After unprecedented closure of nearly four months, Jamaica’s sole nationwide cinema operators, Palace Amusement reopens its cinemas in Kingston and Montego Bay today with Half of Specials at the Early Show and on Thursday at the Evening Show.
Due to the current curfew, Early Shows will now start at approximately 4:45 pm and Evening Shows at 7:45 pm,
The Company has been granted a provisional 14-day period to resume operations by government, with mandatory health requirements to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Marketing Manager, Melanie Graham says Palace Amusement welcomes the opportunity to reopen after a painful but necessary closure. Palace is ready with a new operational model designed for the safety of its patrons and staff.
The Company will sell approximately 60 percent of capacity, to maintain safe social distancing for patrons seated in its auditoriums. Patrons will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing in queues at the box office and concession. A maximum of four persons from the same household will be able to sit together as a group.  Individual patrons or groups, will be separated by a gap of two seats, among other safety measures as stipulated by the authorities. Sanitisation stations will be set up at convenient points throughout the cinemas and cleaning and sanitisation will be ramped up between shows to ensure a safe and relaxed atmosphere for all. The company stated.
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