The Corporate Office of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) located at 48 Duke Street, Kingston will be closed on Tuesday, September 08 to Wednesday, September 09, 2020 following a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result received by a staff member. The CPFSA has made arrangement for a deep clean and sanitization of its offices. Clients wishing to conduct...

The public is being advised that the Criminal Records Office, located at 8-10 Orange Street in downtown Kingston, will be temporarily closed to the public on Monday, September 07. This is to facilitate sanitization of the premises as a result of some members of staff exhibiting flu-like symptoms; this has triggered the JCF’s COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures which...

Regrettably, the Ministry of Health & Wellness confirms one new COVID-19-related death. The deceased is a 54 year old male from St. James. The total number of deaths now stand at 33 (1.1%), while five more deaths in COVID-19 positive individuals are under investigation. As at Sunday (September 6), the country recorded 79 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. These bring the...

It is with regret that the Ministry of Health and Wellness reports the passing of two more persons due to COVID-19. The island also recorded 60 new cases in the last 24 hours. The two latest COVID-19-related deaths are of an 80-year-old female with a history of uncontrolled hypertension and a 42-year-old male who was hypertensive, diabetic and obese. Both...

The Physiotherapy Department at the Savanna-La-Mar Hospital, in Westmoreland, will be hosting a series of activities to mark World Physiotherapy Week, from September 7 to 13. The Week is being observed under the theme: ‘Physiotherapists’ role in helping people recover after COVID-19’. World Physiotherapy Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 9.  In an interview with JIS News, Manager, Physical...

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...