The Government has purchased five new buses to transport nurses, who are frontline workers in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 17). “I know five is not enough for the entire country, but it is certainly...

PAC KINGSTON AIRPORT LIMITED (PACKAL) is the operator of the Norman Manley International Airport (the Airport) in Kingston, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport remains operational and will continue facilitating the transit of passengers. Travel restrictions are currently in effect for the following: China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. As the COVID-19 threat to...

Jamaica has now recorded its 8th case of the coranavirus (COVID-19), joining more than 100 countries which have so far been impacted. We are closely monitoring the developments around the virus and wish to share with you what we are doing to mitigate its spread. Prior to the confirmation of these cases, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, was taking...

Persons who travelled to Jamaica from England on British Airways flight BA2263 on March 4 and may have come into contact with the first person who tested positive for COVID-19 are being asked to self-identify by calling 888-ONE-LOVE (663-5683) so that their status can be known and the requisite actions taken. The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is tracing passengers who were aboard flight AA 1515 from Miami to Montego Bay in the last 14 days. The second person to be confirmed with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) also came into the island aboard that flight. The Ministry’s efforts is in keeping with established protocols to keep the public informed about...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is expected to meet with cruise line operators regarding the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it relates to future bookings. “I am going to meet with the cruise lines on Friday (March 6), after which we will have a better sense of how things are looking down the road. We are talking with...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (March 3), broke ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, which will be undertaken at a cost of approximately $950 million. The project aims to create protective infrastructure that will safeguard the Port Royal Street corridor, downtown Kingston, against the adverse effects of natural disasters and climate...