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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addresses a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on Friday (June 5).

Government Looking at Low Cost Insurance for Tourists

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says discussions are in the final stages with insurance and global logistics providers to enable travellers, who test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be quickly isolated and repatriated. The move comes as the country...

5,000 Tourism Workers Have Completed Online Training

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (June 5).

PM Expresses Condolences to Family of Noel Chambers

Businesses in Resilient Corridor for Tourists to Undergo Training

Peter Hall (left), Chief Operations Officer at Sangster International Airport, assists Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett in testing an electronic scanner that passengers passing through the airport will be using to avoid hand-to-hand contact with Immigration Officers at the airport. At right is Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company, Ian Dear who was one of several key persons accompanying Minister Bartlett on COVID-19 Tourism Recovery Fact Finding Tour in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Preparations in High Gear for the Reopening of Jamaica’s Tourism Sector

6 years ago Coronavirus

50 People Allowed to Attend Weddings, Funerals

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...

6 years ago Coronavirus

4,100 Jamaicans Approved for Re-Entry

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...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a mask to Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Paul Abrahams (second right), at the handover of 9,900 masks to the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on June 5, by Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited, through local partner Stewarts Automotive Group. Also pictured are Director of Stewart’s Automotive Group, Jackie Stewart Lechler (left); and General Manager, Duncan Stewart.

6 years ago CoronavirusTransport

Transport Ministry Receives Masks from Chinese Company

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....

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

17 More Recoveries, 4 New Imported Cases Recorded

As at Friday (June 5), Jamaica has recorded 17 more recoveries. This brings the total number of patients, who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been released from isolation to 385. The country’s recovery rate now stands at 64.7%. In the meantime, four new samples have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 595. All four...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (third left), cut the ribbon to open the $329-million Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building at the St. Ann

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Opens PROMAC HDU at St. Ann’s Bay Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (June 5), officially opened the $329-million Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital. The new facility, made possible through funding by the European Union (EU), will improve the quality of care available for scores of critically ill...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

6 years ago Education

Administrators Take Part in Virtual Workshops for Reopening of Schools

School administrators have taken part in virtual workshops in preparation for the reopening of schools on Monday, June 8. Secondary Schools across the island will reopen their doors to students who will sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), beginning July 13. In preparation for the limited reopening of these learning institutions, the Ministry of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press briefing on Thursday (June 4), at the Ministry in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

13,813 COVID-19 Tests Done to Date

A total of 13,813 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests have been conducted in Jamaica, to date, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. "Our testing numbers have gone up and have been up fairly significantly," he said. He noted that 199 samples were tested over the last 24 hours, two of which were repeat samples. Of the total tests...