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Prime Minister Holness mourns passing of Sir Lester Bird, community-based vaccination programme being scaled up and Government looking to reopen schools mid-September.

COVID-19 field hospitals activated, Government pulls plug on entertainment events and Education Minister allocates 9.3 billion dollars to secondary schools.

Government re-tightens COVID-19 control measures; Bank of Jamaica mints first batch of Central Bank Digital Currency; and Labour and Social Security Ministry to undertake embark on sensitization campaign.

Leave entitlements being reviewed for public health workers amidst COVID-19 case spike, contamination cleanup activities continue at Rio Cobre river and Education Transformation Commission report to be ready this month.

SET and BEST Cash applicants receive funds; JCF Upgrading its Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System; and Agriculture Ministry launches Small Ruminant Development Programme.

Vaccine centre at National Arena to operate until 8 pm; Finance Ministry wins international award; and over 6,000 youngsters to benefit under latest cohort of the Youth Summer Employment Programme.

Education Ministry preparing for mixed-modality classes in September, over 150,000 Jamaicans to benefit from 5-Year Digital Skills Training Programme and Agriculture Ministry working with DBJ to increase financing for farmers.

Employers urged to allow staff time-off to get vaccinated; Prime Minister lauds Social Pension Programme; and farmers urged to practice alternatives to slash and burn agriculture.

PAHO calls for more investment in primary healthcare network, Agriculture Ministry to subsidize premiums for crop insurance, and Over 60 Adolescent Parents Receive financial assistance.

Several hospitals in red zone as bed spaces run low, BPO industry records 15 percent increase in employment and Government working to improve support to students in Cuba.