NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 29 90,370 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 15 51,405 Males 14 38,962 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 31 days to 82 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 2 4,878 Hanover 2 2,918 Kingston & St. Andrew 6 22,340 Manchester 0 5,941...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) announces its decision to increase the policy interest rate (the rate offered to deposit-taking institutions on overnight placements with BOJ by 50 basis points to 2.00 per cent per annum, effective 17 November 2021. Accompanying this rate increase, the Bank decided to maintain other measures to contain Jamaican dollar liquidity expansion. While not targeting any specific...

Effective Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Jamaicans 50 years and older are able to access the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine currently in country. To become vaccinated, members of the public are encouraged to make an appointment using the Ministry of Health & Wellness’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or by calling the National Vaccination Call Centre at 888-ONE-LOVE (888-663-5683). Persons...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., seven days per week, effective Thursday (November 18). This new curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period ending December 9, 2021. Prime Minister Holness made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 16)....

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Real Estate Board, Sandra Garrick, is urging real estate professionals to utilise the guidance that the anti-money-laundering (AML) inspectors provide to ensure compliance with the law. She is also encouraging members of the industry to familiarise themselves with the completed AML Guidelines for Real Estate Professionals, which are intended to provide persons and companies...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that close to 150,000 deceased persons have been removed from the voters’ list through its Dead Elector Removal Exercise. Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, who made the disclosure to JIS News, said that significant gains have been made under the process to clean up the voter’s list, which is ongoing. “We did...

Promotion of the country as a health and wellness destination will be the major focus of this year’s Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, slated for Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Refresh, reboot, reawaken – the new world...