Registered Nurse at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Kevin Morrison, is regularly mistaken for a doctor. He tells JIS News that he often has to advise patients as well as visitors that he is, in fact, a nurse. As one of just eight male nurses at the Type B hospital, Nurse Morrison is among a small group of men...

Travellers to Jamaica are being implored to adhere to quarantine measures to reduce the spread of new variants of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The urging comes as the Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed cases of the Mu variant of COVID-19 on the island. Addressing a virtual press conference on Thursday (Sept. 9), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton...

Workers in the Tourism industry are calling on Jamaicans to mobilise themselves and participate  in  the Government’s national coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme. Hundreds of tourism workers, their families and friends turned out at the Tourism Vaccination Task Force’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz, held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on September 3. The Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Jamaica Hotel...

Vaccination against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) has put many anxious Jamaicans at ease and abated their fears of severe illness or death should they contract the virus. With a high COVID-19 positivity rate of 54 per cent, it is likely that an increased number of persons will become infected, especially if they do not adhere to the infection prevention and...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dr. Dominique Reid, has launched a project in Manchester, designed to enhance oral health care and hygiene among youngsters and, in the process, preserve their smiles. The initiative, titled: ‘Project Healthy Smiles Jamaica’, will target approximately 590 children, aged six to 12, and is being rolled out in the parish which she represented in the...

Over the years, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has been assisting various companies, from different sectors, to gain access to overseas markets for their products. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has had to pivot, and change the way it assists these businesses. Manager, Sales and Promotions Division, with a focus on Agribusiness at JAMPRO, Marlene Porter,...

Parents and guardians are being cautioned not to ignore the early signs that their child may have a mental health disorder in order to avoid long-term psychological damage.   Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba, gave the advice during a recent interview with JIS News.   Among the most common disorders...

Thousands of persons are offered support by the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) in their fight against cancer and the JCS relies on the generosity of citizens, through donations and participation in its major annual fundraiser, ‘Relay for Life’. This year, for the first time in 19 years, the flagship fundraiser will be held virtually under the theme ‘Hope from Yaad’....

Jamaica’s healthcare sector will receive a massive boost with the establishment of a pharmaceutical sterile compounding laboratory at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. The sterile compounding laboratory, which is the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, will facilitate the preparation of medication that is customised to particular types of treatments and...