Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick, is advising the public to utilise the entity’s online platforms to access services. This in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need to observe social distancing as a means of containing the spread. Persons can access services at www.reb.gov.jm and www.csc.gov.jm. “We have put...

Tourism officials say despite the impact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has or could have on the local and global industry, all will not be lost. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a “new approach” will be required to rebuild the industry in the aftermath of the global outbreak. This, he told JIS News, will necessitate, among other things, the provision...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is calling on passengers of specific flights to make contact with them, as the country works to stave off the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, Director for the Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services Branch at the Ministry, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright, explained that there are numerous reasons for reaching out to...

Jamaica now has 25 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), following the return of six additional positive tests over the last two days. The six new cases are: • Two males, both 61 years old, with a travel history that includes Trinidad, London, Egypt, and Dubai. They arrived in Jamaica on March 11. • A 51-year-old Jamaican resident...

Executive Director of Devon House Development Company, Janette Taylor, is advising the public that Devon House remains open, but with some adjustments to its operations. Speaking with JIS News, Mrs. Taylor said the children’s play area and all the lawns, with the exception of the North Lawn where the Ice Cream parlour is located, have been closed, and that persons...

Two weeks after Jamaica’s first imported coronavirus (COVID-19) patient was confirmed, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the disease has made a tremendous impact on the country. Jamaica’s first patient tested positive on March 10. To date, 21 cases have been confirmed by the Government. “The disease has the medical and public health aspects to it, but once...

The Government will be purchasing rapid test kits for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, said that the kits should arrive in the island within a few weeks. He said that a protocol will be established to enable approved public health facilities to use the kits to test persons for the virus. Dr....