Jamaica now has 505 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness gave an update during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11). He said that there are 49 Jamaicans in hospital with the virus. Over the last 24 hours, three additional individuals have tested positive for...

Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours, which will take effect on Wednesday (May 13). The islandwide curfew is part of measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Holness, who was addressing a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11), said that the new curfew...

The National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported in the last 24 hours, three (3) samples that have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 505 as at Monday (May 11). The three (3) new cases are two (2) males and one (1) female with ages...

Only 49 Jamaicans with the coronavirus (COVID-19) are currently in hospital. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 11), where he informed that the country now has 505 confirmed cases of the virus. “By virtue of our projections and plans, we put...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says approximately $2.65 billion in Compassionate Grant payments have been made to date to some 265,000 applicants under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme. In a statement on Monday (May 11), Dr. Clarke advised that the funds were disbursed through more than 40 financial...

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says the agency has refocused its operations and is now looking at a new model for the sector, post coronavirus (COVID-19). “The fundamental difference in what we do now is that before we would have routine product quality assessment looking for some of the regular things that we...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says contact tracers have been effective in helping to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Jamaica. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking to health workers at the Dover Community Centre in St. Mary on Saturday (May 9), noted that the health workers who visit communities to track down infected individuals and...