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The government is making arrangements with the owners of the Marella Discovery 2 cruise ship to repatriate 73 cruise workers to Jamaica from the United Kingdom.

Many Jamaicans oppose the idea of zoo, thinking it’s cruel to keep animals locked up outside of their natural habitats. Others are worried that the animals could escape and harm people. On the flipside however, there are others who argue that zoos serve an invaluable purpose for animal conservation. On this edition of Studio 58A General Curator of Hope Zoo Joey...

The way we conduct business in almost all areas has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key changes is the fact that many organizations have enabled some or all of their services to be accessed online, as part of efforts to encourage social distancing and limit the spread of the virus. Among them is the Transport Authority,...

The all-island curfew has been extended to May 31, as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The new curfew hours are from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, beginning Wednesday, April 22 and will run for 14 days.

Plans are in progress for the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme initiative, JamaicaEye, to be rolled out in the parish of St. Elizabeth. The national CCTV surveillance programme incorporates cameras owned by the Ministry of National Security as well as feeds from privately owned CCTV cameras. Listen to this edition of Round About Ja out how this initiative will...

Four young farmers can now prepare their lands for planting thanks to the donation of a tiller machine by the Jamaica 4H clubs. Manager of Business Entrepreneurial Development, Villet Kelly Bennet, at the 4H clubs says the donation is part of efforts to help young farmers expand their operations under the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme. Find out more about this...

Island-wide curfew extended; Schools to remain closed until the end of May and new measures announced For PPV Operators.

Business Process Outsourcing facilities ordered closed, islandwide curfew adjusted; and steps being taken to repatriate cruise ship workers aboard Marella Discovery 2.

Parish Health Departments across the island are carrying out some 686 contact traces, following a further spike in coronavirus cases.

The Government says it is reviewing the possibility of reopening applications for the Compassionate Grant under the COVID_19 Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme.

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) which provides training for Justices of the Peace and other persons employed within and outside of the Justice sector, is encouraging students to continue their training programmes online. Face to face teaching and learning was put on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak, however, Director and Principal of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, says so...