With the confirmation of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is encouraging customers to utilise the Agency’s recently launched Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) to register their new business names and new companies. The platform can be accessed via the Agency’s website www.orcjamaica.com, and will facilitate the reservation, registration of entity names, as well...

Employers are being encouraged to develop regular cleaning schedules for all work areas in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising that the surfaces of desks and tables should be wiped clean with soap and water and disinfected with commercial bleach wipes at the end of each day. In...

Persons who travelled to Jamaica from England on British Airways flight BA2263 on March 4 and may have come into contact with the first person who tested positive for COVID-19 are being asked to self-identify by calling 888-ONE-LOVE (663-5683) so that their status can be known and the requisite actions taken. The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made...

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry is encouraging members of the business community and other stakeholders to work closely with health officials to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). President, Janet Silvera, told JIS News that members of her organisation have been advised to continue to follow best practices while taking into the account the welfare of their employees...

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says steps are being taken to institute the requisite safeguards within court spaces and other sensitive areas of the judicial system, in light of the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. This assurance comes against the background of two confirmed COVID-19 cases on the island and work by the Government to limit the potential...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is tracing passengers who were aboard flight AA 1515 from Miami to Montego Bay in the last 14 days. The second person to be confirmed with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) also came into the island aboard that flight. The Ministry’s efforts is in keeping with established protocols to keep the public informed about...

In addition to the 888-ONE-LOVE (663-5683) announced recently for members of the public to contact the Ministry of Health & Wellness with COVID-19 concerns, additional numbers can now be used. These numbers are: 888-754-7792 876-542-5998 876-542-6007 876-542- 6006 876-542-5998 Members of the public may also make contact the Ministry via email using covid19@moh.gov.jm or jacovid19facts@gmail.com. The Ministry is working to...