Please be advised that, our PORTMORE OFFICE will be TEMPORARILY CLOSED as of Monday March 30, 2020 and will REOPEN on Thursday April 2, 2020 at 9am. We encourage our customers to utilize our online services at www.rgd.gov.jm. For in-person transactions, you may visit the nearest office – Twickenham Park, Spanish Town or 58 Duke Street, Kingston. Certificates due for...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is once again urging Jamaicans to refrain from sharing unsubstantiated information about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the island. “Misinformation about COVID-19, whether it is shared deliberately or not, is a disservice to the national efforts to contain the spread of the virus and to save lives,” said Minister of Health and Wellness...

Jamaica, over the last 24 hours, recorded two new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases on the island to thirty-two (32). The two new cases are: a 70-year-old female from St Catherine with no travel history; and a 67-year-old female from Kingston with a travel history from the United Kingdom.  Of the...

All persons admitted to hospital with acute respiratory illnesses and pneumonia will be tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Friday (March 27), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, said this forms part of changes the Government has made regarding surveillance for COVID-19 patients and to pick up community transmission as soon...

The Government has discussed the imperative of putting the National Identification System (NIDS) on a faster track for implementation, in light of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Friday (March 27). With the Government implementing initiatives to financially support persons being...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the welfare needs of Jamaican students in Barbados are being addressed. Providing an update on the students, in the Senate on March 27, Mrs. Johnson Smith said Barbados has instituted daily curfews to minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and some of them  are getting...

On April 9, workers and businesses which have been severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), will be able to apply electronically for Government relief under the COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. Plans are also in place to set up a call centre where persons can telephone to get answers to their questions and get help with filling...