The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is expressing confidence that its Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme will meet its objective. The project is aimed at preventing pregnancy,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has conducted a series of training sessions with critical personnel in preparation for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking at a JIS Think...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), examines syringes being stored at the Ministry’s storage warehouse on Shalimar Avenue in Kingston, in preparation for the distribution...

 

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging citizens of member states to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), once doses approved for distribution by the World...

As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) held a 5K Fun Run/Walk dubbed, ‘Welcome to Kingston 5k Fun Run/Walk’, which raised funds to purchase two...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that compliance with the provisions under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) is “absolutely essential” in reducing the transmission...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 248 22,267   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 111 9,882   Females 130 12,375   Under Investigation 7 10   AGE...