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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has called for the establishment of an emergency international fund to bolster global tourism resilience against the spread of the coronavirus.

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Government is monitoring all countries outside of China that have confirmed cases of the coronavirus as part of ongoing efforts to protect Jamaica’s borders.

The Ministry of Justice has received two brand new, state of the art, Mobile Justice Units from the Canadian government through their partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

There’s a growing demand for fruits in the agro processing sector. The Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to capitalize on the opportunity by planting more fruit orchards. Listen to hear more on this edition of Calling Farmers.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Missouri for international lecture series, government to increase NIS contribution rate and World Health Organisation declares 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife.

Grammy winning artiste Koffee back in Jamaica; Schools complying with guidelines for sugary drinks; and Tourism Ministry calls for emergency funding to combat spread of coronavirus.

Government monitoring all countries with confirmed cases of coronavirus; tourism pension scheme to impact over 300,000 workers and; Asafa Powell statue to be unveiled on Sunday.

Travel ban imposed on persons coming from China; 60 million dollars allocated for reggae month activities; and public encouraged to utilize LMIS app.

As of January 27, persons wishing to apply for a Provisional Drivers’ License or a ‘Learner’s License’ must first pass the new Road Code Test. The new road code test was introduced under the new Road Traffic Act, which was amended in 2018 to require the mandatory sitting and passing of the test before Provisional Drivers’ Licenses are issued.  

Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the country is not at a disadvantage in its state of readiness to treat with an outbreak of the coronavirus in Jamaica.

Pan-American Health Organisation and World Health Organisation Country Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore Gandi says Jamaica will have the capacity to do its own tests for the novel coronavirus in 2 weeks’ time.