As Jamaica continues our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The MICAF and its agencies wishes to assure our valued stakeholders that we will remain fully functional and commit to meeting the needs of our key publics. We value our stakeholders and regret that we have to temporarily restrict access aimed at safeguarding your health as well as those of our...

The Jamaica Library Service is advising that all Parish and Branch Library locations will be closed to the public from March 20, 2020 to April 14, 2020. Mobile Library Service to communities islandwide will also be suspended for the same period. We know that the public library is an important information resource centre for citizens of all ages, however in...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is aware that between the 24th and 25th March, more than 100 Jamaicans found themselves in uncertain circumstances at the Hartfield International Airport where their flights to Jamaica had been cancelled in light of current travel restrictions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith advised...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has signed an order under the Risk Management Act (Enforcement  Measures) 2020 implementing incoming airport passenger restrictions while allowing travel to Jamaican citizens entering the island. Prime Minister Andrew Holness signed the order after consultations and careful consideration for especially those citizens who would have previously booked a return travel to the island prior to the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to implore Jamaicans to exercise vigilance in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, told JIS News that  the virus can be transmitted if due care is not taken, especially if persons  are sharing space. “When somebody coughs or sneezes, little...

The report from the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act, also known as the anti-gang law, is expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives before the end of March. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while highlighting aspects of Plan Secure Jamaica, during his contribution...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is advising its members and its stakeholders that its Parish Achievement Expos, which are usually held in all parishes at this time, have been postponed until further notice. “The management has taken this precautionary measure amid the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica,” said Executive Director, Dr. Ronald Blake. “As an agency of the Government, we...