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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (May 31).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (May 31).

Islandwide Curfew Extended

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced an extension of the islandwide curfew implemented to contain transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The existing hours of 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. will remain in place until the morning...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (May 31).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (May 31).

15 Persons Now Allowed At Weddings
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on May 31.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston, on May 31.

$3.6 Billion Transferred To Persons Under CARE Programme
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents a mask to a passenger in a public passenger vehicle, during a public awareness exercise carried out by the Ministry on Monday (June 1), to promote the use of masks in public spaces. Dr. Tufton, along with a team from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), distributed KN95 masks to commuters in the Half-Way Tree square.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents a mask to a passenger in a public passenger vehicle, during a public awareness exercise carried out by the Ministry on Monday (June 1), to promote the use of masks in public spaces. Dr. Tufton, along with a team from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), distributed KN95 masks to commuters in the Half-Way Tree square.

Health Ministry Commences Distribution Of Masks
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.

Physical Distancing Must Be Observed In Workplaces – PM

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.
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Certain Categories Of Employees Can Continue To Work From Home

As the ‘work safe, work smart’ order takes effect Monday (June 1), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging employers to make allowances for certain categories of employees to continue working from home. These include persons with weakened immune systems, those with children and those who have a sick elderly person in their care. Those employees are encouraged...
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21 More Recovered from COVID-19

As at Sunday (May 31), twenty-one more Jamaicans have recovered and have been released from insolation, as the number of recoveries in the island increase to 311. In the meantime, five (5) samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 586. The five new cases are imported cases...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on Jamaica’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during a digital media briefing on Sunday (May 31). The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre.
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Prime Minister Says Retightening Of Restrictions Likely If Spike In COVID-19 Cases Reoccurs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says tighter restrictions will be re-imposed if a spike in confirmed local Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases reoccurs, subsequent to further relaxation of the existing preventative measures, beginning Monday (June 1). Noting that the number of cases totaled 586 as at Sunday (May 31), Mr. Holness emphasized that “we must continue to protect...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
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Tourism Ministry Working To Make Jamaica The Most COVID-Resilient Visitor Destination

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry has been working overtime with local and international experts to refine all the requisite protocols, to make Jamaica the most COVID-resilient tourist destination globally. He notes that this includes “robust” measures to safeguard the health of future visitors, when the tourism industry’s operations resumes. “We are working towards a summer opening. Our...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd left), presents President of the Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA), Noel Williams, with masks for members of the organization. They are among the frontline workers who will benefit from the 10,000 masks being provided as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) when the industry, which was impacted by the pandemic, reopens. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Friday (May 29). Others (from left) are: Director for the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.
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Tourism Ministry Provides 10,000 Masks For Frontline Industry Workers

The Ministry of Tourism has provided 10,000 masks for frontline industry workers as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), when the sector reopens. The masks, one element of the personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the fight against COVID-19, were handed over to industry representatives by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The presentation was made during...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
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Protocols To Reopen Tourism Industry Being Reviewed

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says protocols to facilitate the reopening of the tourism industry, which was adversely impacted by the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), have been drafted and are being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. He made the announcement during Friday’s (May 29) virtual ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston to handover 10,000...
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