The JamCovid19 App is now available for download on Android devices via the following link https://tinyurl.com/JAMCOVID19. The app has been available on iOS devices for almost a month The application, developed through a public private partnership with Amber Group Limited, is an easy-to-use, centralized source for Government of Jamaica COVID-19 information and services. In addition to providing the latest data...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the verification of Small Business Grant applications is underway and payments will be processed following the review of the Auditor General. “We expect payments of Small Business Grants to be made in May,” Dr. Clarke said during a statement to the House of Representatives on May 12....

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says she is “deeply concerned” about the rapid expansion of the coronavirus (COVID-2019) across the Americas, and has called for greater collaboration among health authorities in member countries to bolster health systems in order to contain the spread. The number of confirmed cases and deaths across the region rose to 1.74...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says payments will begin shortly under the Supporting Employees with the Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) component of the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. “The Auditor General is currently reviewing the list of payees to confirm compliance with the defined eligibility rules, and the...

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, says he is encouraged by the responsible behaviour being shown by many residents, in terms of following health and safety guidelines relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to JIS News, following the presentation of masks to the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on...

To successfully book an appointment for the coronavirus (COVID-19) test via the jamcovid19 website or mobile app, persons will have to follow certain procedures, which will determine their eligibility. This was emphasised by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Byran, who informed that persons will first need to be assessed and will be required to fill...

The Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme has received more than 500,000 applications across the available grant types. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure while giving an update in the House of Representatives on May 12. He said that given the disproportionately high number of applications for the...