Tag: Jamaica
Doctor warns of possible dengue outbreak in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior medical practitioner is calling for people to remain vigilant in preventing a possible outbreak of the mosquito borne dengue...
Shaggy to perform at UWI Virtual Toronto Benefit Awards
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced that two-time Grammy award winning recording artiste Shaggy...
No blood clots from vaccine, says Jamaica’s CMO
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says that to date, there were no local reports of blood clots with low platelets...
Jamaica’s govt planning mass vaccinations
Kingston – Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton says he is anticipating a greater turnout for the upcoming islandwide coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination blitzes, as additional...
Duo plead not guilty as Petrojam trial begins
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former general manager of petroleum refinery Petrojam Floyd Grindley and former chairman Dr Perceval Bahado-Singh were granted bail Wednesday morning after...
Body calls on Jamaica to repeal buggery laws
KINGSTON – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that the Government of Jamaica should immediately repeal the country’s buggery laws.
The ruling,...