| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston.

Jamaica Can’t Commit to Hold CSEC And CAPE In July – Minister Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, has advised that Jamaica will not be able to hold the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), slated for July. According to the...
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on May 12
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, speaks at a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on May 12

KSAMC Working With Private Golden Age Homes To Keep Residents Safe
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO In Dialogue To Coordinate Response To Negative Economic Impact Of COVID-19
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on May 11.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on May 11.

More Than 3,000 Persons Assessed In St. Mary
Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.
Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.

WCJF Encourages Adolescent Mothers To Register

More

Coronavirus

Minister Grange Says Stadium Complex Prepared for Large Number of CARE Beneficiaries

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says improvements will be made in the disbursement of Compassionate Grants at the Independence Park complex in Kingston. People who selected GKMS/Western Union to receive their Compassionate Grants under the Government’s CARE programme began receiving their disbursements at Mas Camp in Independence Park this morning (Tuesday) May 12....
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

90 Persons Recover From COVID-19

Ninety persons who previously tested positive for the dreadful coronavirus (COVID-19) have recovered. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11). “The recovery over the past five days has been a lot more improved, in that we now have...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).
CommunityCoronavirus

Quarantined Residents In St. Mary Get Care Packages

Approximately 1,400 care packages have been distributed to families in need in Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, which are now under quarantine. These communities have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to the time of being placed under quarantine (May 7), 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19...
Read more