The travel restrictions applicable for the United Kingdom remain in place until February 28, 2021. The move is part of the prevention and containment strategies being employed by the Government to deal with the new strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We continue to monitor developments relating to the United Kingdom variant of the virus,” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be reviewing proposals submitted by stakeholders regarding the resumption of the entertainment sector. He said that several proposals have been sent in about how the industry can return to some kind of functionality. “What I have directed to be done is that the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...

Business operators and entrepreneurs are encouraged to remain cognisant of the need to adapt or modify their business model in response to changing market conditions and the needs of customers. Speaking at a recently held ‘Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone’, Country Manager at Inova Solutions Jamaica, Jermaine McDonald, said evolution is crucial in enabling businesses to remain...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry has established an oversight committee with responsibility for developing a national yam strategy to boost production islandwide. “We want that committee to chart the future of yam. We are not comfortable with what we are doing now; we can do more, and that oversight committee is developing a yam...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is implementing a $189-million house-wiring programme across the island, being financed by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, said under the initiative, which is geared at empowering families with legal electricity, some $3 million is allocated to each of the 63 constituencies, where the Members of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has disclosed that Cabinet has made provisions for certain approved sporting events to be allowed under conditions. “Prior to now the policy was not to allow sporting events. We contemplated this over two days… and the decision is that sporting events can be allowed under conditions,” Mr. Holness said. The Prime Minister was...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is urging needy parents to register children under the ‘Own Your Own Device’ (OYOD) incentive. She noted that under the programme, the Government is seeking to provide $20,000 towards the purchase of a laptop or tablet to 36,000 families. “I want to encourage all the parents with children in school to ensure...