BOJ taking preemptive measures to maintain liquidity in the market, Lower House passes resolution to combat price gouging and CSEC and CAPE Exams postponed.
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...
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.
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