At the end of 2020, the Ministry of Health had recorded 18 COVID-19 deaths from 612 cases in Manchester. Before the end of January 2021, the central Jamaica parish became a worry for health officials, who said that 43 out of every 100,000 residents....

If the tidal wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths being reported on the nightly news in the last few weeks does not scare you, then the emotional, financial and physical costs associated with treating the virus just may. Add to that the recent...

Expenditure pressures brought on by the rise in the intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic is a chief consideration for the Government as it now formulates the first 2021-22 supplementary estimates through which it will seek to address critical needs......

As the country embarks on the new academic year primarily continuing the online modality, local educators have given the Ministry of Education’s recent summer school programme – aimed at bridging the learning loss for students who did not acces...

The number of deaths being blamed on last weekend’s shortage of oxygen in some public hospitals has risen to eight, including a pregnant woman, a Gleaner investigation has found, as pressure mounts on the Holness administration for an independent...

Four people were killed and seven others wounded by gunfire over the first three-day lockdown imposed by the Government last month to arrest a deadly third wave of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Amid spiralling...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, which has emerged as the epicentre for the COVID-19 pandemic in western Jamaica, was on Friday shaken by the death of a second colleague in less than a week. Already mourning Tuesday’s.....

One year after Prime Minister Andrew Holness rode a wave of unparalleled popularity this century to retain political power, his administration has been given a failing grade by pundits for its management of the coronavirus pandemic. That verdict...

Gas manufacturer Massy Gas Products (Jamaica) is eyeing the build-out of its operations for the storage and distribution of medical-grade oxygen in the island. That revelation came less than 24 hours after the Ministry of Health and Wellness said......

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism interests have poured cold water on Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s call for the Government to insist on COVID-19 vaccination of all visitors. President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader,....

How would you rate the prime minister’s handling of the pandemic, and has the Government influenced you to get vaccinated? Tom Jones: You see before the opening, him have it excellent and him mek him entertainer friend dem come talk bout...

Residents of sections of Waterhouse in St Andrew Western battled hunger while others made quick dashes to corner shops with an eye out for patrolling soldiers during the last three-day lockdown, which ended on Tuesday. When The Gleaner visited the....

Clarendon South Western Member of Parliament (MP) Lothan Cousins is crying foul, alleging that the Government is playing politics with COVID-19 shots as his constituency is the only one in the parish without a vaccination site. Cousins, the sole......

Disbarred lawyer Jennifer Messado, who is accused of using fraudulent documents to obtain a $16 million loan from a businessman in 2018, is to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on December 9. The 71-year-old, who is facing 12...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing an incident in which a taxi operator was shot dead and a female passenger injured by a policeman in the vicinity of Parade in downtown Kingston yesterday. The incident, which...

Fear of insurrection from the public may have been the catalyst behind the Andrew Holness administration’s decision to reopen various sectors of the country, exposing it to an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 infections. Wednesday’s revelation.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Healthcare and business leaders have welcomed the extension of no-movement days for another two weeks, saying the lockdowns were crucial to restricting the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus. Prime Minister Andrew Holness......

Misuse of clients’ monies by attorneys-at-law remains “a worrying trend” for the General Legal Council (GLC), but the watchdog is hoping that new amendments to its accounting regulations, which take effect in January 2022, will nip the problem...

IGL Limited has said that the Ministry of Health and Wellness is yet to respond to repeated requests for forecasts of requirements for medical oxygen in the public-health sector as the island battles the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The.....

Small businesses have taken a battering from a second week of coronavirus lockdowns, with fears emerging that the imposition of more no-movement days could further cripple commerce. Those anxieties have left business people hesitant about...