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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing a meeting of the Parish Disaster Committee on Friday (March 13), at the Corporation’s offices in downtown Kingston. At right is Town Clerk, Robert Hill.

Coronation Market to Close Saturday Night for Sanitisation

Coronation Market in downtown Kingston will be closed for cleaning and sanitation purposes starting 8:00 p.m. Saturday (March 14). The market is slated to reopen for business by Wednesday (March 18). Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), updates the media on action taken to quarantine the Seven and Eight Miles communities in St. Andrew to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a press briefing, on Friday (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. With the Prime Minister are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Seven And Eight Miles Communities Under Quarantine

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the media at a press conference, held at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 12).

TAJ Extends Deadline For Filing Tax Returns

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick.

Real Estate Board Warns Of Harsher Penalties

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Ministry Closes Cultural, Sport Facilities in Light of COVID-19

Principal Medical Officer, National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

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Churchgoers Should Practise Social Distancing

Ministers, pastors and church leaders are being advised to encourage churchgoers to practise social distancing, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Principal Medical Officer, National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, told JIS News that pastors should inform their congregation about the need to practise social distancing, which keeps people from interacting closely or frequently enough...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), speaks at a special meeting to discuss the response of the Ministry, agencies and municipal corporations to the coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 13, at the Ministry in Kingston. With the Minister are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.

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Access To Infirmaries Restricted

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says access to the island’s 16 infirmaries and golden age home is restricted, effective immediately, as part of containment activities related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). A 30-day restriction on receiving new clients into these facilities is also to be implemented. The Minister, who was speaking at a special meeting to discuss...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks at a meeting with stakeholders in western Jamaica, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on Friday (March 13). Listening (from left) are Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; and Regional Technical Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Dianne Campbell Stennett.

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Government Taking Steps To Contain Community Spread Of COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to contain “community spread” of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), following two confirmed cases via local transmission, early today (March 13). Jamaica now has eight confirmed cases of the virus, with six of those cases being imported. “We anticipate that community spread is evitable,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making a statement in the House of Representatives on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on Thursday (March 12).

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Health Minister Says There Is An Adequate Supply Of Protective Equipment

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is an adequate supply of protective equipment in inventory for frontline medical staff. Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to safeguard themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others. “To the extent that there may be cases where persons feel exposed, either because they have...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.

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Persons Warned Not To Mix Household Chemicals

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is warning members of the public to desist from mixing household chemicals to create sanitising agents. In an interview with JIS News, Poison Information Coordinator, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, said it has come to the attention of her office that persons have been mixing cleaning agents in an effort to make them stronger and more effective...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (March 12).

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Mobay Mayor Warns Business Persons Against Price Gouging

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, is imploring the St. James business community to not engage in price gouging amid cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the island. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (March 12), Mayor Davis said there are reports of a price hike on products that are in...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives n March 10.

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Gov’t To Yield Over $12 Billion From TransJamaica Highway

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is expected to yield more than $12 billion from transactions related to TransJamaica Highway. Approximately $8.5 billion will be realised from the initial public offering (IPO), which closed on March 9. In addition, $3.8 billion is to be realised later this year, when the Government...