SHIP TRANSPORTING JAMAICANS TO DOCK AT FALMOUTH
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet has given approval for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship transporting 1,044 Jamaicans to dock in Falmouth, Trelawny, at noon on Tuesday, May 19, Prime Minister, the …
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CHURCHES READY FOR SERVICE
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 16, 2020 – As churches make preparations for almost back-to-normal services following the easing of government restrictions on public gatherings, set to take effect today, one pastor …
Read MoreJAMAICA PM HOLNESS HOLDS TELECONFERENCE WITH UN SECRETARY-GENERAL AND PM OF CANADA
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 15, 2020 — Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday, May 13, had a telephone discussion with the General Secretary of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres and …
Read MoreGUYANA TO U.S. SENATORS: “CARICOM CAN DO THE JOB”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The President David Granger-led Administration on Friday said it is confident in the ability of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to deliver a credible report at the end …
Read MoreJAMAICA PLANNING FOR RECOVERY OF TOURISM SECTOR FROM EFFECTS OF COVID-19
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 15, 2020 — Jamaica and other Caribbean countries are very aware and sensitive to global shocks, according to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Speaking in an interview …
Read MoreTOURISTS MAY NEED COVID “PASSPORT”
JAMAICA — Airline and cruise-ship visitors to Jamaica may be required to present medical certificates of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the island when the country reopens …
Read More192 JAMAICANS TO RETURN UNDER GOVERNMENT’S RE-ENTRY PROGRAMME
KINGSTON, Jamaica — One hundred and ninety-two Jamaicans overseas are scheduled to arrive in the island from the United States on Wednesday, May 13, under the Government’s controlled re-entry programme, …
Read MoreJAMAICAN MOM PROUD OF HISTORY -MAKING BLACK VALEDICTORIAN AT PRINCETON
(EDITORS NOTE: Nicholas’ father, Dr Dexter Johnson, a native of The Bahamas with “deep family roots” in Cat Island, is a dual-degree Harvard-trained physician and oral and maxillofacial surgeon.) KINGSTON, …
Read MoreGUYANESE STRANDED OVERSEAS CONTINUING TO PLEAD FOR FLIGHTS HOME
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese stranded abroad are continuing to plead with the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to grant approval for their return home, the Stabroek News reported on Sunday, …
Read MoreWEATHERING THE CORONAVIRUS STORM IN THE CARIBBEAN
“This is completely a black swan event. No one saw it coming. It’s affecting every single person on the planet, and we have to muster up courage, first of all, …
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