Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, says take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine has shown efficacy in reducing hospitalisations and the rate of infections. Speaking in an interview with...

In a bid to increase public awareness of the uses and effects of marijuana (ganja), the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has launched its ‘Good Ganja Sense’ campaign. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is on track to introduce legislation for the ticketing of persons not wearing masks in public, as part of coronavirus...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, are...

The Government is moving to acquire critical pieces of equipment that will allow the country to conduct tests for the presence of coronavirus (COVID-19) variant strains in the island. Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is prepared to take more stringent measures, including a national lockdown, if the number of positive cases of the coronavirus...

The Government is to administer the first set of vaccines in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), on Wednesday, March 10. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness,...

A researcher is calling for nutrition labels that provide consumers with information that can be easily read, so they can make healthier food choices. In an interview with JIS News,...