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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14).

Gov’t To Investigate COVID-19 Outbreak At BPO

An investigation will be launched into the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Alorica Jamaica business process outsouring (BPO) entity in Portmore, St. Catherine, to determine whether there were any breaches of established protocols and guidelines and whether charges...
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.

JUTC Only Facilitating The Movement Of Essential Workers During St. Catherine Lockdown
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Cut In Export Fees A Boost For Manufacturers – Floyd Green
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Member, Linley Reynolds (second right), is in discussion with NSWMA Customer Care Officer, Daminique Buchanan (left); Customer Relations Officer with Metropolitan Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, Opal Davis (partially hidden, second left); and Enforcement Officer, Reynauld Abrahams, prior to the distribution of garbage bags for plastic separation during a sensitisation exercise in Havendale, St. Andrew, in January.
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Member, Linley Reynolds (second right), is in discussion with NSWMA Customer Care Officer, Daminique Buchanan (left); Customer Relations Officer with Metropolitan Parks and Markets Waste Management Limited, Opal Davis (partially hidden, second left); and Enforcement Officer, Reynauld Abrahams, prior to the distribution of garbage bags for plastic separation during a sensitisation exercise in Havendale, St. Andrew, in January.

NSWMA Collects Over 3,500 Pounds Of Plastic Under Pilot Project
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14).

PM Urges Strict Adherence To Lockdown Guidelines

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

1,290 COVID-19 Tests To Date; 1,185 Persons Negative

The Government has reported that 1,290 samples/persons have been tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19), to date, of which 105 have been confirmed as positive. This means that 1,185 persons, who were tested, were negative for the virus. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave the update during a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Tuesday...
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Coronavirus

St. Catherine Parish Lockdown to Impact TAJ Operations

This evening the Most Honourable Prime Minister announced a total lockdown of the parish of Saint Catherine beginning tomorrow Wednesday April 15, 2020 at 5:00 AM and continuing for the next seven (7) days. Tax Administration Jamaica is advising that as a result all Tax Offices in St. Catherine will be closed with immediate effect for a period of seven...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
CoronavirusTourism

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 we also must be a central point of the management and recovery activities”. He said it is clear that the...
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Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings.
Youth

Child Month To Be Launched April 15th

National Child Month 2020 will be launched virtually on Wednesday, April 15 under the theme ‘Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think!’ ` Chairman of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, told JIS News that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, activities for the Month, which is observed during May, will be significantly curtailed. “The NCMC has decided to go...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (April 14) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre​ in downtown Kingston.
CoronavirusLocal Government

Mayor Of Kingston Calls On Jamaicans To Adhere To Safety Measures

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to adhere to the safety measures implemented by the Government to minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), including proper hygiene and social distancing. The Ministry of Health and Wellness recommends that persons stay at least three feet apart when they are out in public, especially when among persons...
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Deputy Superintendent of Police in St. Elizabeth, Nadine Grant-Brown, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on April 9.
CoronavirusNational Security and Peace

Redeployment Of Police In St. Elizabeth To Deal With Curfew

Deputy Superintendent of Police in St. Elizabeth, Nadine Grant-Brown, says there will be redeployment of police officers in the parish to better accommodate the extended all-island nightly curfew. The Government recently extended the islandwide curfew in a bid to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We have stepped up our patrols and we have been blessed with two new...
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