The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will provide 500 COVID-19 protective kits, valued at more than $15 million, to small tourism properties islandwide. Making the announcement during a digital press conference on July 10, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the kits, valued at more than $30,000 each, will include two touchless garbage bins, two touchless hand sanitiser dispensers and...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it is working speedily to clear the backlog of coronavirus (COVID-19) test results that have been piling up over the last three weeks. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie explained that over the last two to three weeks they have tested thousands of persons, and that has “created a little bit of...

Residents of four communities in Montego Bay are to benefit from a US$100,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme being undertaken by the St. James Municipal Corporation and United Nations (UN)-Habitat. The initiative will target the communities of Canterbury, Albion Lane, William Street, and Paradise Row, through educational and environmental interventions and distribution of care packages. It will run from July through...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents to continue protecting themselves from the coronavirus (COVID-19), even as the phased reopening of the island’s economy continues. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Thursday (July 9). She pointed out that if persons are not compliant with the rules that are...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has commended the Ministry of Health and Wellness for its handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the island. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9), Mayor Gager said the Ministry has implemented aggressive containment measures, which have resulted in the country’s success in dealing with...

Jamaica has recorded two more positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 753, to date. “The new cases include one male and one female, aged 44 and 55 years (respectively). One case is a tourist who stayed in St. Ann and was repatriated. The other is a Jamaican citizen of a...

Trelawny Public Health Services has been working closely with the police to crack down on Jamaicans returning to the island who fail to comply with the quarantine orders. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth on Thursday (July 9), Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Diahann Dale, said that some persons returning to...