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This edition of Sharing the love shares how Jamaicans can receive basic tips on how to cope with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID 19) on the island through Jamaica Red Cross' psychosocial unit at (876) 984-7860-2. The unit has also embarked on an education campaign to share tips through various electronic media such as print, television, radio and social media....

Government explores work from home policy and other measures to mitigate local spread of COVID-19. That’ what’s on today’s edition of Jamaica House Weekly, press play to hear more.    

Effective April 1, 2020, interest rates on all new National Housing Trust (NHT) loans will be reduced by 1 percent. The NHT will also reduce all existing loans by 0.5 percent. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the 1 percent reduction for new loans will affect over 8000 persons who access NHT loans annually. The 0.5 reduction in current loans will affect over...

As the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica continue to escalate, with the country recording its first death from the virus on March 18. The number of persons returning positive tests slowly continues to rise, reinforcing the need for swift contact tracing and quarantining in order to stop the spread. Among the measures taken in that regard was the...

On this edition of You and the Law we’ll continuing our look at The Quarantine Act, how it works and what it does. Press play to hear more.

A Medical Technologist is also known as a Medical Laboratory Scientist or a Clinical laboratory technologist or a Clinical Laboratory Technicians. Commonly referred to as a ‘Med Tech' in Jamaica, they collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids such as blood, urine, tissue to record normal or abnormal findings. Press play to hear more about this profession and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a 50 million dollar allocation to truck water across the island as part of COVID-19 mitigation measures. The funds are being drawn from the Trucking of Water Programme administered by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Mr. Holness made the announcement during his contribution to the 2020/2021 Budget Debate on Thursday.

The Jamaica Rum festival 2020 was a day filled with food, fun and of course rum. Thousands of persons turned out to the Hope Botanical Gardens to support the event, and there were lots of positive reviews. Press play to hear more from its patrons on this edition of Tourism Round-Up.

On this week’s Arts Page… stuck at home? This may be the time you’ve always needed to start something new. Press play to hear about useful tips on how to not only pass the time but make the most of it.

Contact tracing is one of the interventions being used to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. It’s a similar process to what experts have been using to effectively control the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Africa. Press play to hear more about how this method is helping to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Some 240 beds in hospitals across Jamaica have been identified for isolating patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

The Government will be increasing the delivery of food packages to the Seven and Eight Miles communities in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, which are currently under quarantine.