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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on May 31.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on May 31.

$3.6 Billion Transferred To Persons Under CARE Programme

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says grants totalling $3.6 billion have been transferred to persons applying for assistance under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. These recipients, Dr. Clarke...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

NSWMA Begins Clearing Illegal Dumps
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents a mask to a passenger in a public passenger vehicle, during a public awareness exercise carried out by the Ministry on Monday (June 1), to promote the use of masks in public spaces. Dr. Tufton, along with a team from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), distributed KN95 masks to commuters in the Half-Way Tree square.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents a mask to a passenger in a public passenger vehicle, during a public awareness exercise carried out by the Ministry on Monday (June 1), to promote the use of masks in public spaces. Dr. Tufton, along with a team from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), distributed KN95 masks to commuters in the Half-Way Tree square.

Health Ministry Commences Distribution Of Masks
Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on May 31.
Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on May 31.

Schools Reopen For CSEC And CAPE Students June 8
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.

Physical Distancing Must Be Observed In Workplaces – PM

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.
CoronavirusLabourPrime Minister

Certain Categories Of Employees Can Continue To Work From Home

As the ‘work safe, work smart’ order takes effect Monday (June 1), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging employers to make allowances for certain categories of employees to continue working from home. These include persons with weakened immune systems, those with children and those who have a sick elderly person in their care. Those employees are encouraged...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

21 More Recovered from COVID-19

As at Sunday (May 31), twenty-one more Jamaicans have recovered and have been released from insolation, as the number of recoveries in the island increase to 311. In the meantime, five (5) samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 586. The five new cases are imported cases...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Ministry Working To Make Jamaica The Most COVID-Resilient Visitor Destination

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry has been working overtime with local and international experts to refine all the requisite protocols, to make Jamaica the most COVID-resilient tourist destination globally. He notes that this includes “robust” measures to safeguard the health of future visitors, when the tourism industry’s operations resumes. “We are working towards a summer opening. Our...
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Trelawny Municipal Corporation Chairman and Mayor of Falmouth, Councilor Colin Gager.
Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation In Advanced State Of Hurricane Season Readiness

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation says it is in an advanced state of readiness for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. The Corporation’s Chairman and Mayor of Falmouth, Councilor Colin Gager, told JIS news that preparatory work has started, with priority focus being placed on flood prone areas within Trelawny. Councillor Gager advised that...
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Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency at the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts.
Finance & Public Service

Office Of The Supervisor Of Insolvency To Host Digital Financial Forum

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) is collaborating with the Office of the Government Trustee (OGT) and PSJ Limited to host a virtual financial counselling session on Wednesday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. Financial counsellor, Richard Bertram, will be speaking on the topics – ‘The Dangers of Financing a Lifestyle” and ‘Steps to Take Control of Your Finances”,...
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