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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government had intended to accept the 43 Jamaicans who were aboard the Marella Discovery 2 when the cruise ship arrived in Jamaican waters for refueling on April 2. “It came to our attention when we were having a meeting of a subcommittee of Cabinet, and immediately as it was brought to...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise members of the public that they have the right to ask and should be informed regarding the product being used to sanitize their hands. Members of the public also have the right to choose whether they should be sanitized and should not be barred from doing business if they refuse. Persons...

The Government will be working with umbrella groups to ensure compliance of business entities in relation to applications for individual assistance under the Supporting Employees with Transfer (SET) of Cash component of the $10-billion COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. This component provides temporary cash grants for workers who have either been laid off or whose employment has...