The Emergency Call Centre, established by the Court Administration Division (CAD), has recorded an average of 400 calls per week. Established in March, the Call Centre aims to facilitate ease of access for Jamaicans to critical court information. Acting Director of Client Services, Communication and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Fletcher, said the Call Centre also contributed to the smooth,...

The administration at Anchovy High School in St. James says it was a seamless start to the physical reopening of school on Monday (June 8), for students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Government ordered the closure of schools on March 13 as part of efforts to contain the spread of the...

With the tourism sector getting ready to welcome the return of international visitors on June 15, one of the Caribbean and Jamaica’s biggest attractions says it is far advanced in regard to health and safety protocols, as it relates to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chukka Caribbean Adventures in St. Ann, with more than 800 employees locally and 1,000 more at locations...

As secondary schools around the island reopened their doors on Monday (June 8) to accommodate fifth- and sixth-form students, principals of two prominent all-boy institutions in Kingston are reporting that the first day went well. “The reopening today, it was pretty good,” Principal at Calabar High, Albert Corcho, told JIS News. “By and large, we had a very good day...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that secondary-school administrators have responded well in putting safety measures in place for the reopening of institutions. He said that the guidelines recommended by the Ministry have been implemented to safeguard the health of students and staff. He noted that the Ministry provided funding to...

More than 300 fifth- and sixth-form students who will sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), beginning July 13, showed up for classes at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) on Monday (June 8) as secondary schools across Jamaica reopened their doors for the first time in nearly three months. Schools were closed...

Jamaica has recorded one new case of COVID-19 as at Monday (June 8), bringing the island’s count to 599. In the meantime, the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 remains at 405 (Recovery rate 67.6%). The new case is a 63 year old female of a St. Elizabeth address. This is an imported case from New York under...