Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says 5, 000 tourism workers have so far completed training in a number of key skills areas. The free online training initiative was launched on April 22 as part of the Government’s thrust to ensure the continued development of employees in the sector, who were laid off as a result of the closure of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed condolences to the family of 81-year old Noel Chambers, who died while in custody at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston. Mr. Chambers, who had been incarcerated at Tower Street since February 1980, died earlier this year after serving 40 years in prison without being tried or convicted for an...

The Minister was speaking Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that businesses operating within the COVID-19 Resilient Corridor will undergo extensive training and will not be allowed to open until they have been assessed by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). He said that the assessment will be done in a phased manner. The Resilient Corridor will restrict the...

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett has lauded local tourism partners for the high level of preparation evident in key sub-sectors of the tourism industry to protect tourism workers and visitors from the threat posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), ahead of the phased reopening of the sector. On Wednesday, Minister Bartlett led a team on a tour of the Sangster International...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that effective Sunday (June 7), a maximum of 50 people will be allowed to attend weddings and funerals. This is up from the previous limit of 15 persons. Restrictions on attendance at weddings and funerals were put in place in March as part of measures to contain the spread of the...

Applications for 4,100 Jamaicans, who have signed up to re-enter the island through the JamCOVID system, have been approved, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He noted that another 1,472 applications are under review and are expected to be approved in the next 48 hours. A further 2,729 applications are awaiting the home quarantine assessment questions to be...

The Ministry of Transport and Mining has received 9,900 masks donated by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, to assist in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). They were handed over by local partner of the Chinese manufacturer, Stewart’s Automotive Group, in a ceremony held on Friday (June 5) at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue address in Kingston....