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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while closing the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while closing the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24.

Draft Fiscal Council Bill To Be Tabled Shortly

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says he will be tabling a draft Fiscal Council Bill in Parliament shortly. Closing the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 24), Dr. Clarke...
Members of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority clockwise are: Chairman, Jacqueline Hinkson, J.P (seated), Mr. Errol Strong, J.P, Dr. the Hon. Marshall Hall, OJ, Mr. Gladstone Lewars, OD, Pastor Glen Samuels and Professor Anthony Harriott.
Members of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority clockwise are: Chairman, Jacqueline Hinkson, J.P (seated), Mr. Errol Strong, J.P, Dr. the Hon. Marshall Hall, OJ, Mr. Gladstone Lewars, OD, Pastor Glen Samuels and Professor Anthony Harriott.

Jacqueline Hinkson Named New PCOA Chairman
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), emphasizes a point while delivering the closing presentation in the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 24). Seated are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), emphasizes a point while delivering the closing presentation in the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 24). Seated are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Additional $1 Billion For PATH
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point as he closes the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 24). At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point as he closes the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 24). At right is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

$2 Billion Grant For Tourism, Small Business Operators
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses a recent sitting of the Council at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses a recent sitting of the Council at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

Corporate Area To Be Cleaned And Sanitised

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while closing the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24.
Budget 2020/2021CoronavirusHealth & WellnessParliament

Gov’t Taking Strong Action To Protect Jamaicans – Dr. Clarke

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the measures being taken by the Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are aimed at safeguarding the Jamaican population and the health system. “As we have witnessed around the world, the virus that causes COVID-19 is very durable and highly contagious. Without strong...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

NHF Receives Critical Medical Supplies From Food For The Poor In Response To COVID-19

The National Health Fund has received critical medical supplies from Food For The Poor (FFP) in response to the coronavirus in Jamaica. The donation, which was handed over on Monday, March 23, 2020, at the NHF Pharmaceutical Division on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, consisted of medications to treat chronic illnesses and infections as well as scrubs and face masks...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), outlines Coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards being implemented by the Ministry to protect the indigent, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (March 23). Listening is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who also addressed the press conference.
CommunityCoronavirusLocal Government

Measures To Protect The Indigent

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be spearheading the implementation of measures designed to safeguard indigent persons living at infirmaries and other locations islandwide against the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on March 23, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said among the measures will be the provision of water by the...
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Breathless Montego Bay Resort & Spa, one of the major hotels that will be temporarily shuttered due to the growing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Hotels Scaling Down Operations Due To COVID-19

Several hotels operating locally have decided to temporarily close their properties as a result of a number of global travel restrictions that have been instituted, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Among these are the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach and Grand Rose Hall in St James, which has closed from March 24 to April 30. “In light...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Residents In Western Jamaica Commend Government For COVID-19 Measures

Residents in Western Jamaica are lauding the Government’s handling of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Persons from the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover, who spoke to JIS News on March 23, commended the Government on being proactive in its measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and for the frequent dissemination of information about the virus. Following are...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick.
CoronavirusHousing

Real Estate Board Advises Public To Access Services Online

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick, is advising the public to utilise the entity’s online platforms to access services. This in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need to observe social distancing as a means of containing the spread. Persons can access services at www.reb.gov.jm and www.csc.gov.jm. “We have put...
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