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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry,Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)

Agriculture Ministry Looking To Establish Food Marts

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is looking to establish food marts at strategic locations across the island to enable consumers to have easier access to produce, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister without Portfolio in the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday (April 1).

PHOTOS: Ministry of Health and Wellness COVID-19 Press Conference on April 1

Jamaica’s COVID-19 Cases Move To 44

Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre,on Thursday, April 9.

Dengue Fight Continues In St. James

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

Redesigning Of Corporate Area Markets To Be Completed Within Three Months

Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (left), expresses gratitude to member of the Chinese community in Jamaica, Zipling Chen, for the donation of an assortment of personal protective equipment to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The equipment, valued at $3 million, which will help protect healthcare workers from exposure to the coronavirus (COVID -19), was handed over on Tuesday (March 31), at the Garmex Free Zone, Kingston.

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PHOTOS: KPH Gets Protective Equipment from Fujian Association Chinese Community

Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (left), expresses gratitude to member of the Chinese community in Jamaica, Zipling Chen, for the donation of an assortment of personal protective equipment to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The equipment, valued at $3 million, which will help protect healthcare workers from exposure to the coronavirus (COVID -19), was handed...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

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Consumers Advised To Report Price Gouging To CAC

Members of the public are being urged to report suspected cases of price gouging to the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC). “It is very important that the reports are made. You should submit receipts along with the reports, so we can use this as evidence for the basis for us to proceed,” State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on March 31.

6 years ago CoronavirusPrime Minister

Jamaica Will Emerge From COVID-19 A Stronger Nation – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is confident that the country will come out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a stronger nation. “We are not going to waste the crisis; the crisis gives us the opportunity to reflect on ourselves and our country to see some of the weaknesses and to correct them. So I feel that...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaking at a meeting of the Emergency Operations Committee at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Tuesday (March 31).

6 years ago CoronavirusLocal Government

Montego Bay Streets Being Cleaned And Sanitised

The St. James Municipal Corporation has commenced the cleaning and sanitising of public areas in Montego Bay as it steps up measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Corporation, Bryce Grant, said that operations started on Monday (March 30), where a number of streets and sidewalks downtown...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Tuesday (March 31).

6 years ago CommerceCoronavirusLocal Government

Vendors, Market Users Urged To Comply With Operating Hours

Vendors and users of the country’s markets are being urged to comply with the operating hours stipulated by the Government as a measure to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The call came from the Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a digital town hall on Tuesday (March 31). Effective March...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Announces Nightly Islandwide Curfews For 7 Days

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced nightly islandwide curfews for a period of seven (7) days with effect from 8:00pm on April 1, 2020 to 6:00am on April 8, 2020. This is the latest in a series of measures announced by the Government to contain the novel coronavirus, COVID19, in Jamaica. The imposition of the curfew means, there will be...

One of the forty-three (43) retrofitted Mitsubishi Outlanders.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Gets New Vehicles Under Project R.O.C

The Ministry of National Security has handed over 43 retrofitted compact sports utility vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) under its Project Rebuild Overhaul and Construct (P-R.O.C). Each unit was retrofitted to comprise a mount for tablets with dash camera functionality, beacon (flashing) lights, siren and public address system, a high intensity portable search light and a first responder’s...