New applications for the Supporting Employees with the Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) and the Business Employee Support and Transfer of Cash (BEST Cash) initiatives, will close on June 13, 2021. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during a statement to the House of Representatives on June 8. The SET...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been requested to commission a special medal to recognise front-line workers of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure while making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. “As we continue to show appreciation, I have been asked...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced that amendments to the Domestic Violence Act will be brought to the House of Representatives before the end of June. “We are serious about ending domestic violence. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel is preparing the amendments, which I expect to bring to this House before the end of June,”...

The Government, in partnership with the Carib Cement Company and the Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica, will create a mural on the silo located at the Rockfort complex in East Kingston. This will add to the ‘Jamaica Creative: Paint Up Yuh Creative Space’ mural project now happening in Jamaica. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made...

The Fitz Harrack’s piece, ‘Sprit of Togetherness’, will be relocated from outside the Sangster International Airport to the entrance of the recently opened Harmony Beach Park, in Montego Bay, St. James. This will be carried out by the Government, in partnership with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). The piece was commissioned by the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 59 49,090 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 30 27,452 Males 29 21,635 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 months to 97 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 2,669 Hanover 0 1,312 Kingston & St. Andrew 25 13,644 Manchester 10...

Persons 60 years and over who are fully vaccinated, as evidenced by the records at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, can apply for the Conditional Cash Transfer for the Vaccinated Grant, starting July 15, 2021. The Conditional Cash Transfer for the Vaccinated programme will pay an incentive of $10,000 to all persons 60 and over who have been fully...