The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) advises that the Office Centre Building, located at 12 Ocean Boulevard, Downtown Kingston will remain closed on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th August, 2020. The Office Centre Building was first closed on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th August, 2020 further to confirmation of a COVID-19 case on a tenanted floor. Since the initial closure, the...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is urging commuters to keep on their face masks while on the buses, even as the company steps up sanitisation activities to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Corporate Communications Manager at the bus company, Cecil Thoms, persons are removing their masks to talk with other passengers on the buses, and...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging member countries that have not yet joined the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility to do so. This, she said, in order to ensure that all states and territories across the Americas are able to access doses of vaccines for the coronavirus (COVID-19) upon approval...

No permits will be granted for the hosting of entertainment events for the next two weeks, while those already issued will be cancelled and refunded. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a virtual press conference on August 24. Mr. Holness explained that the action will help to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19),...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the country should prepare itself for close to another year of measures, “before we can safely say there is a vaccine for distribution” to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19). During a virtual press conference on Monday (August 24), Mr. Holness said after the vaccine is developed, “then comes all the other issues about...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a new islandwide curfew time to further limit movement and assist in stemming the continued surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. “The islandwide curfew time will be brought forward from 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. effective Thursday (August 27), until September 30,” he said, while addressing a virtual press conference on Monday...

On Monday (August 24), 83 persons tested positive for the ccoronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave an update regarding the number during a virtual press conference from Jamaica House, on Monday (August 24). “Yesterday (August 23), we had 116 cases. We have 83 new cases, which bring our total to 1,612 cases. We have 53 persons...