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Jamaica: 17 New Coronavirus Cases, Tally Up To 381, 7 deaths

The Health and Wellness Ministry is reporting an additional 17 coronavirus cases in Jamaica. According to an update posted last night on its COVID-19...

Holness says all Jamaicans could get COVID-19

Prime Minister Andrew Holness was blunt. “The possibility is that all of us, at some point in time, will get it,” he said...

Stranded Jamaicans crash government’s online portal with applications to get back home

Jamaicans stranded overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic can now qualify to return home by applying through an online portal under the Government’s programme of...

Jamaican hospitals, doctors trade blame as delivering mother dies amid COVID chaos

A major squabble has erupted between two Kingston hospitals over whether the death of a 23-year-old delivering mother was caused by a panicked breakdown...

Jamaica records 45 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last...

Jamaica: Chinese firm takes over Kingston Freeport management company

China Merchants Port Holdings now has full control of Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), the entity that manages the Port of Kingston under...

COVID-panicked passengers in Jamaica jump from bus as man dies

Pandemonium erupted on a St Andrew bus on Wednesday as terrified commuters leapt from the vehicle fearful that an elderly passenger in the throes...

Two-month-old baby among 31 new COVID-19 cases, Jamaica’s tally surges to 288

The Health Ministry is reporting that Jamaica now has 288 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry, the 31 additions come in the wake...

Four-year-old child dies from COVID-19 in Jamaica

Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that has killed seven persons locally. The casualty marks...

Jamaica have 10 new COVID-19 cases bring the total to 233

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting 10 new cases of the COVID-19 which brings the total number of cases in the island...

Jamaica: Heartbreak as 2-year-old girl is killed by family member in St Mary

Richard Cox thought he was taking three of his children to experience pure fun in Gayle, St Mary, on Wednesday morning. But the hope...

Why Jamaica rejected Cuban COVID-19 drug

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie has said that the Government’s decision to reject the use of the Cuban antiviral drug Interferon Alpha...
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There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...