Come Tuesday (July 21), only senior citizens aged 75 and older will be required to remain indoors under the stay-at-home Order, which is in place to protect the most vulnerable from the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Government has relaxed the restriction of movement imposed on this group, raising the targeted age from 65 years. Minister of Local Government and Community Development,...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is calling on residents in the parish not to get complacent in protecting themselves against dengue fever. The dengue outbreak was declared over recently by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Addressing the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation meeting on July 9 in Savanna-la-Mar, Dr. Graham said although the...

A state-of-the-art High-Dependency Unit (HDU) for neonatal and maternal care has been opened at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The 4,359 square-foot facility, established at a cost of $315 million, provides specialised bed spaces for critically ill neonates. It comprises 10 beds (including two isolation rooms), a nurses’ station, one sluice room, a breastfeeding area and a restroom. It is...

Jamaica has recorded three new COVID-19 cases and 15 more recoveries as at Tuesday (July 14). This brings to 762 the total number of positives and to 643 the number of recoveries. The newly confirmed cases are all imported and are comprised of two females and one male. Their ages range from 27 to 55 years. Two of the cases...

Effective Tuesday (July 21), sports bars will be allowed to reopen their doors for business. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who said these venues will be conditionally opened until July 31. The Government had ordered the closure of these establishments, as part of measures to control the spread of the coronavirus...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will be employing 1,200 community health aides to assist in the continued fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) islandwide. He said expansion of the programme is critical, as the workers will assist in providing information to citizens about their role in infection prevention and control. The Minister was...

The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force submitted its report (the “Report”) to Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness last week and the report has been tabled in the House of Representatives today. The Task Force which consisted of ministers of government, members of the public sector, civil society, union and business leaders, was appointed to develop recommendations that can...