secretary of JAPHI, Steve Morris, told JIS News that the donation to the...