Effective 2:00pm today, Friday August 14, 2020, Bank of Jamaica has temporarily closed its main building at Nethersole Place, Downtown Kingston. The decision to close comes merely out of an abundance of caution, as, while no BOJ staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at this time, the Bank’s premises may have been compromised by someone who may have been...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Thursday (August 13), officially launched the new headquarters of the White River Fish Sanctuary, located on the Old White River Road in St. Ann. The facility forms part of a $16-million investment from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and other stakeholders to ensure sustainability of the fish sanctuary, which is being managed by...

Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says approximately 20,000 teachers have been trained in virtual pedagogy in preparation for the new academic year in September. “We are building the capacity and ability of our teachers to deliver… as the entire world has to deal with the unprecedented changes of the...

Jamaica is looking into the possibility of allowing persons in quarantine to vote, as the nation gears up for the General Election on September 3, amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was disclosed by the island’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, during Thursday’s (August 13) weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing at the Ministry of Health and Wellness...

Six new samples have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of confirmed cases in Jamaica to 1,071. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update during the Ministry’s COVID Conversations Digital Press Conference on Thursday (August 13), at the Ministry’s offices. He said the newly...

The Ministry of National Security and Excelsior Community College today (August 13), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Bachelor of Science Programme in Business Administration. This programme aims to educate, train and certify participants, so that they can compete at world-class standards. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh and Principal of the Community College,...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is advising persons registered with the Council from March 31, 1973 to June 30, 2020 that they may apply for the Care Grant under the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) CARE Programme. This is an extension of the initiative that started in June 2020 and targets persons with disabilities, to cushion the economic...