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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Attorney-General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (2nd right), speaks at a press briefing on Friday (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Persons Must Adhere To Measures Announced By Government To Reduce Spread Of COVID-19

Failure to adhere to the measures announced by Government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), including the closure of places of amusement, will attract a fine of up to $1 million or imprisonment not exceeding 12 months. This...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 16).

No Opening Of Bars, Nightclubs And Other Areas Of Entertainment

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media during a press conference at Jamaica House on March 16. Looking on is Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness.

Travellers From Countries With COVID-19 Required To Self-Quarantine

Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmondson.

Western Parks And Markets Limited Implements COVID-19 Safeguards

No More Than 20 Persons At Weddings And Funerals

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Minister Chang Meets With Immigration Officers Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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...

Staff members being trained in St. Elizabeth.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Preparedness Boosted In Central Jamaica

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (March 16). Looking on is Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Promotes Social Distancing To Contain Spread Of COVID-19

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....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (March 16).

6 years ago CoronavirusOffice of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Approves A Raft Of Measures Including Work from Home For Non Essential Tasks

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has moved decisively to act to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Jamaica. The move follows a meeting of Cabinet yesterday (March 16) which approved measures for the action. Updating the nation at a media briefing following the meeting of Cabinet, Prime Minister Holness announced that effective Wednesday, March 18 all non-essential work in both the...

Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on March 12.

6 years ago DevelopmentEducationWorks / Construction

UWI Principal Announces Plans To Build New Western Campus

Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, has announced plans to build a new western Campus of the University of the West Indies, and to offer additional programmes. In a presentation at the monthly St. James Municipal Corporation meeting on March 12, Professor Webber outlined the vision of the university...

Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Vernon Douglas, addresses residents and stakeholders during the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, recently.

6 years ago Energy

All Households To Have Smart Electricity Meters In Three Years

Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Vernon Douglas, says that all households across the island will be outfitted with a smart electricity meter within the next three years. He was addressing the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on March...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

Non-Essential Employees To Work From Home

Effective Wednesday (March 18), all non-essential employees across government and the private sector will be required to work from home for seven days. The measure is part of new restrictions to contain the risk of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which were announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday...