Jamaica added six new cases of COVID-19 to its tally on Sunday (June 28), making the cumulative number of confirmed cases totaling 696. The number of recovered patients remained unchanged in the last 24 hours, standing at 552 ever recovered and released from isolation. (79.3% Recovery Rate). The new cases consist of three females and three males with ages ranging...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the decision to relocate individuals contracting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from households to a government quarantine or isolation facility is based on discussions with and agreement by the parties, and not forced action.   Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on June 25,...

The Government has commenced implementation of the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) project, which will enable individuals and entities to utilize e-signatures to transact business digitally with all State agencies in a safe environment. The NPKI system incorporates policies, institutions and technologies designed to manage the distribution, authentication and revocation of digital certificates - the electronic equivalent of a handwritten...

Jamaicans locally and overseas will soon be able to apply online to the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) for birth certificates. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology. Hon. Fayval Williams, on Friday (June 26), announced that the RGD will be shortly be providing digital birth certificate services. These, she said will be facilitated under the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) project,...

The Senate, on Friday (June 26), approved the extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central police divisions until July 25. The SOEs, which were declared by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on June 14, were slated to end on June 29. They were instituted for an initial 14 days, in...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says several categories of tourism workers, who applied for General Grants under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme, will receive their payments by the end of next week. In statement on Friday (June 26), Dr. Clarke indicated that these individuals include: airport red caps,...

Approximately USD$50,000 in services from The Nature Conservancy The Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary project has received technical services from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) valued at approximately USD$50,000. The conservation organization has supported UDC’s work at Goat Islands and Old Harbour Bay through the sharing of research data and providing other critical services to include extensive drone...