The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has indicated that there are two new confirmed COVID-19 cases as at Monday (June 29). The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica is now 698. At the same time, one additional patient has recovered and has been released from isolation, bringing the total number of recoveries to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew measures for the month of July. Speaking at a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (June 29), the Prime Minister said the new curfew times will begin at 11:00 p.m. on June 30 to 5:00 a.m. July 1, 2020, and this will continue daily until 5:00 a.m....

St. James Street and Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay have been sanitised by the parish’s municipal authority as part of ongoing measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). The exercise was carried out on Sunday (June 28) in partnership with Caribbean Cement Company Limited and Premix Jamaica Limited. Mayor of Montego Bay, Homer Davis, said the activity started from the...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says that as the country learns to live with COVID-19, the Government, through the Health Ministry, is seeking to engender a sense of personal responsibility among the population. This, she said, will be a key component in the country fighting the disease as a unit, pointing out that working together yields better results...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is fostering a new wave of entrepreneurship and innovation among Jamaicans, many of whom are staying at home or are out of work. One such individual is St. Ann early-childhood teacher, Racquel Davis, who has created an alternative source of income, through her recently formed business ‘Racquel’s Smart Start’.   Mrs. Davis, who teaches at the...

Persons with disabilities who were registered with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) from 1973 to March 31, 2020 are slated to benefit under the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) CARE Programme. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News that these individuals can now access a one-off temporary grant as part of the Government’s effort...

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), an entity under the Ministry of Health & Wellness, is reminding members of the public that all persons wishing to donate blood at any of its facilities, must present a government issued identification. Passport, Driver’s Licence and Elector Registration Identification Card (National ID) are all accepted forms of identification. A current school photo identification...