Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced a five-point recovery plan for the country’s tourism sector that includes a “staggered reopening” of entities. “We do not see reopening as being a one-shop activity that immediately, everywhere will be opened. We think that reopening will be on a staggered basis as we build our own capacity to receive the large...

Since mid-March 2020, financial institutions have experienced an extraordinary need for liquidity in order to facilitate portfolio shifts by their customers and to build buffers against growing uncertainty. In response to liquidity needs Bank of Jamaica initiated several measures including the purchase of securities and the extension of short-term lending in order to relieve those pressures. In the context of...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to adjust practices and lifestyles to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who indicated that the virus will remain in the country for some time. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective Monday, May 18, 2020, all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax Office will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm daily. TAJ business offices, including the Corporate Office, will close at 4:00 pm. The adjustment in the operating hours of TAJ offices...

The JamCovid19 App is now available for download on Android devices via the following link https://tinyurl.com/JAMCOVID19. The app has been available on iOS devices for almost a month The application, developed through a public private partnership with Amber Group Limited, is an easy-to-use, centralized source for Government of Jamaica COVID-19 information and services. In addition to providing the latest data...

A total of 113 persons have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first imported case of the disease was confirmed in the island some two months ago. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in giving an update during a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 13), said that in the last 24 hours, 13 more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 33 per cent of employees in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector are now working from home. “They have moved operations to work at home, which is a new model that is emerging that some BPOs are finding to be particularly cost-effective and efficient,” he said in the House of Representatives on...