Regrettably, the Ministry of Health and Wellness confirms one new COVID-19-related death and a co-incidental death in an individual positive for COVID-19. This most recent COVID-19-related death is that of a 72-year-old male from Kingston & St. Andrew who was also hypertensive. In addition, there are three deaths in COVID-19 positive patients that are under investigation at this time. In...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is a more concentrated spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in parts of uptown communities, including Kingston 6, 7 and 8, and has warned residents to be more vigilant, in an effort to prevent further spread.  The parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew now account for 955 of the total...

Regrettably, the Ministry of Health & Wellness confirms three additional COVID-19 related deaths. Two were previously under investigation and are now classified as COVID-19 related. The deceased are an 82 year old male from Clarendon; a 75 year old female from St. Catherine and a 65 year old male from Kingston & St. Andrew. All cases had comorbidities, namely diabetes...

Chairman of the Jamaica Co-operative Automobile and Limousine Tours Ltd. (JCAL), Brian Thelwell, says tour bus drivers in the tourism sector are making an effort to remain COVID-19 compliant. “The buses are equipped with their sanitisers, and once the passengers come out of the vehicle, all the handles and everything is sanitised to ensure that the next passenger will be...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging member countries to take steps to expand their healthcare workforce as part of measures to ensure that each territory is adequately prepared to deal with future health emergencies, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19). Her urging comes against the background of data, which she says shows that the ratio of...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, says there is no known case of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) within the tourism industry, despite an uptick in cases across the island. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, Mr. Robinson argued...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, says citizens must take personal responsibility to protect themselves from the virus, by adhering to the protocols put in place by the Government. “Where we are now as a nation, it requires that every individual is in. We have to take that personal responsibility, we need moral suasion, we need peer...