The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is producing anti-fog disposable face shields, in an effort to aid in the fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. More than 200 face shields have been produced, so far, through the combined efforts of the correctional services officers and inmates from the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre. In addition to the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the inspection of all business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities in the island is to be completed by May 4. Speaking at a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on April 27, the Minister emphasised that whatever is needed...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, has confirmed that one of the 46 deportees who recently returned has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The deportees arrived in the island last Tuesday (April 21), from the United States of America. Dr. Tufton, when asked about the health status of the deportees during a virtual press conference...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be complying, in full, with the team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and will be providing all documents related to the death of Jodian Fearon. The JCF has launched an official criminal investigation into the matter. Ms. Fearon died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) hours after delivering her...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica could be moving to a phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19), where many persons will not be sick enough to be hospitalised. He notes that where persons need to be in hospitals, they will get the care, adding that fear has caused the population to believe that the illness...

The National Health Fund’s (NHF) ability to respond to the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) has been significantly boosted with the recent handover of $168 million in medical supplies by the Issa Trust Foundation and its international partner, Direct Relief. The donation, which comes at a time when Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed the 350 mark, includes asthma inhalers, antibiotics, diabetes and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has responded “favourably” to the Government’s request to access the institution’s Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). This is part of the Administration’s measures to cushion Jamaica against the economic fallout being projected as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I received a...