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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interacts with residents of St. Mary, during a visit to the parish on Thursday (May 14), to observe the distribution of relief items to quarantined communities.

Labour Ministry Satisfied With Distribution Of Relief Items To St. Mary Communities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, says the distribution of care packages to residents in quarantined communities in St. Mary is working well. “I am very satisfied that we have the formula....

Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie (right), speaks at a digital press conference, in Kingston, on Wednesday (May 13). Seated beside her is Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Most COVID-19 Cases Are Asymptomatic

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks at a digital press conference at the Ministry on Wednesday (May 13). With the Minister are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Reopening Economy Vital

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Jamaica Preparing For Phased Reopening Of Tourism Sector – PM

Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council pause for a photograph after a Junior Council meeting. The Junior Councillors have launched a campaign dubbed 'COVID-19: Building Resilient Students' to help youth cope with the closure of schools islandwide due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

KSAMC Junior Council Launches Campaign To Assist Students Impacted By COVID-19

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Reports First Day With No New COVID-19 Cases; Recoveries Up To 118

For the first time in some 50 days, Jamaica has recorded no new positive cases of COVID-19 on the island even as recoveries rose to 118, up from 113 in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica as at Thursday (May 14) remains at 509. In addition to the 224 cases that are employees...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while addressing the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13). He also tabled the First Supplementary Estimates for 2020/2021.

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Finance Minister Tables First Supplementary Estimates

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tabled the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for 2020/2021, in the House of Representatives, on May 13. The figures show that the Budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year has been revised to $838.15 billion, down from $853.46 billion. The Recurrent (Housekeeping) budget has been increased from $779 billion...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), points to a section of the architect

6 years ago CoronavirusEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

Gov’t Striking Balance Between Health And Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is prioritising the health and welfare of citizens, while safeguarding the economy as it navigates the country through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “There is no trade-off. If we are going to survive, we have to learn how to be healthy and work at the same time,” Mr. Holness said. He...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addressing a virtual press conference on May 13.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Five-Point Recovery Plan For Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced a five-point recovery plan for the country’s tourism sector that includes a “staggered reopening” of entities. “We do not see reopening as being a one-shop activity that immediately, everywhere will be opened. We think that reopening will be on a staggered basis as we build our own capacity to receive the large...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

Dividends Postponement by Financial Holding Companies and Deposit-Taking Institutions

Since mid-March 2020, financial institutions have experienced an extraordinary need for liquidity in order to facilitate portfolio shifts by their customers and to build buffers against growing uncertainty. In response to liquidity needs Bank of Jamaica initiated several measures including the purchase of securities and the extension of short-term lending in order to relieve those pressures. In the context of...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Cristopher Tufton, speaks at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on May 8, at the company’s distribution centre in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Adjust Practices And Lifestyles

Jamaicans are being encouraged to adjust practices and lifestyles to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who indicated that the virus will remain in the country for some time. Dr. Tufton was speaking at the presentation of 20 hospital beds by Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited to the...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public Service

TAJ Adjusts Business Hours

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that effective Monday, May 18, 2020, all Tax Offices and the Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax Office will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm daily. TAJ business offices, including the Corporate Office, will close at 4:00 pm. The adjustment in the operating hours of TAJ offices...