As community bars and taverns begin a two-week probationary reopening period on Tuesday (May 19), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that there is full compliance with the reopening requirements. Minister McKenzie was speaking during a virtual press conference on Monday (May 18) at the Office of...

The Government has increased the number of persons allowed to attend funerals to 15. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, gave an update at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 18) at the Office of the Prime Minister. "Following a meeting we had some weeks ago with the undertakers… they recommended 15 funerals per day,...

Jamaican students will sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests starting July 27. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (May 18). "We will write the CXC on the 27th of July. It takes about a...

Cabinet has given approval for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship transporting 1,044 Jamaicans to dock in Falmouth, Trelawny, at noon on Tuesday (May 19). The Adventure of the Seas vessel is currently located off the coast of Haiti. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave an update during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (May 18)....

Come June 1, employees who have been working from home since March as part of measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), will be allowed to return to work. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who indicated that Government will not be renewing the work-from-home order when it expires at the end of May. However, Mr....

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has assisted higglers in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, through its Buy-Back Programme, at a cost of $650,000. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a recent virtual town hall meeting. “Given the developing quarantine situation in some sections of St. Mary, we have also responded to the needs of...

The Government has reported that the curve that tracks newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica is now flattening. Jamaica now has 520 confirmed cases with the virus, 131 recoveries and nine deaths. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave this update during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May...