Tag: Funerals

COVID SPIKE - Jamaica bans party permits and funeral services; tightens island-wide curfew

Posted on by Horace Mills

Prime Minister Andrew Holness last evening announced additional restrictions following a spike in the number of cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The island, up to yesterday, recorded 83 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total up to 1,612. There are currently 705 active cases in Jamaica. Among the persons now tested positive are international…

50 people to be allowed at funerals, weddings

Posted on by Horace Mills

Funerals and weddings in Jamaica will be allowed to have a maximum 50 people, starting on Sunday, June 7. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement last evening as the island further relaxes restrictions, which were imposed to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current restriction limits to 15, the…