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In order to support the Government’s latest COVID-19 containment efforts, local manufacturing company, Cal’s is donating food items to assist residents of Corn Piece in Clarendon. The donations were recently handed over at a ceremony at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s warehouse in Kingston. Find out more about this initiative on Round About Ja. 

As part of plans to boosting food production in the agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is set to launch a 100 million dollar drought mitigation programme which will be implemented over the next 12 months. Find out more about how the government is helping the agriculture sector to become more efficient on this edition of Calling Farmers

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness says a major spike in COVID-19 cases will place pressure on Jamaica’s health sector and is urging persons to adhere to the prescribed measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the country should be in a position to increase COVID-19 testing to 350 tests per day by the end of this week.

Confirmed COVID 19 cases now at 143, Health and Wellness Ministry procures more beds for isolation wards and Transport Authority extends deadline for PPV applications.

Prior to becoming a homeschool mom in 2012, Shauna-Gay Case, worked in the private sector as a web developer and multimedia specialist. Shortly after starting the homeschool journey, the family of five, moved from Kingston to what she describes as low key and quiet Mandeville to, make life more comfortable for her youngest child who has a skin condition. Listen to...

Adjustments made for times of movement during St. Catherine lockdown; Health and Wellness Minister urges calm amidst spike in COVID-19 cases; and Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry to launch a 100 million dollar drought mitigation programme.

With the increased demand for electricity and the current infrastructure becoming outdated resulting in high light bills and inefficient electricity plants. The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) plans to invest more than 100 million US dollars to modernize Jamaica’s electricity grid over the next 5 years. Stay tuned to this feature as we explore how the JPS plans to modernize...

The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is providing financial assistance to employees who have been laid off since March 10 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-billion dollar relief programme, opened on April 9 has received 333 thousand applications for the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources to Employees (CARE) Programme up to Monday afternoon....

As of April 1, 2020 export-related fees and charges have been cut by 50 percent in order to enable more businesses to tap into the export market and boost Jamaica’s competitiveness internationally. This move is part of the government's thrust to remove the barriers to ensure local companies have an equal opportunity to sell goods abroad. Get the details here...

Persons venturing into St Catherine have been ordered to wear protective face coverings. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the extreme measure has become necessary in light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the parish.