The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis shared by all. It has required the team at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) and special economic zone (SEZ) stakeholders, like many other entities, to adapt to new circumstances and support efforts to contain the spread of this disease. As part of our Sustainable Economic Development Framework, it is a...

The first 200 of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers disembarked the Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas, docked at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny, on Thursday, May 21. The men and women underwent various stages of screening and processing by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), and the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), after which they were taken to...

As at Thursday (May 21) another 10 Jamaicans have recovered from COVID-19, bringing recovery numbers to 181 and pushing the island’s recovery rate to 34 per cent in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths remain at nine or 1.7%, even as there are no seriously ill persons at this time. Also in the last 24 hours, five (5)...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, has underscored the need for member countries to safeguard the welfare of their most vulnerable populations in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and place the region on a path to recovery. Among the most vulnerable groups, she noted, are women and individuals with underlying health conditions. Dr....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says self-quarantine at home will become part of the new way of life as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "The reality is that in the future, home quarantining will become the norm rather than the exception, and in a sense, we are gradually moving in...

The Government is thinking about building a new health facility on the grounds of one of the country's existing hospitals, instead of going ahead with its plan to set up a 72-bed field hospital at the National Arena in Kingston. Responding to questions at the weekly COVID-19 Conversations virtual press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the anticipated gradual recovery of economic activity from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is expected to result in improvements in the current account deficit of the balance of payments (BOP). He was speaking at the Central Bank’s digital quarterly press conference held on Wednesday (May 20). Mr. Byles noted that due...