Five schools in rural Jamaica have benefited from a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ‘Training of Trainers’ Workshop, organised by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Participants included 20 principals,...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the country has not recorded any reinfection of persons previously confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She was responding to a...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jaquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the ongoing spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in St. Thomas has now pushed the parish figure to 107 cases over the last...

The subcommittee of Cabinet that deals with coronavirus (COVID-19) issues will meet today (August 21), to discuss the recent surge in cases confirmed in Jamaica and agree on measures to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has cleared the remaining 2,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) samples for testing. This was stated by Head of the National Public Health Laboratory, Dr. Michelle Hamilton,...

In keeping with its own established protocol for infection prevention and control, the Ministry has decided to suspend operations for Friday, August 21, 2020 at its offices located on the...

The total number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica now stands at 1,290, with 98 persons testing positive as at Thursday (August 20). At the same time, 16 more...

Hundreds of residents of Brown’s Hall and surrounding communities in rural St. Catherine now have access to health services close to their doorsteps. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the...