The Government will start the Kingston leg of its Special Feeding Programme for the Homeless, on Sunday, March 29. “We will be providing on a daily basis, breakfast between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and dinner between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.,” Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said at a press conference, at Jamaica House,...

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...

Professor of Public Health and Ageing at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, is imploring senior citizens to do all that is necessary to ensure that they do not contract the coronavirus (COVID-19). She pointed out that the elderly are more susceptible to the virus and are at a greater risk of severe illness. “In...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the quarantine placed on the Seven and Eight Miles communities in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be discontinued on Saturday, March 28. He made the announcement during a digital press conference held at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on March...

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...

Over 25,000 persons are slated to benefit from the second phase of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The project which will run over three years is being funded by the Government at a cost of $1.9 billion. This was disclosed by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House...

Due to the continued spread of COVID-19, effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020 the following will be applicable at the Registrar General’s Department offices island wide until further notice. • Our new opening hours to customers is from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. • In office services will only include:- - Express applications - Birth and Death Registration - Collection of...