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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the nation during a COVID-19 Digital Town Hall, at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 26).

Prime Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Maintain Social Distancing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated calls for Jamaicans to maintain the new rules regarding social distancing, in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Prime Minister’s call came during a COVID-19 Digital...

President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).

Banking Sector To Assist Mortgagers

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), and Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson, at a recent media briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston.

BOJ Holds Policy Rate At 0.50 Per Cent On Overnight Placements

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a digital press conference on Wednesday (March 25) at the Ministry in New Kingston.

Dr. Tufton Appeals For Private Property Owners To Come Forward

Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, speaks at a Digital Press Conference, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness on March 25.

Jamaica Gets Material To Conduct 3,000 COVID-19 Tests

Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

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Pensioners Can Encash April Fortnightly Cheques At Same Time

Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, has advised that pensioners will be allowed to encash their two fortnightly National Insurance Scheme (NIS) cheques at the same time for April. “For persons who receive payments by way of the payment voucher, effective March 30, all payments for the month of April can be encashed at once....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a digital town hall for senior citizens on Wednesday (March 25).

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Elderly To Benefit Under COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Senior citizens 75 and over, whose livelihood will be affected based on the order for them to stay home, will be able to access financial assistance under the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package. The order, which was announced on Monday (March 23) and came into effect on Wednesday (March 25), requires the elderly to remain at home for the next...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), emphasizes a point while delivering the closing presentation in the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 24). Seated are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

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Multi-Billion Dollar Care Programme For Workers, Small Businesses

The Government has instituted a multi-billion dollar COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme to assist workers and businesses during the emergency period caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who made the disclosure while closing the 2020/2021 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives today (March 24), outlined...

Senior Dietitian at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Asha-Gaye Graham-Thompson.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Boost Immune System To Fight COVID-19

Senior Dietitian at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Asha-Gaye Graham-Thompson, is encouraging persons to bolster their immune system to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Graham-Thompson, said there are ways to keep the immune system functioning optimally “which can help to keep you healthy and give you a better chance of overcoming the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while closing the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 24. In the background is Minister without portfolio for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

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Gov’t Prepared To Make Additional Provisions To Curtail COVID-19

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is prepared to suspend the Fiscal Responsibility Law, if necessary, to facilitate additional interventions to curtail the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica. “I want to assure the people of Jamaica that should things take a turn for the worse, beyond what we currently envisage and...

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PM Says Government Safeguarding Health Of Seniors

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Order requiring senior citizens to stay at home is aimed at protecting the older population, who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus (COVID-19), suffering the worst impacts of the disease. The Prime Minister, on Monday (March 23), said that senior citizens 75 and over are to stay at home for 14...

Professor of Public Health and Ageing at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer speaking at the Digital Town Hall for Senior Citizens on Wednesday (March 25).

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Elderly Advised To Take Precautions Against COVID-19

Professor of Public Health and Ageing at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, is imploring senior citizens to do all that is necessary to ensure that they do not contract the coronavirus (COVID-19). She pointed out that the elderly are more susceptible to the virus and are at a greater risk of severe illness. “In...