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The first patient to have recovered from the COVID-19 in Jamaica, says he had a good experience compared to others around him and is now ready to go back to work.

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton says his team is in the final stages of developing a multifaceted plan to address COVID-19 concerns relating to densely populated areas across the country.

Since the introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) on the island, several questions have arisen concerning at-risk groups. In part two of today’s JIS Get the Facts interview with host, Enthrose Campbell, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, sheds light on who is most at risk of contracting the virus and what this...

To help protect staff and customers from COVID-19, The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has suspended driver’s license and provisional driver’s license testing for an additional fourteen days until April 17. During the suspension however, persons can still conduct business at ITA Depots, and a revised procedure for testing motor vehicle fitness has been introduced. Listen to find out what these new...

Financial institutions and the general public are being assured that liquidity will be sustained in the economy during this challenging period with the COVID-19. The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) recently announced its eight point pre-emptive monetary strategy to ensure adequate cash flows, and we’re looking at the measures on this week’s Going for Growth!

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...