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Recovery Of Tourism Industry Critical – Minister Bartlett
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says recovery of Jamaica’s tourism industry is critical to the overall COVID-19 recovery programme. Speaking at a recent digital media briefing, Minister Bartlett said that “we [Tourism] are impacted greatly by it [COVID-19], but...
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PM Appeals For Jamaicans To Obey COVID-19 Measures
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, continues to implore Jamaicans to obey the measures put in place to contain transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). These include an island-wide curfew, stay-at-home orders, having non-essential persons work from home, restriction on public gatherings, social distancing measures, adjusted market hours, closure of schools, among other safeguards. “Some people are not taking it...
PM Holness Donates US$3000 to Jamaica COVID-19 Relief Telethon
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has donated US$3000, from his Foundation, Positive Jamaica, to the Jamaica Telethon. The fundraising effort is aimed at raising $10 Million USD to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the country’s health care workers on the frontline battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica. During an interview with Jamaica Telethon yesterday, Easter Sunday (April 12), Prime Minister...
St. James Municipal Corporation Waives Shop Rental Fees For Craft Vendors
The St. James Municipal Corporation has waived shop rental fees, up to June, for craft vendors who operate at the Harbour Street and Fourth Street craft markets in Montego Bay. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, made the disclosure that the monthly meeting of the Municipal Corporation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday (April 9). He...
First COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit Deployed To Corn Piece
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, visited Corn Piece in Clarendon on Monday (April 13), to observe the first deployment of a mobile testing unit for the coronavirus (COVID-19). A total of six buses have been retrofitted for dispatch island-wide to enhance the Ministry’s capacity to test persons, who might be carrying the virus. Dr. Tufton...
COVID-19 Update: Jamaica Now Has 73 Confirmed Cases
The National Influenza Centre has reported that in the last 24 hours, one sample has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 73. The new case is a 57 year old male from Kingston & St. Andrew with no travel history, but is a contact of a confirmed case. There are...
COVID-19 Update: 72 Confirmed Cases now in Jamaica
Three new cases; three additional recoveries The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica now stands at 72. This is following a report from the National Influenza Centre, which stated that in the last 24 hours, three samples have tested positive for COVID-19. The new cases are: a 65 year old male from St. Elizabeth with no travel history,...