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As part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the parish of St. James, The St. James Municipal Corporation has started the cleaning and sanitising of public areas in Montego Bay. The cleaning operations began on Monday March 30, where a number of streets and sidewalks in downtown Montego Bay were scoured and disinfected. Press play to hear...

With the temporary closure of hotels on the island leaving farmers with large quantities of agriculture produce without markets to sell to, plans have been made to help farmers avoid heavy losses, by redistributing the excess fruits, vegetables and supplies to other markets. Listen to find out how stakeholders have been responding to this initiative.

With the coronavirus, COVID 19 on the island causing schools to be closed, teachers have been teaching online classes to continue educating our children. However, there are still children who are disadvantaged by a lack of meals that would normally be provided at school. Listen to hear what the staff at the Grateful Hill Primary School in St Catherine is...

On this edition of Jamaica House Weekly… Seven-day curfew among new measures announced to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Plus, the Prime Minister expresses confidence that Jamaica will emerge stronger after the coronavirus pandemic. Press play to hear more

The Andrews Memorial Hospital in Kingston is to be used as an extension of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of the Government’s effort to bolster the public health system to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This follows an agreement between the operators of the privately run hospital and the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,...

Section 26 (2) of the Disaster Risk Management Act was the legislation used by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on March 14 to declare all of Jamaica a Disaster Area due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. That declaration, in a legal sense, empowers the government to utilize emergency powers to preserve life, property and public health, in ways typically seen after natural disasters...

While Jamaica has recorded patients recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19), the bad news is COVID-19 related deaths have also been recorded and more cases confirmed. One of the best ways to arm yourself for the fight is by boosting your immune system. Learn more about how this is done on this edition of Healthline.

On this edition of Career Talk, we will be looking at how to set up your space to work from home. Press play to hear more.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is again proposing a national identification system as part of the Government’s response to COVID-19. This, in relation to current discussions about how to determine beneficiaries under the government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) and other relief programmes. Mr. Holness says a national identification system would make identifying beneficiaries easier, making the allocation and dispensation of...

Cuban medical personnel to be deployed within public health infrastructure; Tourism Stakeholders supporting COVID 19 recovery efforts; and UDC activates COVID-19 emergency response plan.

47 COVID-19 now confirmed, Tourism Ministry establishes post-COVID19 Taskforce; and Gender Ministry supporting teen mothers during coronavirus pandemic.

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting that the final arrangements have been made to officially begin the tourism workers’ pension scheme. Portfolio Minister Edmund Bartlett says the contracts have been signed between the fund manager Sagicor and the administrators Guardian Life.Press play to hear more about this initiative.