- CHASE Fund finances equipment valued $35m to boost COVID-19 testing 12:05 pm
- Tufton tours CRH's COVID-19 facility 11:26 am
- Phillips lauds late Lois Kelly Miller 10:52 am
- St Kitts anounces lockdown, SOE extended 10:15 am
- UCC offering up to 50% tuition waiver for online programmes this summer 9:42 am
- Ban on bars extended 9:12 am
Covid-19
CHASE Fund finances equipment valued $35m to boost COVID-19 testing
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The CHASE Fund is funding the acquisition of additional testing equipment and supplies, valued at $35 million, for the National Influenza Centre (NIC) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to allow for more rapid and accurate coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More
Tufton tours CRH's COVID-19 facility
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness for the housing of COVID-19 patients at the state-run Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.... Read More
St Kitts anounces lockdown, SOE extended
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — A one-week lockdown will take effect Thursday night under an extended State of Emergency announced by Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris, as the twin-island federation continues efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.... Read More
Ban on bars extended
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While accepting that bar owners and their employees are hurting from the lock down of places of entertainment, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has argued that the time is not right for lifting the restriction.... Read More
COVID-19: Here's what you need to know today
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infections worldwide surpassed 1.5 million while nearly 89,000 people across 192 countries and territories have died. More than half of the world's population is now under lockdown conditions in a global effort to contain... Read More
One hundred Italian doctors have died of virus — medics
ROME, Italy (AFP) — One hundred Italian doctors have died because of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country in February, Italy's FNOMCeO health association said on Thursday. Read More
Pandemic no 'blank cheque' to flout human rights — UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The coronavirus crisis is not a "blank cheque" to flout civil liberties, the UN human rights commissioner warned on Thursday as she criticised some states' adoption of "unlimited" emergency powers. Read More
Government gets 29 ventilators from EU
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government yesterday received 29 ventilators valued at approximately €1 million from the European Union (EU), to support patients who need intensive care in hospitals and to treat patients infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Read More
Boris Johnson's health 'continues to improve' —Downing Street
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's health "continues to improve" on his fourth day in intensive care battling coronavirus, his official spokesman said on Thursday. Read More
Spain sees daily drop in COVID-19 deaths, over 15,000 total
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 683 on Thursday, after rising for two days, the authorities said.The country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, has now recorded 15,238 deaths from COVID-19. Read More
World faces 'worst economic fallout since Great Depression' —IMF chief
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to help in the recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. Read More
Jamaica developing protocols to reopen borders
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness indicated yesterday that Jamaicans who are stranded overseas could be allowed to return home, but under strict conditions. Read More
Thank you!
SPECIAL Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) Executive Director Coleridge “Roy” Howell has hailed the support provided by partners as the organisation battles to ensure the welfare of those linked to their programmes. Read More
Belief kills and belief cures ...but not COVID-19
Perhaps the greatest problem facing the world during this COVID-19 crisis is misinformation. People are scared and frustrated; and, as they see their savings disappearing before their eyes, they are still willing to try any and everything. Read More
Music sector gets lifeline
Karen Smith, president of the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU), has expressed optimism that the music and creative industries will benefit from the government's COVID-19 relief package. Read More
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