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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

Public Education To Be Reviewed

The Government has established the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission 2020, which will be tasked with reviewing and assessing the country’s public education system. While making the announcement during his 2020/21 Budget Presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19).

Special Grants For Poor And Vulnerable Persons
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

DBJ Provides Additional $10 Billion For Onlending
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.

Public Advisory From The Registrar General’s Department
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 19).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate, in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 19).

Government Reduces Interest Rates On All New And Existing Loans

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses the media at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Tuesday (March 18). With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Records 16 Cases Of COVID-19

Jamaica now has sixteen (16) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The latest case is a 57-year-old male with a travel history to New York. He arrived in the island on March 10 and visited his private physician on March 16. He reported having had symptoms for six days. The necessary contact tracing is now being done. Meanwhile,...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessParliamentPrime Minister

Corn Piece Community In Clarendon Under Quarantine; PM Holness Appeal to Residents to Follows Measures

Prime Minister Holness has announced that the Corn Piece community in the parish of Clarendon is now under quarantine for 14 days. The community was quarantined following the first reported death as a result of COVID-19 – a man who is believed to have travelled to Jamaica from New York on a JetBlue flight 2959 on March 12. The announcement...
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Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Trelawny Health Department, Althea Gayle Palmer.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Trelawny Health Department On COVID-19 Education Drive

The Trelawny Health Department is undertaking a comprehensive public education programme aimed at increasing knowledge about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and reducing its spread. Parish Health Promotion and Education Officer, Althea Gayle Palmer, told JIS News that public health personnel have been engaged in sensitisation sessions across the parish, reinforcing the need for people to be vigilant about hygiene practices and...
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Four of the seven new buses that were handed over to the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) during a ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Complex in Kingston on Thursday (March 19). The Government provided five buses to transport nurses at a cost of more than $57 million, while two are on loan from Toyota Jamaica.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTransport

Seven Buses Handed Over To Nurses

Nurses within the Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) will no longer have to suffer the indignity of being refused access to public transportation due to fears associated with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This, as the Ministry of Health and Wellness has provided five new buses at a cost of more than $57 million to transport them to...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.
Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceParliamentPrime MinisterTechnology

$1.2 Billion Budgeted For Jamaica Eye

The Government will be ramping up the mounting of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at locations across the island under Jamaica Eye. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that $1.2 billion has been set aside in the 2020/21 Budget for the supply and installation of cameras, servers and software for ongoing project activities. The money will also be used...
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Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey (right), with his team of social workers and counsellors at his Kingston office.
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessJustice

Victim Services Division Open For Business

The Victim Services Division (VSD) is advising the public that its offices remain open for business, with measures implemented to protect staff and clients against contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). Director of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey, told JIS News that telephone counselling has been ramped up to facilitate clients who might not be able to go into the offices. “Let me...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), speaks to residents at the Retirement landfill in St. James, on Wednesday (March 18).
CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

NSWMA Executive Director Calls On Persons To Protect Themselves

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, has encouraged persons living close to the Retirement landfill in St. James to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a meeting with the residents and staff at the landfill on Wednesday (March 18), Mr. Gordon pointed out that the virus does...
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