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Consumers Encouraged To Conserve Water
The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging consumers to implement water conservation practices, in anticipation of an extended drought period throughout the summer months. As at April 23, the Hermitage Dam was at 79.67 per cent of its capacity, whereas...
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Suspension of Dividends Due to the Novel COVID-19 Virus
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has been closely monitoring the current impact of the novel COVID-19 virus pandemic on the global and domestic financial system. Notwithstanding the current effects of the pandemic on normal business activities, BOJ would like to indicate that the fundamentals of the Jamaican financial system continue to be strong with licensee’s capital and liquidity exceeding current regulatory...
Verification Exercise For CARE Programme Under Way
The Government has commenced verification activities to enable citizens who have applied for assistance under two components of the $10-billion COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme to start receiving grants by April 30. These are the Compassionate Grant and the Supporting Employees with Transfer of Cash (SET Cash) Grant, which together account for more than 90 per cent...
PAHO Encourages Countries To Use COVID-19 Experience To Scale Up Health Systems
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) experience presents the opportunity for member states to prepare for future epidemics and pandemics. She noted that the lessons learnt will better enable countries to build resilience and scale up health systems to “deliver on all of the services that our people need, without causing them impoverishment”....
Jamaica Now has 257 Confirmed Cases
The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that in the last 48 hours, 14 additional samples have tested positive for COVID-19 (9 on April 22 and 5 on April 23). This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 257. This brings to 6 males and 8 females, with ages ranging...
Re-Entry Of Jamaicans Will Be Managed To Reduce Risk To Population
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans will be managed in a way to minimise risk to the general population. The country closed its borders to incoming travellers on March 24 as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and they will remain closed until May 31,...
Health Minister Emphasises Importance Of Contact Tracing
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says contact tracing is crucial to the Government’s work to contain continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based in the United States of America, contact tracing is part of the process of supporting patients with suspected or confirmed infection and...
