President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, says measures will be put in place by the banking sector to assist mortgagers who may experience difficulty in making their payments due to the novel coronavirus. (COVID-19). He pointed out that the banks and other financial institutions realise their customers will come under significant pressure during this period....

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the policy rate offered on overnight placements by deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) will remain unchanged at 0.50 per cent. This comes as the Government leads Jamaica’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has seen the country recording 26 confirmed cases to date. Addressing journalists during a virtual press conference on Thursday (March...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is aware that between the 24th and 25th March, more than 100 Jamaicans found themselves in uncertain circumstances at the Hartfield International Airport where their flights to Jamaica had been cancelled in light of current travel restrictions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith advised...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is appealing for private property owners to come forward as the Government seeks appropriate space to accommodate persons who are in isolation, quarantine or recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Government is seeking 600 rooms across the four health regions to be used as transitional houses for such persons. Speaking...

The Government has received material to do about 3,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Speaking at a Digital Press Conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston on March 25, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, said “in the event of a spike” in COVID-19 cases,...

Senior citizens 75 and over, whose livelihood will be affected based on the order for them to stay home, will be able to access financial assistance under the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package. The order, which was announced on Monday (March 23) and came into effect on Wednesday (March 25), requires the elderly to remain at home for the next...

The Government has instituted a multi-billion dollar COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme to assist workers and businesses during the emergency period caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who made the disclosure while closing the 2020/2021 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives today (March 24), outlined...