Jamaicans are being encouraged to adjust practices and lifestyles to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who indicated that the virus will remain in the country for some time. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective Monday, May 18, 2020, all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax Office will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm daily. TAJ business offices, including the Corporate Office, will close at 4:00 pm. The adjustment in the operating hours of TAJ offices...

The Annotto Bay Outstation in the St. Mary Parish Court will be closed to the public for the duration of the quarantine period announced by the Government on Thursday May 7, 2020. As a result of the closure, all matters which were previously scheduled for this outstation will be given new dates, after the quarantine period, and affected persons informed...

A total of 113 persons have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first imported case of the disease was confirmed in the island some two months ago. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in giving an update during a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 13), said that in the last 24 hours, 13 more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging players in the construction industry to proceed with “speed and alacrity” in executing projects that were put on hold due to the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19). He was speaking following Wednesday’s (May 13) ground breaking and tour of the redevelopment and expansion project being undertaken by Factories Corporation of Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 33 per cent of employees in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector are now working from home. “They have moved operations to work at home, which is a new model that is emerging that some BPOs are finding to be particularly cost-effective and efficient,” he said in the House of Representatives on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (May 13), broke ground for a major redevelopment and expansion project being undertaken by the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) at the Garmex Free Zone complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The project, which is geared towards providing additional space for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, among other activities, will entail...