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Registration Remains Open For Public Sector Debating Competition

By: Tomeica Gunn, March 27, 2020

Registration for the Transformation Implementation Unit’s (TIU) second annual Public Sector Debating Competition remains open. Communication Lead at the TIU, Anneke Clarke, told JIS News that registration was originally scheduled...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, fields questions from members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House as part of its final review of the Third Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for financial year 2019/20, on March 25.

Finance Minister Tables Third Supplementary Estimates

By: Alecia Smith, March 27, 2020

Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles.

BOJ Announces Measures To Maintain Order In Financial System

By: Douglas Mcintosh, March 27, 2020

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By: Chris Patterson, March 27, 2020
Coronavirus 5 years ago PSOJ President Commends Govt’s Fiscal Response To COVID-19
By: Latonya Linton, March 27, 2020
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President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Keith Duncan, speaking at the Digital Town Hall for workers and small businesses hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 26).

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Banking Sector To Assist Mortgagers

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...

By: Latonya Linton, March 27, 2020

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), and Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson, at a recent media briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston.

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BOJ Holds Policy Rate At 0.50 Per Cent On Overnight Placements

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...

By: Douglas Mcintosh, March 27, 2020

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Johnson Smith Thankful Arrangements Are Being Secured For Jamaican Hotel Workers Who Were Stranded In Atlanta

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...

By: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, March 26, 2020

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a digital press conference on Wednesday (March 25) at the Ministry in New Kingston.

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Dr. Tufton Appeals For Private Property Owners To Come Forward

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...

By: Chris Patterson, March 26, 2020

Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, speaks at a Digital Press Conference, held at the Ministry of Health and Wellness on March 25.

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Jamaica Gets Material To Conduct 3,000 COVID-19 Tests

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...

By: Ainsworth Morris, March 26, 2020

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a digital town hall for senior citizens on Wednesday (March 25).

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLabourOffice of the Prime MinisterSocial Security

Elderly To Benefit Under COVID-19 Stimulus Package

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...

By: Tanesha Mundle, March 26, 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), emphasizes a point while delivering the closing presentation in the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 24). Seated are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

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Multi-Billion Dollar Care Programme For Workers, Small Businesses

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...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 26, 2020

Senior Dietitian at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Asha-Gaye Graham-Thompson.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Boost Immune System To Fight COVID-19

Senior Dietitian at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Asha-Gaye Graham-Thompson, is encouraging persons to bolster their immune system to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS...

By: Nickieta Sterling, March 26, 2020

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Jamaica Gets Material To Conduct 3,000 COVID-19 Tests

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