The country remains in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with Jamaica having the lowest vaccination rate in the region, save for Haiti, Jamaicans are more vulnerable than most to the new Delta variant of the virus. The epidemiologists tell us that danger will not abate until most Jamaicans

LOCAL insurance companies have been rolling out new products for farmers and fisherfolk, under encouragement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF), which are aimed at helping the sector to manage risk and support health and life planning. Guardian Life Limited has introduced the FAMA plan, offering a maximum

Day two of Sagicor Group Jamaica’s Vax Day initiative saw many more team members bringing out their children coming to get vaccinated as the vaccines available now included the Pfizer vaccine, which can be administered to children 12 years and older. The Vax Day held in partnership with the Private Sector Vaccine

Assistant manager of Private Equity at Proven Management, Julian Morrison, has cautioned that oil prices will likely rise further over the next few months due to several factors now at play. He was speaking on Taking Stock with Kalilah Reynolds recently against the background of oil prices recording their

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is urging a change of attitude among Jamaican men towards screening for prostate cancer, the leading cancer-related cause of death in adult males locally. According to Dr Nicola Skyers, Director, Non-Communicable Disease and Injury Prevention Unit, MOHW, prostate cancer screening

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CMC) — Caribbean agriculture ministers Monday committed themselves to building the resilience of their agrifood systems to tackle the challenges they are experiencing as a result of the region's vulnerability to climate-change related natural disasters. The regional agriculture ministers met with their counterparts from the wider

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The team Jamaica camp is upbeat after the island's Country Pavilion was named one of the 'coolest' at World Expo 2020, Dubai. The ITP Media Group's subsidiary, Time Out Dubai, recently published an article featuring the “coolest country pavilions” setting up for the global event, which gets

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — A freak accident that claimed the life of a tractor operator at Noranda Bauxite company in Discovery Bay, St Ann, has left his colleagues stunned and in anguish. Fifty-three-year-old Mark Wint died last Thursday after he was pinned between the bucket and body of the

Employers are not legally forbidden from enforcing mandatory vaccinations for workers, Jamaican Bar Association President Alexander Williams has said. Williams noted that no court or any other authority has made any ruling against the issue. His comment is the latest in a heated debate amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak,