The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has assisted higglers in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, through its Buy-Back Programme, at a cost of $650,000. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a recent virtual town hall meeting. “Given the developing quarantine situation in some sections of St. Mary, we have also responded to the needs of...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Manuela Goretti, says the country is expected to receive the US$520 million that has been approved by the IMF Executive Board for disbursement under the Fund’s Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), by Tuesday (May 19). The Government, through Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, wrote to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to note that as at today’s date (Sunday, May 17) no formal approval has been provided for any vessel to be granted permission for the disembarking of any person from cruise ships in any of the ports in Jamaica. It is important that the public notes that the request for disembarking or “pratique”...

Jamaica recorded six new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing to 517 the number of confirmed cases as at Saturday (May 16). Recoveries stand at 121, giving the island a 23.7% recovery rate; and there are no seriously ill persons at this time. The six (6) new cases, who range in age from three (3) to 62...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is seeking funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), to cleanse and sanitize public spaces in Montego Bay and rural townships, as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Corporation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on May 14, Mayor of...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is to make improvements to its Health Corps Volunteer Project (HCVP). The initiative, which started on April 6, is designed to support the COVID-19 response at the national level and future public health emergencies in four critical areas of operations managed by the MOHW Emergency Operation Centre (EOC). These are Operations, Public Information...

The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that two (2) new samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 511 as at Friday (May 15). In the meantime, three (3) more patients have recovered and have been released from...