GOJ Minute 2 May 21 2020

The Ministry of Transport and Mining has announced that the new toll rates which were slated to come into effect in July will be delayed given the economic impact of COVID-19.

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will introduce online registration of birth certificates in short order as part of the National Public Key Infrastructure project, being rolled out by the Government.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says new investments in Jamaica, through the Special Economic Zone regime, are projected to exceed 3.1 billion US dollars.

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is to lead a clinical trial involving the use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of severe COVID-19 patients.