In an effort to reduce and eliminate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has restricted the opening of all bars, nightclubs and other areas of entertainment, effective March 18. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made this announcement during a press conference on Monday (March 16) at Jamaica House. “I know I am going to be criticised...

The Government is advising that effective March 18, all travellers from countries where there is local transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will now be required to self-quarantine for up to 14 days. Speaking at a press conference held on Monday (March 16) at Jamaica House, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton said this is...

Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited has implemented strict protocols to maintain efficient service delivery while safeguarding employees and the public against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmondson, told JIS News that measures implemented at WPM’s offices in St. James, Westmoreland and Trelawny, include: mandatory sanitising of hands upon entering the buildings to guard...

Effective tomorrow (March 18), funerals and weddings should be limited to close family members and friends and should not exceed 20 persons. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made this announcement on Monday (March 16), during a press conference regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), at Jamaica House. “Of important note, the Government is also instituting a new requirement for public...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang is assuring members of the public that the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is working to prevent more cases of COVID-19 from entering the island’s main ports of entry. On Friday (March 13), he met with Immigration Officers at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, to discuss personal safety...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) is boosting its capacity to respond and manage the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), in the southern end of the island. The SRHA, which administrates public healthcare in the parishes of Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth, has been training its staff members in the clinical and surveillance management of COVID-19 and the use of personal...

As the world grapples with the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing is being promoted by the Government as one of the ways to contain the spread of the virus locally. Social distancing is a term applied to certain actions that are taken by public health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease....