NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 122 4,164   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 66 1,870   Females 56 2,281   Under Investigation 0 13   AGE RANGE 11 months to 88 years 13 days to 97 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 4 263   Hanover...

Newly appointed State Minister in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, says it will be an honour to serve in the Ministry. “It is truly an honour to have this position. I have been in fitness all of my life promoting healthy lifestyles. What the Minister said to me is that it is a huge Ministry,...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL COMMENTS Confirmed Cases 109 4,042   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 45 1,805   Females 64 2,224   Under Investigation 0 13   AGE RANGE 5 to 87 years 13 days to 97 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 4 259   Hanover 2...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 162 3,933   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 70 1,759   Females 91 2,156   Under Investigation 1 18   AGE RANGE 2 to 89 years 13 days to 97 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       St. Catherine 74 1,016   Kingston...

The National Water Commission is advising that its Office situated in Spanish Town, St. Catherine will be closed on Monday, September 14, 2020, to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitization of the office space. Customers and the general public are being advised to visit our website at www.nwcjamaica.com to have their various transactions and queries addressed. The Utility Company is noting...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans not to become complacent with the country’s comparatively low suicide rate, particularly at this time when persons are coping with the stress of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said data indicate that prior to COVID-19 approximately one million people died globally each year due to suicide, and...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a number of initiatives to address the risk factors for suicide in the country. These include barriers to accessing healthcare, inappropriate media reporting on cases of suicide, access to means of committing suicide, and stigma associated with help-seeking behaviour. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher...