The Ministry of Health & Wellness in collaboration with the Clarendon Health Department and the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has reviewed today the recent COVID-19 cases coming out of Clarendon. Two positive cases of COVID-19 are admitted at the May Pen Hospital. Case investigations and contact tracing have been carried out that have yielded six positive contacts of these...

Amid the challenges being experienced with the current pandemic, Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MoFPS) is becoming a leader in the global conversations to ensure that climate change is at the forefront of the economic recovery. Jamaica announced its official membership to the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action a year ago, which currently...

Westmoreland-based MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation will spearhead several teleconferences to highlight statistics and trends relating to cancer in the parish. These will be streamed on various social media platforms during the second Wednesday of each month from August to December, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended churches for maintaining the protocol to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held on Sunday (August 2) at the Portmore Church of God, Edgewater, St. Catherine, Mr. Holness said that the churches have done “exceptionally well” in maintaining the protocol. The...

Regrettably, Jamaica recorded two new COVID-19-related deaths as at Sunday (August 2). One of the decease is a 64 year old male from Clarendon and the other is a 73 year old female from St. Thomas. The two deaths are being reported among the new cases for today. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths is now 12 (1.3%). At the...

The Port Antonio Health Centre is the latest primary health care facility to benefit under the Minister of Health and Wellness’ Adopt-a- Clinic programme. The Southern United States (US) Diaspora group has pledged over $3 million to support some of the critical needs of the facility, as part of efforts to enhance the delivery of health care. Portfolio Minister, Dr....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaicans at home and abroad have been “resilient and strong” in the fight to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She was speaking at the Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service held on Sunday (August 2) at the Portmore Church of God, South Edgewater in St Catherine. The service was held...