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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

Quarantined Residents In St. Mary Get Care Packages

Approximately 1,400 care packages have been distributed to families in need in Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, which are now under quarantine. These communities have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of...
Public Cleansing Manager at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Mark Jones (right), hands over a bag of groceries to former WPM employee, Gladstone Miles, during a recent distribution drive to assist retirees impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Public Cleansing Manager at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Mark Jones (right), hands over a bag of groceries to former WPM employee, Gladstone Miles, during a recent distribution drive to assist retirees impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Assistance For Retirees Of WPM Waste Management Limited
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

192 Jamaicans To Arrive On May 13

Community Bars To Be Reopened May 19
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

Shopping Days For Quarantined Communities In St. Mary

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
Coronavirus

Churches To Open For In-House Worship Under Strict Guidelines

Churches will be allowed to open for in-house worship for a two-week trial period, under strict guidelines, commencing on Saturday, May 16. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11). For weeks, churches have been unable to operate with their usual services,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11).
Coronavirus

New Curfew Hours Announced

Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours, which will take effect on Wednesday (May 13). The islandwide curfew is part of measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Holness, who was addressing a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11), said that the new curfew...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Now Has 505 Confirmed Cases

The National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported in the last 24 hours, three (3) samples that have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 505 as at Monday (May 11). The three (3) new cases are two (2) males and one (1) female with ages...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during the virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11).
Coronavirus

Only 49 COVID-19 Patients In Hospital

Only 49 Jamaicans with the coronavirus (COVID-19) are currently in hospital. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11), where he informed that the country now has 505 confirmed cases of the virus. “By virtue of our projections and plans, we put...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

$2.65 Billion In Compassionate Grants Paid To Some 265,000 Applicants

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says approximately $2.65 billion in Compassionate Grant payments have been made to date to some 265,000 applicants under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. In a statement on Monday (May 11), Dr. Clarke advised that the funds were disbursed through more than 40 financial...
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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)​, Dr. Andrew Spencer.
CoronavirusTourism

TPDCo Makes Preparation For A New Tourism

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says the agency has refocused its operations and is now looking at a new model for the sector, post coronavirus (COVID-19). “The fundamental difference in what we do now is that before we would have routine product quality assessment looking for some of the regular things that we...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses public health workers at the Dover Community Centre in St. Mary on Saturday (May 9).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Contact Tracers Playing Vital Role In Containing COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says contact tracers have been effective in helping to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking to health workers at the Dover Community Centre in St. Mary on Saturday (May 9), noted that the health workers who visit communities to track down infected individuals and...
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