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Student’s Loan Bureau to waive payment on all loans for 3 months, Ministry of Justice to Receive More Mobile Units and Lower House approves MOCA code of conduct regulations

COVID-19 confirmed cases now at 25, Restrictions for Barber and Hair Salons Revised and Persons who lost job due to COVID-19 pandemic to receive compensation package.

Special COVIID-19 measures implemented for poor and indigent; 15.9 billion dollars earmarked for national security and six STEM schools to be built in the new financial year.

21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica, Prime Minister announces new anti-COVID19 measures; and COVID-19 testing protocol being reviewed.

Government allocates 240 million dollars to assist farmers affected by COVID-19, Cabinet approves acquisition of 100,000 tablets for students and Prime Minister announces extended opening hours for markets.

Jamaica records first covid-19 recovery, PEP Exams for June and July, and daily all Island curfew begins tomorrow.

Government to accelerate NIDS implementation in response to COVID-19; tourism stakeholders responding positively to stimulus measures and Transport Ministry suspends driving exams at Island Traffic Authority depots.

36 COVID 19 cases now confirmed; Country’s COVID 19 testing capacity being expanding and Tourism sector stakeholders discussing strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID 19.

Senior citizens who need medicine, food and other essentials are being advised to make contact with their local authorities. This after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced last week that all persons aged 75 and over have been advised to remain at home, while public sector employees aged 65 and older have been advised to work from home. Minister of Local Government and...

The document management and digitization component under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme is set be expanded in the new fiscal year. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Ministry of Science Energy and Technology and the Jamaica Archives and Records Department will lead the expansion efforts. Mr Holness notes that over 6,000 young Jamaicans received training under the digitization project,...

NWC Relaxing Lock-offs as part of COVID -19 mitigation measures, Cash Flow Support Programmes Being Designed and Prime Minister Holness Urging Informal Operators to Get Registered.

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