The Cabinet has decided on the following measures: The islandwide nightly 8 pm to 5 am curfew is being extended for the period February 24 – March 1, 2021. Accordingly, the curfew will commence at 8 pm on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 until 5 am the following morning, ending at 5 am Monday, March 1, 2021. The public gathering limit...

Well-known advocate for the local cannabis industry, LeVaughn Flynn, is the new Chairman for the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA). Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who was responsibility for the industry, introduced Mr. Flynn during a meeting at the Ministry on Tuesday (February 23). He said that the new chairman...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is hiring more public health workers as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The move to bolster the healthcare team, comes as additional bed spaces are being provided by the Government, as the country sees as increase in the hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients. Speaking at Wednesday’s (February 23) COVID Conversations virtual...

The Government is quickly moving to provide additional bed space for the increasing number of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) who require hospitalisation. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who said this has become necessary, especially given that, in the last week, the country added 2,818 new COVID-19 cases and saw hospitalisations move...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that Construction and Mining and Quarrying grew by an estimated 6.2 per cent and six per cent, respectively, for the October to December 2020 quarter. They were the only subsectors recording growth in the goods producing industry, which PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said declined by an estimated 0.6 per cent....

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says there are “positive signs” regarding the PIOJ’s projection for the country to record economic growth of between four to six per cent during the 2021/22 fiscal year. Speaking during the PIOJ’s digital quarterly briefing on Tuesday (February 23), Dr. Henry said this is in the wake of...

One hundred farmers and fisherfolk are set to benefit from the recently launched Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural and Fisheries Sector project. The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be the Government agency leading the implementation of the project, which will focus on enterprise formalisation and capacity development of persons in the agricultural and fisheries sector. Speaking at a...