Certain categories of persons are now required to wear masks under new orders announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). During the period April 8 to 21, persons with flu-like symptoms – fever, coughing and sneezing persistently – or who have respiratory illnesses must wear a mask in public. Senior...

A special Cabinet unit has been established to further bolster the Government’s strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3), He said the unit will undertake detailed reviews and deliberations of engagements and decisions by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the community of Cornpiece Settlement in Clarendon will remain under quarantine for another 14 days. This is being done as part of the Government’s measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The community was quarantined following the first reported death as a result of COVID-19 – a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that Jamaica’s air and seaports will remain closed to incoming travellers for another 14 days, as part of measures by the Government to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally. The country’s ports of entry were closed for an initial 14 days, from 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 to...

The categories of persons exempted under the nightly islandwide curfews, now underway as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, have been expanded. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3), said the additional persons include members of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that no gas station should remain open beyond 8:00 p.m. in keeping with the nightly island-wide curfew currently in place. “We are now going to specifically prohibit the opening of gas stations starting tonight at 8:00 pm,” he said, during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3). The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is confident that the country will come out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a stronger nation. “We are not going to waste the crisis; the crisis gives us the opportunity to reflect on ourselves and our country to see some of the weaknesses and to correct them. So I feel that...