The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has implemented protocols consistent with COVID-19 guidelines and has moved to temporarily suspend operations at one of its buildings on the property due to a suspected coronavirus case. Out of an abundance of caution, the Permanent Secretary in the OPM, Mrs. Audrey Sewell has advised that the building in question will be closed...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising all its stakeholders that due to an emerging situation, all its offices located at Newport East and King Street, Kingston, will be closed this Monday, August 10, 2020. The JCA is assuring its customers that the entity will continue to provide all online services and that staff will continue to liaise with customers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has praised church leaders across the island for their proactive approach in helping to mitigate the initial spread of COVID-19. Addressing a church service at the Lucea Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hanover on August 8, Mr. Holness pointed out that places of worship had taken steps “above and beyond” what the Government...

Jamaica recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases as at Saturday (August 9), bringing the total number of positives for the island to 1,003. Recoveries are at 745 or 74.3% while there are 190 or 18.9% active cases, including six (6) moderately ill persons. Some 55 or 5.5% of cases have returned to their country of origin while 13 or 1.3% have...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated calls for Jamaicans to be more responsible in adhering to the infection prevention and control measures put in place to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Following a sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, Mr. Holness warned that complacency could erode the success gained in controlling the virus, which...