COVID SPIKE – Jamaica bans party permits and funeral services; tightens island-wide curfew
Prime Minister Andrew Holness last evening announced additional restrictions following a spike in the number of cases of the Coronavirus
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ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 3 – Prime Minister Calls For Peaceful Campaign
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Jamaicans will go to the polls to elect a government on Thursday, September
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Beaches and rivers to re-open
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said people in Jamaica will again be allowed to access beaches and rivers, starting Sunday, June
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50 people to be allowed at funerals, weddings
Funerals and weddings in Jamaica will be allowed to have a maximum 50 people, starting on Sunday, June 7. Prime
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St. Catherine to re-open borders, end shopping restriction on Friday
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced another extension to the virtual lock-down of St. Catherine in an effort to limit
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EASTER CLAMPDOWN – not even river trips allowed
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an increase in curfew hours for the Easter holidays, thereby giving people much less
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PM considers allowing entry for citizens stranded overseas
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he is contemplating reopening the island’s ports to facilitate the entry of Jamaicans stranded overseas.
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Coronavirus – Thousands who enter island to be charged
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said persons who came into the island after March 18 and have not reported to the
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Jamaica announces night curfew amid COVID
Prime Minister Andrew Holness this evening announced an island-wide night curfew, from Wednesday (April 1) to April 8. The curfew,
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Coronavirus – Hair salons now under restriction; bars to remain closed
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that barbershops and hair salons have been added to the list of businesses now
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No more than 10 people together!
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will strictly enforce a new order, which reduces the number of people allowed
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Jamaica to build more facilities amid expected rise in coronavirus
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said Jamaica has confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that his
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NO CROWD – Jamaica threatens to imprison people amid virus clampdown
The government has threatened to punish people who violate orders it announced on Monday (March 16) to restrict the operation
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Corona closes schools, including HEART
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all public schools, including the government’s HEART institutions, will be closed for 14
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PM defends state of emergency in all of Clarendon and St Catherine
Prime Minister Andrew Holness a short while ago announced that Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has declared a State Of
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Clarendon teacher honoured for over 40 years of service
Carmelita Patterson was among 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education during a
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I SHALL RETURN – Pinnock says money caused him to resign as JLP rep
While not ruling out a possible return to competitive politics, Caswell Pinnock said he recently resigned as Jamaica Labour Party
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Reid resigns – JLP loses second gov’t minister within months
Amid allegations of wrongdoing at his ministry, Ruel Reid has adhered with the prime minister’s request for him to resign
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1,287 people murdered
1,287 is not just another number. It represents people who could be alive today, had criminals not cut them down
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Ganja cultivation project for small farmers to start in March – Holness
Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the Alternative Development Programme (ADP), which will provide an avenue
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States of emergency to end | PNP votes against extension
The parliamentary opposition headed by Dr Peter Phillips has voted against further extension of the three States Of Public Emergency
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Gov’t acquires surveillance plane, 2 helicopters to secure border
While he commissioned two surveillance helicopters and a surveillance aircraft into service yesterday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the gesture is
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Gov’t Circle project to save some $2.4B annually in rental costs
Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Administration stands to save as much as $2.4 billion in
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Holness making special plans for Christmas amid SOE
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday promised to ensure that festivities and commerce associated with the Christmas season are not impeded
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No island-wide state of emergency | PM vows to address all communities with dons
While making it clear that his government is not contemplating an island-wide state of public emergency, Prime Minister Andrew Holness
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State of emergency Downtown – 3 guns found; businesses closing early
People in and around the island’s capital woke up Sunday morning (September 23) to a state of public emergency, which
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Namibia waives visa restrictions for Jamaicans
Jamaicans traveling to the Republic of Namibia for business or tourism will not be required to obtain a visa. The
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Photos of the Day: Namibia re-names street to honour Marcus Garvey
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he participated this afternoon in the renaming of a street in Klein Windhoek, Namibia, in
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PHOTO: Married exactly 21 years ago; 28 years of togetherness
Juliet Holness, wife of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has shared publicly a photo captured on her wedding day. She did
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PM reports ‘significant improvements’ in Denham Town, Mount Salem
Jamaica Information Service – The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Mount Salem, St James; and Denham Town in West
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