Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging member countries to take steps to expand their healthcare workforce as part of measures to ensure that each territory is adequately prepared to deal with future health emergencies, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19). Her urging comes against the background of data, which she says shows that the ratio of...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, says there is no known case of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) within the tourism industry, despite an uptick in cases across the island. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, Mr. Robinson argued...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, says citizens must take personal responsibility to protect themselves from the virus, by adhering to the protocols put in place by the Government. “Where we are now as a nation, it requires that every individual is in. We have to take that personal responsibility, we need moral suasion, we need peer...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is advising the public that its office at 78cef Hagley Park Road will remain closed until Monday, September 7. The closure notice was first issued on Sunday (August 30) for two days, after a member of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Manager of Corporate Affairs and Communication at BGLC, Jeanette Lewis, told JIS...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors, John Byles, says Jamaica’s best hope for containing the spread of the coronavirus will depend on the collective behaviour of its citizens going forward. Mr. Byles, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, said the Government can...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) advises that its building located at 16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 will be closed for deep cleaning and sanitisation due to a COVID-19 positive result. The PIOJ Building will reopen on Friday, September 4, 2020. The PIOJ has adopted the provisions within the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures)  (No11 ) (Amendment) (No3) Order for...

The Justice Ministry will close its offices at 61 Constant Spring Road on Wednesday, September 2, and Thursday, September 3 to facilitate sanitization of the premises. This, in accordance with the guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Wellness amid two confirmed cases of the Coronavirus among staff members as well as reports to the Human and Resource Management Department...