On Monday (August 24), 83 persons tested positive for the ccoronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave an update regarding the number during a virtual press conference from Jamaica House, on Monday (August 24). “Yesterday (August 23), we had 116 cases. We have 83 new cases, which bring our total to 1,612 cases. We have 53 persons...

Sixteen Justices of the Peace (JPs) were honoured for outstanding service by the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) on August 22, at their annual Golden Scale Awards Banquet, held at the Sea Garden Beach Resort, Montego Bay, St. James. The ceremony saw 13 parish awardees from the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, while three JPs were conferred with...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective today, Monday August 24, 2020 its business hours have been adjusted in response to the revised nightly curfew time of 7:00p.m. in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon and St. Thomas, announced by the Prime Minister last week. Effective today Monday August 24, 2020 all...

Efforts to eliminate human trafficking in Jamaica are to be significantly boosted with the handover of an extensive library collection on sex trafficking and human trafficking to the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP). The collection is from the library of the late Rev. Dr. Margaret Fowler, who served as Chairman of the Protection subcommittee of NATFATIP between...

Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, says the agency’s team is tightening health and safety measures. The intensified effort comes in light of an employee testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, Mr. McFarlane said the most recent measure implemented is the passport presentation requirement for overseas clients visiting RGD...

Despite the recent spike in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is assuring the nation that Jamaica is not losing the fight against the disease. “The truth is we always strive to overcome challenges and we are resilient as a people and we always overcome. In this instance, [the Government is] committed...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be recruiting 120 newly trained medical officers to fill gaps created within the public health system by the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, among other challenges. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a virtual press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Sunday (August...