JAMAICA is set to receive 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India some time next week, which will be the country's first shipment of the drug.

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Adopt-a-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership to support the delivery of primary health care in communities.

There are mixed views among funeral home operators about the effect that COVID-19 is having on their operations.Some say the rising number of fatalities will place a strain on storage space for cadavers, while others believe the ...

MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr on Thursday handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St James.The residents were presented with their registered land ...

HOSPITALS are facing serious challenges as the number of COVID-19 cases increase, putting doctors, nurses and other health care staff under tremendous pressure.University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Chief Executive Officer ...

Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) James Forbes, who yesterday walked from the Appeal Court a free man after it quashed corruption charges against him, said the high court's decision is a victory for Jamaicans, especial...

WITH more than 300 Merl Grove High School students scheduled to return to the classroom in early March, principal of the all-girl institution Dr Marjorie Fullerton was elated to have the assistance of the Jamaica Defence Force (JD...

LONDON, United Kingdom ( AFP) — Britain's next phase of novel coronavirus vaccines will be administered based on age rather than occupational risk, an advisory group said yesterday, sparking anger from police and teachers wh...

It's $17 billion for 25 Portmore roadsThe amount the National Works Agency estimates it would need to upgrade 25 roads in Portmore, St Catherine, is $17 billion, if it takes them over, and not $25 million as was reported yesterday...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A national vaccine fund will be launched soon to secure the next batch of COVID-19 vaccines for residents here, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Thursday night as she announced that more than 2...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting an average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.8 per cent this year for Caribbean countries.But in its Regional Report: 2020...

Caribbean tourism experts are urging regional governments to seriously consider allowing visitors with proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test result to forego current quarantine requirements.The suggestion was raised We...

The Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) yesterday urged the Government to authorise the use of Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug used to treat several neglected tropical diseases, in an effort to reduce hospitalisations caused by...

If the Municipality of Portmore in St Catherine is to become Jamaica's 15th parish, squatter communities in Gregory Park, Newlands, Naggo Head and Old Braeton should be redeveloped, as far as the National Environment and Planning ...

A $32-million investment by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will see approximately 170 farmers at Ebony Agro Park in Toll Gate, Clarendon, benefiting from a state-of-the-art, solar-powered irrigation system installed by ...

Amid the maelstrom of public suspicion triggered by allegations of vulnerability of its Jamcovid-19 application, the Government yesterday said it is undertaking a comprehensive review of security on all its websites and networks ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association President Dianne Parram says the continued increase in gas prices is having a “devastating impact” on petroleum retailers.

Today is the 57th day of 2021. There are 308 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2006: Portia Simpson Miller is elected president of Jamaica's centre-left political party founded by Norman Manley in 1938, the People's Nationa...

THE Government has reallocated $48.7 million of the funds budgeted for the coronavirus vaccine risk mitigation programme to hire additional health staff and improve conditions for workers.Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday,...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has declined to give a date for the arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines until it has been loaded on an aircraft en route to Jamaica.Tufton toured two locations in K...

WITH lower school students in public schools forced away from face-to-face classes because of the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases across the island, the Ministry of Education is pushing even more on its One Laptop or Tablet ...

OPPOSITION spokesman on tourism Senator Janice Allen says the failure on the part of Government to provide a clear timetable for a roll-out of a national vaccination programme is causing heightened concern among hoteliers and othe...

THE Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) wants the Government to plug all loopholes in the Matrimonial Causes Act, which could facilitate uncommon marriages without attracting attention.

LONDON, England (AP) — Health officials in Britain say the country's COVID-19 alert level should move down from the highest level because hospitalisations have decreased.The UK's four chief medical officers say although heal...

ABOARD THE OPEN ARMS (AP) — The February storm is unforgiving, violently shaking the humanitarian rescuers' vessel as they try to revive a faulty engine and save African migrants drifting in the Mediterranean Sea after fleei...