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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) gives an update on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during a virtual press conference, held at the offices of the Ministry, in New Kingston, on Sunday (August 23). Seated beside him are Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Jamaica records 116 confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jamaica recorded its highest number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases for a day, with 116 persons testing positive as at Sunday (August 23). The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica is now 1,529. The newly confirmed cases are...

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Kingston Revenue Service Centre to reopen

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Night courts suspended in parishes impacted by new curfew measures

Participants in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood Skills and Development Project - Blue Economy training programme in attendance at the initiative’s recent graduation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

165 Unattached Youth Graduate from JSIF’s Blue Economy Training Programme

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on August 21.

Prime Minister Holness Urges Heightened Vigilance to Curtail COVID-19

Regional Administrator, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Karen Clayton (right), hands over a shool bag to street sweeper, Tamara Chambers, during a book drive and back-to-school treat, staged by the entity, at the Sagicor Commercial Complex in Montego Bay on Friday (August 21).

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Western Parks and Markets Workers Get Back-to-school Supplies

More than 100 workers of Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, benefited from the inaugural book drive and back-to-school treat staged by the entity on Friday (August 21). The event, held at the Sagicor Commercial Complex in Montego Bay, saw the workers, including street sweepers, sidemen and drivers being presented with school bags, notebooks, textbooks, pens, pencils and...

Director at the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, addressing the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Motorcycle Outreach and Training Programme held recently at the Petersfield Vocational Training Centre.

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Motorcyclists Warned Against Removing Silencers from Exhaust

Director at the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, is cautioning motorcyclists against removing the silencer (muffler) from their motorcycle exhaust system, as doing so could result in hearing loss. The silencer is a device used to reduce the noise from the engine, but persons often remove it to allow for loud revving of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during Friday

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PM Says Spike in COVID-19 Cases No Cause for Panic

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that while the spike in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country is cause for concern, there is no need for panic. “The Government of Jamaica continues to manage the epidemic on a day-to-day basis, and I personally keep a direct track and [have] a direct hand in the management of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, on August 21.

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Political motorcades prohibited

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that political motorcades have been prohibited in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “This is to say, motorcades with more than two buses, which we call Coaster buses; motorcades that are stopping and greeting; motorcades that are carrying persons by bus, that will be prohibited,” Prime Minister...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Wednesday (August 19).

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Parents intending to homeschool children advised to contact Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising parents and guardians who intend to homeschool their children for the 2020/2021 academic year to contact the Ministry before pulling their children from the formal school system. Speaking at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 56th Annual Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on August 19, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasies a point while addressing a digital press conference on Friday (August 21).

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Gov’t tightens curfew in four parishes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced tighter curfew hours for the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, and Clarendon effective Saturday (August 22). The new curfew period will run from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily until September 2. The Prime Minister, who was addressing a virtual press conference on Friday (August 21), said that the...

Jamaica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie addressing the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ weekly COVID Conversations digital press conference on Thursday (August 20).

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No evidence of COVID-19 reinfection in Jamaica – CMO

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the country has not recorded any reinfection of persons previously confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She was responding to a question at the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ weekly COVID Conversations digital press conference on Thursday (August 20). “It is still a fairly new virus. Even seven to eight months...