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Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, speaks at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation, on Thursday, May 14.

Mayor Encourages Residents Of Hanover To Maintain Safety Measures

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, continues to implore residents of Hanover to maintain the Government’s COVID-19 safety measures, if the parish is to remain free of the virus amidst the outbreak. Hanover remains the only parish in Jamaica without...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Labour At Home On May 25

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), converses with P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited's Commercial Director, Christopher Powell, after receiving a 55-gallon drum of sanitiser, which the entity has donated to assist the Government's efforts to encourage and enable more Jamaicans to practise sanitisation, to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The presentation was made at the Office of the Prime Minister.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Receives 55-Gallon Drum of Sanitiser

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

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

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Institute of Jamaica’s HUSH Children’s Symposium on for May 20

The Institute of Jamaica's Programme's Coordination Division will host its annual HUSH Children's Symposium on Wednesday (May 20). The event will be a virtual occasion under the theme, 'Views YOU Choose: Real Talk'. It will be hosted on the Zoom platform and is slated to begin at 10 am and go for two hours. The details for the event are:...

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$1 Billion Available for Agriculture Programme to Assist Small Farmers

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says an additional $1billion has been allocated to the Ministry’s Productivity Incentive Programme (PIP) to assist small farmers in light of challenges being experienced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Shaw said the sum is contained in the early supplementary budget recently tabled in Parliament by Finance and the Public Service...

6 years ago Coronavirus

IMF Executive Board Approves US$520 Million Disbursement

Today (May 15), the Executive Board of the IMF approved Jamaica’s request for access to the IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument in the amount of approximately US$520 million. This represents 100% of Jamaica’s quota and the maximum amount available under this facility. The Government of Jamaica has taken strong and decisive action to slow the spread of the new coronavirus in...

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.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Reopening Economy Vital

The Government has emphasised that reopening of the economy is imperative, even as the country fights the coronavirus (COVID-19). “At some point, we’re going to have to gradually move back to a place where persons can lead normal lives, even with COVID present in the population, and so it [reopening the economy] really is an attempt to start a process,...

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

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Jamaica Preparing For Phased Reopening Of Tourism Sector – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is preparing for a phased reopening of the tourism sector, with the necessary health and safety protocols being put in place to guard against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “So we have to plan in advance and anticipate when our largest tourism market would be ready for us, and what...

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

6 years ago CoronavirusEducationYouth

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

The Junior Council of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has rolled out a campaign to assist students across the island whose studies have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Public Relations Officer of the Junior Council, Reajean Bennett, told JIS News that the initiative, dubbed ‘COVID-19: Building Resilient Students’, was launched on April 16 and seeks...

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...