Nora Miller Welsh, who has recovered from the potentially deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), is celebrating her 107th birthday today, March 28. She said the ‘blessing’ received from her maker is responsible for her relatively long life. The centenarian, who is also affectionately called Miss Nor, hails from the community of Wood Church in Blenheim, Hanover. She…
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Man in viral videos fined $26K or 80 days for breaches in St. Andrew
A man has been punished after he committed a number of breaches, which were captured in videos that went viral. He is 42-year-old Stephen Witter, who was arrested on Monday (March 8) for, among other things, breaching laws aimed at slowing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Witter was arrested and charged by cops in the St….
I didn’t feel it – First person vaccinated in Jamaica tells others to take it too
Public Health Nurse, Marcia Thomas-Yetman, is the first person in Jamaica to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. She was vaccinated at The Good Samaritan’s Inn in Kingston on this morning, March 10, exactly one year after the first case of the virus was confirmed on the island. Nurse Yetman, who is employed to the South…
Pickersgill tests positive for COVID, now in quarantine at hospital
Jamaica confirms 139 additional cases – including 3 more deaths
Jamaica has confirmed three additional deaths linked to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health said. It noted, in a press release last evening, that two of the deaths were previously under investigation and are now classified as COVID-related. The deceased are an 82-year-old male from Clarendon, a 75-year-old female from St. Catherine,…
Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). He is in quarantine at home after presenting with mild flu-like symptoms. The JCF added: “In keeping with our strict internal protocols, upon feeling these symptoms, he immediately subjected himself to…
Another death confirmed – COVID cases reach almost 1,000 in Jamaica
The Ministry of Health last evening reported that another patient has died of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total number of such deaths in Jamaica to 13. The deceased is an 88-year-old female from Clarendon, who was admitted to a public health facility in the parish on Tuesday, August 4. Her COVID-19 positive status…
Jamaica records 2 new COVID deaths
Jamaica has recorded two new deaths related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Wellness. One of the deceased is a 64-year-old male from Clarendon and the other is a 73-year-old female from St. Thomas. The total number of COVID-19 related deaths on the island…
Virus Closes Health Ministry’s Head Office In Jamaica
The Ministry of Health and Wellness said operations at its Head Office Building in New Kingston will be suspended today, April 17, because an employee at the location tested positive for the highly contagious Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dunstan Bryan, also has been home-quarantined. The ministry said its move is…
BIG JUMP – Jamaica Records 32 New COVID Cases Amid Another Death
The Ministry of Health said Jamaica has recorded a fifth death and 32 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The fifth person to die of the highly contagious virus is a 63-year-old woman from Portland. Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton, during a virtual press conference on Tuesday, April 14, said the number…
Eighth person recovers in Jamaica; confirmed cases rise to 58
The Ministry of Health and Wellness said the island has confirmed three new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that an eighth person so far has recovered fully. It said: “The National Influenza Centre has advised that, in the last 24 hours, three samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total…
Health worker among 36 with COVID; St. Mary and St. James now included
There are now 36 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica – including a healthcare worker, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said tonight, March 29. It stated that results received at 9PM from the National Influenza Centre showed that, of the five pending results from yesterday, three samples tested negative and two…
Coronavirus – Hair salons now under restriction; bars to remain closed
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that barbershops and hair salons have been added to the list of businesses now restricted in an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). He yesterday told parliament: “The opening hours of barbershops and hair salons shall be no earlier than 10AM and no later…
COVID cases rise to 25 – including Clarendon woman who called helpline
The total number of people tested positive in Jamaica for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased from 21 to 25. The Ministry of Health and Wellness, which disclosed the latest figure in a press statement yesterday, said the last six cases were confirmed within the past two days. Those six are: A 61-year-old female…
No more than 10 people together!
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will strictly enforce a new order, which reduces the number of people allowed to gather at any one place to 10, starting on Wednesday, March 25. The current number is 20 people maximum. The restriction on gatherings initially was imposed earlier this month as Government tries to minimize…
SCHOOLS TO REMAIN CLOSED
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said all schools will remain closed until the end of the Easter holidays. He made the announcement on Monday, March 23, during a press conference regarding the country’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID). Easter will be observed on April 10 and Easter Monday on April 13. The prime minister…
COVID CASES REACH 21 – Latest victims from Manchester and Westmoreland
The government has announced that the number of people tested positive in Jamaica for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased from 19 to 21, adding that the numbers will increase more rapidly as the virus reaches the community level. Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton told a press conference last evening that the two new…
Coronavirus – Elephant Man charged with breach of perjury law
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that entertainer Oneal Bryan, otherwise called ‘Elephant Man’, has been charged by detectives at the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Division. He was charged today, March 23, under the Immigration Restriction (Commonwealth Citizens) Act and the Perjury Act after be allegedly lied to local immigration authorities that…
ALL BAILS EXTENDED – Parish courts scale down operation amid coronavirus
The Court Administration Division (CAD) has announced several changes regarding the operation of parish courts in an effort to minimize the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It said all sittings and hearings of the parish courts will be suspended from March 23 to April 20, except for matters deemed by the…
NO ENTRY – Gov’t defends locking out citizens too
The Jamaican government is defending its decision to block citizens and other passengers from entering the island for 14 days, starting tonight, March 21. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a press conference in Kingston yesterday, noted that outgoing traffic and incoming cargo will be allowed. He said the move is an…
Jamaica to build more facilities amid expected rise in coronavirus
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said Jamaica has confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that his government will build more facilities and procure drugs to meet the increase expected in COVID-19 cases on the island. He disclosed that the sixteenth confirmed victim of the virus travelled from New York on March…
CLARENDON: Movement restricted amid coronavirus fear in Cornpiece
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the imposition of a 14-day quarantine on a section of Cornpiece in Hayes, Clarendon, following the death of a man from the community as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The quarantine effectively restricts the movement of people, animals and vehicles within and out of Cornpiece district….
Corona kills elderly man in Jamaica
Jamaica decries having ‘too many’ reports about discrimination
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dunstan Bryan said the ministry is receiving too many reports of discrimination against patients or people suspected of having the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are getting too many reports of discriminatory behaviour towards persons who are presumed or suspected of being infected by COVID,” he…
NO CROWD – Jamaica threatens to imprison people amid virus clampdown
The government has threatened to punish people who violate orders it announced on Monday (March 16) to restrict the operation of several people and organizations across the island amid the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019). “Be warned, the laws will be enforced,” said Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte, who noted that, under the…
Jamaica appeals for people who attended funeral with first victim
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has intensified its investigation around the first person who tested positive in Jamaica with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is now seeking all persons who went to a funeral that the first victim also attended. That’s the funeral for Gloria Clarke held on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The interment…
Six new coronavirus cases in Jamaica – including father of first victim
The number of people confirmed to have the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica has risen from two to eight. The Ministry of Health, in a press release overnight, listed six new cases as follows: One male, 58, who is the father of the first patient who was confirmed with COVID-19. He was discovered ill…
Corona closes schools, including HEART
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all public schools, including the government’s HEART institutions, will be closed for 14 days, starting tomorrow, March 13. He, during a press briefing in Kingston this afternoon, noted that the closure is to help minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Prime Minister Holness said: “As…
Travel with sanitizers, Kellits students told
Principal at Kellits High School in Clarendon, Texal Christie, has encouraged students to travel with sanitizers necessary to lessen the likelihood of them contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are encouraging the general hygiene – washing of the hands and all that. We also encourage students to carry soap and sanitizer and hand towels…
REMAIN CALM – Health minister appeals as new virus reaches Jamaica
Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton this afternoon appealed for calm while announcing that Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the deadly and infectious coronavirus disease 2019, (COVID-19). He told an emergency press conference in Kingston that the first confirmed patient is a young woman who arrived in Jamaica from the United Kingdom on…