Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has been closely monitoring the current impact of the novel COVID-19 virus pandemic on the global and domestic financial system. Notwithstanding the current effects of the pandemic on normal business activities, BOJ would like to indicate that the fundamentals of the Jamaican financial system continue to be strong with licensee’s capital and liquidity exceeding current regulatory...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says contact tracing is crucial to the Government’s work to contain continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based in the United States of America, contact tracing is part of the process of supporting patients with suspected or confirmed infection and...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is calling on citizens to be mindful of the hand sanitisers they create, to protect themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “You want to ensure that the solution you are creating is strong enough to kill microbes, such as the virus which causes COVID-19. The two main agents that we recommend using in the household are...

As the country prepares to move into a new phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – community transmission – Jamaicans are again being urged to do their part by following the established safety protocols and cooperate with health officials conducting contact tracing. This plea comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who stressed that tackling...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has provided $17.5 million in information and communications technology (ICT) support to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, handed over the cheque during a digital press conference at the Health Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (April 22). She said that the support being provided by...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is actively conducting sampling and testing of its employees for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The move comes as seven of the Ministry’s staff have tested positive for the virus. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that more than 100 additional samples were collected from staff members on Wednesday (April 22) and the...

Over the last 24 hours, an additional 19 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number of infected persons to date to 252. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a digital media briefing on Wednesday (April 22), where he provided information on 10 of the new confirmed cases. He noted...