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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Monday (March 30). With the Prime Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Security Forces Begin Tracking Persons Who Fail To Comply With Self-Quarantine Order

The Government has started tracking 500 persons who are among those who returned to the island between March 18 and 23 and have ignored persistent calls for them to self-identify and self-quarantine for two weeks. After making several appeals for...
A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) receives a hot meal, served with smile, compliments of Grace Foods. This is part of an initiative of Grace Foods, which began on 30th March 2020, to provide on a daily basis 100 hot meals and beverages for police officers working at the quarantine facilities at Corn Piece community in Hayes, Clarendon, as well as officers assigned to some zones of special operation (ZOSOs) and states of emergency (SOE) zones.
A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) receives a hot meal, served with smile, compliments of Grace Foods. This is part of an initiative of Grace Foods, which began on 30th March 2020, to provide on a daily basis 100 hot meals and beverages for police officers working at the quarantine facilities at Corn Piece community in Hayes, Clarendon, as well as officers assigned to some zones of special operation (ZOSOs) and states of emergency (SOE) zones.

Grace Foods Assists Security Personnel Working on the Frontline Against COVID-19
Members of the Early Childhood Commission team packing Learning Kits to be distributed to children in communities affected by quarantine
Members of the Early Childhood Commission team packing Learning Kits to be distributed to children in communities affected by quarantine

ECC Implements Measures to Assist Children During School Closure as a Result of COVID-19
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses a digital press briefing, held today (April 2) to provide an update on the tourism sector. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses a digital press briefing, held today (April 2) to provide an update on the tourism sector. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

Tourism Ministry To Establish Recovery Task Force
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Final Arrangements Being Made For Implementation Of Stimulus Package

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a Special Select Committee meeting to review developments relating to COVID-19, in the House on April 2.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Additional Protective Equipment Coming

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has informed that although there is an adequate supply of protective equipment in inventory for front-line medical staff, additional supplies are slated to arrive in the island shortly. “Yesterday (April 1), we had a meeting with the executive of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ). The Prime Minister chaired the...
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47 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Jamaica

The National Influenza Centre has advised that of the five pending test results from yesterday (April 1), two samples have tested negative while three are positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This brings the total number of cases in Jamaica to 47. The new cases are: A couple from St Elizabeth with a travel history from New York, with...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry on Tuesday (March 31).
CoronavirusLocal Government

Municipal Corporations To Get Funds For Sanitisation

As the Government ramps up the effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), municipal corporations across the country will be provided with some funding to assist with continued sanitisation within market districts. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a digital town hall meeting on Tuesday (March 31). “We...
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St. James Municipal Corporation staff member, Jerome Taylor, sprays the front wall of the female ward at the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay as part of sanitisation activities at the facility on Wednesday (April 1).
CoronavirusLocal Government

St. James Infirmary Sanitised

The Ministry of Local Government of Community Development carried out extensive sanitisation activities at the St. James Infirmary on Wednesday (April 1). The parish’s municipal corporation spearheaded the day's activities in partnership with the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (Forth Battalion), among others. Secretary of the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday (April 1).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Portland Cottage In Clarendon Under Watch

The community of Portland Cottage in Clarendon is now being closely watched by the Government, as 50 households have been placed under the radar, after two residents from the community tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Those two cases are among six new cases that have pushed the number of confirmed cases in the island to 44. Three of them...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media during a digital press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday (April 1).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Mobile Testing Units To Roll Out Friday

The country’s mobile testing mechanism will start rolling out on Friday (April 3) as the Ministry of Health and Wellness ramps up testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a digital press conference on Wednesday (April 1). “The Ministry will be, essentially, engaging mobile units, which will be rebranded to indicate...
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