The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has provided $50 million to truck water to municipalities islandwide. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3). Trucking water to persons in need forms part of the Government’s measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica....

The Government has provided an additional 100-bed shelter on Church Street in downtown Kingston for homeless persons in the Corporate Area. This arrangement has been made in light of the nightly islandwide curfews currently in place which prohibit persons from being on the streets between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for those who are exempted. Minister of Local Government...

The Government’s $10 billion COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme is slated for roll-out on Thursday (April 9), when target beneficiaries are invited to commence submitting applications. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3). The initiative aims to...

A special Cabinet unit has been established to further bolster the Government’s strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3), He said the unit will undertake detailed reviews and deliberations of engagements and decisions by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is, again, urging all persons returning to Jamaica between March 18 and 24, who have not reported to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, to do so. This, he said, will enable the Ministry to keep track of the extent of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections islandwide and prevent further transmission. Persons can contact the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the community of Cornpiece Settlement in Clarendon will remain under quarantine for another 14 days. This is being done as part of the Government’s measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The community was quarantined following the first reported death as a result of COVID-19 – a...

The categories of persons exempted under the nightly islandwide curfews, now underway as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, have been expanded. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3), said the additional persons include members of the...