Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operators in St. Catherine have been closed effective yesterday, April 15, 2020. Prime Minister Holness explained in Parliament yesterday (April 15) that the closure is to facilitate an investigation into the management structure to identify the cause for the rapid COVID-19 spread. “The closure is necessary for us...

The St. Catherine Health Department is actively involved in contact tracing, following the situation that occurred at the call centre – Alorica in Portmore, St. Catherine – identified as the source of 52 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that have been confirmed. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update during a virtual press conference at the...

Jamaica now has 143 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave the update on Thursday (April 16), during a virtual press conference from his New Kingston offices. Dr. Tufton said that of the 143 cases, 18 were confirmed within the last 24 hours. Five are males and 13 are females ranging in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is expanding sampling and testing for COVID-19. He informed that as part of those expanded testing efforts, the Ministry will, beginning this Friday (April 17), commence mobile testing for COVID-19 in two health regions – Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) and the Northeast Regional Health Authority (NERHA). “We...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (April 15) announced the implementation of stringent measures for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. This comes as 52 of Jamaica’s 143 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). to date, have been linked to the Alorica BPO operation in Portmore, St. Catherine. The Prime Minister informed that all BPOs have been...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is promoting the use of its online portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm for customers to access several services instead of visiting a Tax Office. Currently, in addition to business persons using the website to file all tax Returns and make business related tax and statutory payments, the TAJ online platform facilitates a wide range of other payments and...

The Transport Authority will be waiving fees and extending the period for renewal of road licences. The objective is to continue the movement of the public transport sector as the country deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 15), Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said that the deadline for...