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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).

Categories of Persons Exempted Under Islandwide Nightly Curfews Expanded

The categories of persons exempted under the nightly islandwide curfews, now underway as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, have been expanded. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).​
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).​

All Gas Stations To Close By 8:00 pm
Passenger-carry vessels such as this one are to transport no more than half of the regular number of passengers allowed, not exceeding 10 persons, under the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) guidelines.
Passenger-carry vessels such as this one are to transport no more than half of the regular number of passengers allowed, not exceeding 10 persons, under the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) guidelines.

Maritime Authority Issues Guidelines To Small Vessels
Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish
Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish's fight against the coronaviris (COVID-19). The items were handed over at the Corporation's offices in Black River on April 1.

Chinese Community In St. Elizabeth Donates Items To Help COVID-19 Fight
Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).
Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).

Chinese Community Extends Helping Hand

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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

55 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica

Jamaica now has fifty-five (55) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The new additions are: A 74-year-old female from Manchester, who is the contact of a confirmed case; and A 63-year-old female from Portland, who is under investigation. They bring to twenty-eight (28) the number of imported cases and to twenty-two (22) the number of import-related cases. Five...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Now Has 53 COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has now confirmed 53 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update at a press conference on Friday (April 3) at Jamaica House. “This follows six new additions over the last 48 hours,” he said. The new cases are: a 58-year-old male from Manchester, who is a contact of...
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The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell.
CommerceCoronavirus

JBDC Begins Series Of Webinars For MSMEs On April 7

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is launching a weekly series of webinars called ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the first session scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. Speaking with JIS News, JBDC’s Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell, said the organisation would be emphasising business continuity as industries grapple with the effect of the...
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CoronavirusJusticeTechnology

Bail Hearings Being Done In Some Parishes Through Videoconferencing

The Court Administration Division (CAD) says bail hearings are now being conducted in some parishes through videoconferencing. The initiative began last week, in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Hearings are being conducted in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James, and Trelawny. Implementation of this measure is also expected to increase the use of technology in...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
CoronavirusJustice

Restorative Justice Unit Scales Down Operations

Persons utilising the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit are still able to access services, as the unit remains open, but it is scaling down operations and cancelling sensitisation sessions. Restorative justice (RJ), an alternative dispute resolution method, can be accessed through referrals from the police and the courts as well as self-referrals by persons involved in conflicts. The scaling...
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Inspector of Poor for St. James, Pauline Lecky.
CommunityCoronavirus

St. James Poor Relief Safeguarding Indigent Persons

The St. James Poor Relief Department has put special measures in place to safeguard indigent persons against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Inspector of Poor for St. James, Pauline Lecky, said poor-relief officers have been visiting the homes of the parish’s 1,418 registered poor, distributing care packages containing essential food and personal care items...
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