The Transport Authority will be waiving fees and extending the period for renewal of road licences. The objective is to continue the movement of the public transport sector as the country deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 15), Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said that the deadline for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government had intended to accept the 43 Jamaicans who were aboard the Marella Discovery 2 when the cruise ship arrived in Jamaican waters for refueling on April 2. “It came to our attention when we were having a meeting of a subcommittee of Cabinet, and immediately as it was brought to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise members of the public that they have the right to ask and should be informed regarding the product being used to sanitize their hands. Members of the public also have the right to choose whether they should be sanitized and should not be barred from doing business if they refuse. Persons...

The Government will be working with umbrella groups to ensure compliance of business entities in relation to applications for individual assistance under the Supporting Employees with Transfer (SET) of Cash component of the $10-billion COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. This component provides temporary cash grants for workers who have either been laid off or whose employment has...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Office of the Auditor General (AG) has been asked to review the application and disbursement processes under the Government’s COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. He was speaking during a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 14) to provide an update...

Only essential workers who do not display symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be allowed to pass through borders/checkpoints in St. Catherine, during the period of lockdown, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness “You are only allowed to move, if you don’t have symptoms. You might be a policeman, a fireman, a nurse, but if you are ill...