58-year old Clarendon Woman latest COVID Victim
A 58-year-old woman from Clarendon has died for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, as the island recorded 69 new...
PTA Group Demands Answers in COVID Spike
The National Parent Teacher Association of Jamaica NPTAJ wants the government to say what has caused the spike in...
Quarantine for Police Academy After COVID Spike
Health officials have quarantined a section of the police academy in Central Village after 47 cases of covid-19 were...
No Deaths, 65 New Cases
Jamaica registered 65 new confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the last testing cycle.
No deaths were reported during the...
New COVID Vaccine Tests “90% Effective” in Initial Trials
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said today that their vaccine against Covid-19 was strongly effective, exceeding expectations with results.
The vaccine is the first...
Health Ministry Starts Antigen Tests for COVID
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has commenced the pilot of antigen testing for the coronavirus at nine public...
Tufton Urges Reduction of Christmas Activities
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is cautioning Jamaicans to reduce their usual Christmas activities, despite expressing...
Tufton Warns Senior Care home Operators Amid COVID
Operators of senior care homes are being warned that they face a one million dollar fine for non compliance...
WHO Experts Dismiss China Lab Theory
International experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 have all but dismissed a theory that the virus came from a...
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Passes FDA Review
A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine finds it is safe, especially against...