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The Maternal and Neonatal High-Dependency Unit (HDU), which was opened recently at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Opening Of HDU At St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Timely – Dr. Scarlett

Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Peter Scarlett, says the new Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building has proven to be timely as the country deals with the...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Working With Member States To Deal With COVID-19 Challenges

(FILE) Grade-11 Maths Teacher at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Ronald Beckford (right), holds revision classes with students on Monday (June 8).

Measures In Place At Trelawny High Schools To Protect Students And Staff

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

TPDCo Begins Sensitisation For COVID-19 Health And Safety Protocols

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left); and German Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl (left), listen keenly to Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Peter Scarlett (third left), during a tour of the newly opened High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building, recently.

New HDU Building To Improve Maternal Outcomes

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a mask to Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Paul Abrahams (second right), at the handover of 9,900 masks to the Ministry of Transport and Mining recently, by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, through local partner, Stewart

6 years ago CoronavirusTransport

PPV Operators Encouraged To Use Online Services

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators to utilise the Transport Authority’s online services to conduct transactions, as part of continued social distancing measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the recent handover of masks donated by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, through local partner,...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Six New COVID-19 Cases for Jamaica

Jamaica has recorded another six confirmed COVID-19 cases as at Tuesday (June 9). The total number of confirmed cases is now up to 605. Recoveries remain at 405. The six new cases are all imported. Three came in to the island on a flight from the USA, one on a flight from the UK and two from a cruise ship...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, Marc Melville (fourth left), shares a photo opportunity with team members after receiving the Tour Operator of the Year Award from Carnival Cruise Lines, at a function in Cozumel, Mexico, in 2019.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Chukka Caribbean Prepares To Welcome Visitors

With the tourism sector getting ready to welcome the return of international visitors on June 15, one of the Caribbean and Jamaica’s biggest attractions says it is far advanced in regard to health and safety protocols, as it relates to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chukka Caribbean Adventures in St. Ann, with more than 800 employees locally and 1,000 more at locations...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), converses with Principal of the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine, Lacey-Ann Blake (left), while students at the institution look on. The State Minister visited the institution on Monday (June 8).

6 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Education State Minister Commends School Administrators For Putting Safety Measures In Place

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that secondary-school administrators have responded well in putting safety measures in place for the reopening of institutions. He said that the guidelines recommended by the Ministry have been implemented to safeguard the health of students and staff. He noted that the Ministry provided funding to...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

One New Case of COVID-19 Brings Jamaica’s Total to 599

Jamaica has recorded one new case of COVID-19 as at Monday (June 8), bringing the island’s count to 599. In the meantime, the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 remains at 405 (Recovery rate 67.6%). The new case is a 63 year old female of a St. Elizabeth address. This is an imported case from New York under...

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

NCDA Partners With US Embassy To Discourage Smoking And Alcohol Use During COVID-19

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has partnered with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Section of the United States Embassy on a public education campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of smoking and alcohol use amid the coronavirus (COVID -19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, NCDA Executive Director, Michael Tucker, said that the agency’s response...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

2 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19, 1 More Recovery

As at Sunday (June 7), the National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has advised that two new samples have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 598. In the meantime, one more patient has been counted among the recoveries. A total of 405 patients have recovered from COVID-19. The country’s recovery rate...