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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).

Cornpiece Settlement Quarantine Extended

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).

Categories of Persons Exempted Under Islandwide Nightly Curfews Expanded

All Gas Stations To Close By 8:00 pm

Passenger-carry vessels such as this one are to transport no more than half of the regular number of passengers allowed, not exceeding 10 persons, under the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) guidelines.

Maritime Authority Issues Guidelines To Small Vessels

Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish's fight against the coronaviris (COVID-19). The items were handed over at the Corporation's offices in Black River on April 1.

Chinese Community In St. Elizabeth Donates Items To Help COVID-19 Fight

Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).

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Chinese Community Extends Helping Hand

The Chinese community in Jamaica has donated some $4.5 million in supplies to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The handover took place at the Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3). Included in the items are N95 masks, gloves, sanitisers, toilet paper, hand...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

55 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica

Jamaica now has fifty-five (55) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The new additions are: A 74-year-old female from Manchester, who is the contact of a confirmed case; and A 63-year-old female from Portland, who is under investigation. They bring to twenty-eight (28) the number of imported cases and to twenty-two (22) the number of import-related cases. Five...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Now Has 53 COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has now confirmed 53 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update at a press conference on Friday (April 3) at Jamaica House. “This follows six new additions over the last 48 hours,” he said. The new cases are: a 58-year-old male from Manchester, who is a contact of...

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson (left), speaks with journalists on Wednesday (April 1), after visiting sections of the Corporate Area to view activities under the all-island seven-day curfew, now in effect, to slow down the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The curfew, which has been imposed by the Government, will run from April 1 to 8 between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

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PHOTOS: COVID-19 Curfew

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House To Debate Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Regulations

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the House of Representatives is expected to commence deliberations on the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme regulations at its next sitting. Speaking during a digital media briefing at the Ministry on Thursday (April 2), Mr. Bartlett indicated that he tabled a motion in the House on March 31, seeking to bring the regulations, which are...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell.

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JBDC Begins Series Of Webinars For MSMEs On April 7

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is launching a weekly series of webinars called ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the first session scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. Speaking with JIS News, JBDC’s Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell, said the organisation would be emphasising business continuity as industries grapple with the effect of the...

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Restorative Justice Unit Scales Down Operations

Persons utilising the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit are still able to access services, as the unit remains open, but it is scaling down operations and cancelling sensitisation sessions. Restorative justice (RJ), an alternative dispute resolution method, can be accessed through referrals from the police and the courts as well as self-referrals by persons involved in conflicts. The scaling...