Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, says Jamaica is expected to receive another shipment of vaccines by the end of this week. She says some one million doses of vaccines are to arrive in the island between August and September. She says this...
Government Senator Natalie Campbell-Rodrigues says there's need for continuous discussion with the aim of addressing issues facing males in Jamaica. She says many of the issues facing children and families could be resolved if women were more empowered. Senator...
Opposition Spokesman on Labour, Social Security and Special Abilities, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris is calling for an overhaul of the system that the Labour Ministry used to document foreign labourers. He calls it a disturbing issue where there's an influx of labourers...
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie says hospitals, other stakeholders, and members of the public should now be on alert for a surge in COVID 19 cases. Dr. Bisasor McKenzie says hospitals should be reconsidered scheduling any elective surgeries at...
People's National Party, PNP, President Mark Golding is describing last week's resignation of three-party Vice Presidents and the Chairman as dramatic and unfortunate. Mikael Phillips, Damion Crawford, Dr. Wykeham McNeil, and former chairman Phillip Paulwell, on...
The Hydel Group of Schools is trying to determine the cause of a fire at the schools' administrative building, which resulted in $50 million in losses. The fire started just before 8:00 Thursday morning. Three fire units responded to the blaze. One student, Lacina...
Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke says the board of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, AAJ breached legislation when it invested millions of US dollars in private company First Rock Holdings. He was responding to questions tabled by Opposition Spokesman on Finance,...
Education Minister, Fayval Williams, says the government is prepared to respond if the rate of Covid-19 infections prevent the resumption of face-to-face classes in September. Last month Prime Minister Andrew Holness reduced the curfew hours and announced a phased...
Parliament approved a motion which proposes a starting salary of five to six million dollars for the Information Commissioner, when the Data Protection legislation is passed. The motion was brought by Technology Minister Daryl Vaz. Daryl Vaz, Technology Minister....
The Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison, says allegations that a four-year-old boy was beaten to death by a parent in St. Catherine, shows there's still need to address violence in homes. The child died at hospital yesterday hours after he was beaten...