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COVID-19 cases now at 509; Work continues on phase one of FCJ’s Garmex Redevelopment and Expansion Project and Universal Service Fund donates ICT equipment to persons with disabilities.

Sections of St Mary are now under a 14-day quarantine, as the number of COVID-19 cases from that parish continues to rise. The quarantine period began at 6 am on May 7 and is scheduled to end at 6:00 a.m. on May 21. Find out how the Government is responding to this case.  

Under the government’s home school programme, online and distance learning officially resumed on Wednesday, April 22. The decision was then made that online and distance learning would continue up to July 3. Find out what new developments are being made to make distance learning success.  

On this week’s House Matters, verification process for the BEST Cash programme to get started, Finance minister gives update on distribution of compassionate grants and persons collecting compassionate grants through remittance companies have until June 30 to collect funds.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith is advising Jamaicans stranded overseas not to repeatedly apply for re-entry through the mobile app or website designated for doing so.

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke is reminding persons collecting compassionate grants through remittance companies that they have until June 30 to collect the funds.

With schools out until September, teachers and administrators have had to get creative in order to ensure students can continue receiving their lessons. The principal of the Little Bay All Age and Infant School, Keron King, has chosen to personally deliver worksheets and lessons to students, sometimes using a motorbike he rides himself.

On today’s edition of Calling Farmers we hear about the work of the New Beginnings Farmers Association in St Elizabeth.

Compassionate grant beneficiaries urged not to rush remittance companies; Jamaicans overseas urged to apply for controlled re-entry only once; and Government looking at alternate options for administering CSEC exams.

Verification process underway for CARE Programme general grants; community bars to be registered; and small business operators urged to apply for small business grants.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is increasing its public assistance activities to aid Jamaicans who have been severely affected by COVID-19. Find out who can benefit on this feature.