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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (April 27).

Prime Minister Expresses Regret At Untimely Passing Of Young Mother

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed his sincere regret at the untimely passing of the 23-year-old young mother, Jodian Fearon. Ms. Fearon died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), about six hours after delivering...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the nation during a digital press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (April 27).

Jamaica Records 364 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19

President of Deaf Sports Jamaica, Andre Witter.

Deaf Community Commends Signing Services At COVID-19 Press Briefings

President of the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Levi Johnson.

Residents Of St. Catherine, Clarendon And Manchester Get Help From CJC

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), with (from left): Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Chairman, Bokhoa Jeong; and Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Baejin Lim, at the handover of testing kits valued at US$200,000 by Jamaica Public Service shareholder, Korea East West Power, to the Government of Jamaica, to assist in the national fight against COVID-19. The ceremony was held on April 27 at the Department of Microbiology, at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

PHOTOS: Handover Of Test Kits Worth US$200,000

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Speaking Notes of the Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the press, colleague ministers, stakeholders all, members of the public. CASE NUMBERS We wish to advise that 2 samples from yesterday’s announcement were repeat samples for patients, who were already confirmed positive and awaiting discharge. This would have brought the number of cases to 348. Today, the number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

6 years ago CommerceCoronavirusIndustry

Small Business Operators Encouraged To Access Funds And Training

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging small business operators to access funds and training that the Government is providing, to ease the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told JIS News that there is a commitment to ensure the “sustainability and survival” of small businesses, as they account...

6 years ago CommunityCoronavirus

J. Wray And Nephew Donates Food Packages

Food packages worth $10 million will be distributed to communities across Jamaica by J. Wray and Nephew Limited as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will be done at central points in the various communities, and the needy and vulnerable, especially in remote areas throughout the country, will be targeted. Commercial Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean at...

Deputy Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Leesha Delatie-Budair

6 years ago CoronavirusInformation

COVID-19 Survey Begins

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging members of the public to cooperate with interviewers who will make contact via the telephone, to gather data for the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey regarding COVID-19. The data collection begins today (Monday, April 27) and will last for approximately two weeks. Deputy Director General of STATIN, Leesha Delatie-Budair, told JIS...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Quarantine Orders for all Employees of the Alorica Call Centre Remain in Effect

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise that the quarantine orders for all employees of the Alorica Call Centre remain in effect. All employees must remain at home until they are contacted by the St. Catherine Health Department, even if the 14-day period of quarantine has expired. The employees are also reminded of the following: • The absence...

(FILE) Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Region 4, Dr. Michelle Pinnock.

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationYouth

Parents Encouraged To Use Creative Ways To Homeschool Children

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (Region 4), Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is encouraging parents to use creative and engaging ways to effectively homeschool their children. Schools across the island have been closed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Pinnock said parents should consider all five senses when...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Now Has 350 Cases

The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This has brought the total number of confirmed cases in the island to 350 as at Sunday (April 26). The 45 new cases are comprised of 19 males and 26 females, who range in age from 1...