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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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation during a virtual press conference at Jamaica House, on Tuesday (April 14).

32 New Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In 24 Hours – St. Catherine On Lockdown

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Recovery Of Tourism Industry Critical – Minister Bartlett

Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings.

Child Month To Be Launched April 15th

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.

Mayor Of Kingston Calls On Jamaicans To Adhere To Safety Measures

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.

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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...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Respond To COVID-19 Assistance Programme

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans have responded to the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, gave a brief update during the ‘Telethon Jamaica-Together We Stand’ event on Sunday (April 12). The $10-billion programme offers financial assistance through grants and relief packages to persons across various sectors,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks with Coordinator of Medical Technology Services in the Ministry, Mitchelle Maylor Archat, during a tour of one of the coronavirus (COVID-19) mobile testing units. Dr. Tufton visited the National Blood Transfusion Service at Slipe Pen Road, Kingston on Monday (April 13), to look at the buses, which have been retrofitted for mobile testing.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Tufton Tours COVID-19 Mobile Testing Units

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), and comedian, Ian ‘Ity’ Ellis touch their shoes together in greeting during the ‘Telethon Jamaica-Together We Stand’ virtual fund-raising concert on Sunday (April 12). Looking on at left is comedian, Alton ‘Fancy Cat’ Hardware.

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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...

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness speaking with Singer/Songwriter, Naomi Cowan during the COVID-19 Relief Telethon held on April 13, 2020

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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...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square on April 9.

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

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...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is in Corn Piece, Clarendon on Monday (April 13), to observe the first deployment of a coronavirus (COVID-19) mobile testing unit to the area. He is joined by Member of Parliament for South East Clarendon, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), and personnel from the Ministry.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

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...