The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has announced the extended closure of their offices islandwide, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and alternative means of conducting business with the entity. “We closed them from the 14th of March and we had indicated then that they would be closed for the next two weeks. We have now extended that closure until the end...

 

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the appointment of Dr. Elaine Williams as Coordinator of Pandemics at the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM) is the first key step to dealing with disruptive forces in tourism. The appointment of Dr. Williams, a well-known pathologist, comes at a time when the global travel and tourism industry is being...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations 2020 was passed in the Senate on March 27. The Regulations now give effect to the provisions of the MOCA Act, which include the establishment of MOCA as a statutory law-enforcement agency with operational independence and authority. Piloting the Regulations, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...

As the Government continues to implement measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson, says work is progressing on several water supply projects, which are scheduled to be completed by year end. “In the Budget of 2019/2020, we got an increase of $795 million and it is being utilised to carry...

The Westmoreland Health Department is reminding persons in the parish who arrived in Jamaica between March 18 and 25 to remain in self-quarantine until 14 days have passed, as part of COVID-19 safeguarding measures, outlined by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “We want them to stay alone in a well-ventilated room [and] have little or no contact with other...

In an effort to prevent community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has imposed an all-island curfew, which will take place between April 1 and 8. The curfew will be imposed from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each day for the duration of the curfew. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a press...