Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the 24-Hour curfew for the parish of St. Catherine will be lifted tomorrow, Friday, May 1st. The recent three-day extension of the 24-hour curfew for St. Catherine began on Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM and will be lifted as at 6:00 AM tomorrow. In the meantime, St. Catherine residents are no longer...

The Government is developing protocols to facilitate the seamless collection of grants through remittance outlets by COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme applicants who selected this disbursement option. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says these will be consistent with the social distancing and health protocols now in place as part of...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently in negotiations to receive more funds to be used for the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response activities. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, during a digital press conference, on Wednesday (April 29). “We are now in negotiations with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for...

The Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) is lauding Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) for their continued vigilance on the front line as they work to safeguard the health and safety of the nation amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President of the Association, Karen Brown, told JIS News that since the first confirmed case of the virus on the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the pilot phase of the Government’s Lengthman Programme will commence on the Dunrobin Avenue to Twickenham Park corridor, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine. The Lengthman programme, which was announced by Prime Minister Holness during his 2020/21 Budget Debate presentation earlier this year, will commence with high-trafficked corridors and...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 28) approved the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Regulations, which outline the registration process for employed and self-employed persons under the pension scheme. In his remarks, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, noted that the approval of the regulations will pave the way for implementation of the Scheme. He pointed out that prior to the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the newly established COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force will be working assiduously to ensure the restoration of jobs lost as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on Monday (April 27), Dr....