Chevon Campbell contributed to this report. A prominent Cabinet Minister has resigned. A local parish councillor stripped of several posts. A ministerial advisor has lost her job. And a Prime Minister moving to cauterise the political fallout from his former...
The Ministry of Health has announced a postponement in the administration of the Pfizer vaccine in Jamaica. The postponement takes effect on Wednesday, September 15. It's expected to last for two to three weeks, as the Ministry awaits an additional shipment from the...
Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, is defending his stewardship of the People's National Party, PNP, after a Nationwide/Bluedot poll finds a massive 30-point deficit between the Opposition and the governing Jamaica Labour Party. The poll conducted last month among 1,500...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says effective September 11, 2021, there will be a temporary suspension in the administration of first doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The move comes amid uncertainty regarding the arrival date for the next shipment of the US...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is again urging Jamaicans to take the Covid-19 vaccine, stressing that vaccination is the only way the government will be able to end curfews and restrictions on national life. Jamaicans have been living under more than a year of nightly...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he's awaiting a full report on any deaths which has occurred as a result of the recent shortage of oxygen in the nation's hospitals. The Ministry of Health has said the shortage was due to supply challenges experienced by the...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is monitoring the emergence of the MU variant of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. The new variant has been detected in five samples tested in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Mr. Holness says with the emergence of another...
The US government is doubling down on its travel advisory against Jamaica. The State Department is now advising its nationals against traveling to the island due to a surge in Covid-19 cases and incidents of crime and violence. The advisory from the State Department...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he believes the current health crisis empowers the government to move in the direction of issuing a vaccine directive for Jamaican citizens. But the Prime Minister says before making such a move, the government must first satisfy the...
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, is set to lead a delegation to the United States and Canada to meet with tourism partners, amid concerns that a recent CDC travel advisory could negatively impact tourist arrivals to the country. The CDC yesterday warned Americans...