The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency wishes to advise the public that its Head Offices located at 25 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10, will be closed on Friday September 11, 2020. The closure is in response to the report of a confirmed COVID-19 case of a staff member. The office is being closed to facilitate deep cleaning and sanitisation of...

Regrettably, the Ministry of Health & Wellness confirms two new COVID-19-related deaths. The deceased are an 80 year old female and a 12 year old male, who both had comorbidities and are both from Manchester. The Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. The total number of deaths now stand at 38 (1.1%), while four more...

Jamaica’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has once again been boosted by a donation of 20,000 medical masks and 300 coveralls to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, through its Health for Life and Wellness Foundation (HLWF). The donation was made recently by Henan Fifth Construction Company Ltd. to support the most at-risk front-line health workers in the fight...

The Government will be undertaking major infrastructure upgrades to five hospitals across the island during its new term, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. These are Spanish Town, St. Catherine; St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann; May Pen, Clarendon; and Bustamante Children’s and the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St. Andrew. In addition, work will be...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that its Spanish Town Tax Office located at 1 Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, will reopen on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. The reopening follows deep cleaning and sanitization, undertaken on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in response to the report of a confirmed Covid-19 case of a member of staff. The...

The National Water Commission is reporting that it has scaled back some of its operational activities at the St. Andrew based Marescaux Road branch as part of COVID- 19 precautionary measures. Deep cleaning and sanitization actions are now underway at the location. Customers and the general public should note that the commercial office is separated from the operational division and...

It is with regret that the Ministry of Health and Wellness reports the passing of two more persons due to COVID-19. The two cases were formerly under investigation. Also as at Tuesday (September 8), the island recorded 140 new positives. One of the COVID-19 deaths is a 77-year-old female from St. Catherine. The other is a 61-year-old male, also from...