- Jamaica, India exploring arrangements to provide COVID-19 vaccines locally 4:29 pm
- Trapped for two weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine 4:06 pm
- Guyana engages IICA for outstanding Panama rice payments 3:08 pm
- Consultations held with local stakeholders on CXC's options for 2021 exams 2:25 pm
- UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000 1:45 pm
- Gov't in talks with insurance companies to provide coverage for farmers 1:35 pm
Covid-19
Let's focus on our 'whys'
The year 2020 was one for the history books, and 2021 is on track to be just as extraordinary. During these unprecedented times, it is essential that we remember the 'whys' that drive us. Read More
COVID's painful impact
When the tourism industry collapsed in the wake of the global spread of the novel coronavirus last year, the economic wheels of a number of suppliers to the sector also came to a grinding halt.... Read More
Supreme Ventures, Edufocal partner to provide access to online learning
MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Morgan, has hailed the partnership between Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal which will provide 5,000 students with free access to the EduFocal platform to continue their online...... Read More
Chicago teachers vote to defy order to resume face-to-face classes
CHICAGO, USA (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union said yesterday that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom over concerns about COVID-19, setting up a showdown with district officials who have said that refusing to return when ordered would amount to an illegal...... Read More
Israel targets flights as virus rages
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel will be closing its international airport to nearly all flights, while Israeli police clashed with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several major cities and the Government raced to bring a raging coronavirus... Read More
Jamaica National Small Business Loans supporting clients through COVID-19
Even as COVID-19 continues to decimate small businesses and render many firms unable to generally operate, Jamaica National's Small Business Loans (JNSB) arm has been extending a helping hand to its various clients especially micro-entrepreneurs whose lives have been uprooted due to the... Read More
COVID-19 travel tips
Travellers boarding international flights from Jamaica to the US, Canada, and the UK, must now show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter. Different countries have different requirements on what type of testing is permitted, and what the quarantine... Read More
Is now a good time to buy real estate? Banker, experts weigh in
AS most sectors of the local economy continue to feel the impact of the disruption triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, prospective homebuyers may be apprehensive. Read More
Concern about face-to-face classes in St Elizabeth schools
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — Principal of Munro College Mark Smith says his institution has resorted to online classes for day students for two weeks out of an abundance of caution following reports that two parents tested positive for the novel coronavirus... Read More
Little Bay Primary and Infant students adjust to face-to-face classes
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says students are adapting well to the phased resumption of face-to-face classes. Read More
It's a secret
CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency. Read More
Bartlett: All visitors will be able to access approved COVID testing
TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett is expressing confidence that Jamaica has bolstered its COVID-19 testing infrastructure to meet the growing demand for such tests, driven by new travel requirements in major tourism source markets. Read More
Gov't pleads to unauthorised COVID testing labs to seek accreditation
THE island's accreditation agency has issued a plea to facilities involved in 'back-door' COVID-19 testing to come forward to seek authorisation to administer tests for the virus. Read More
No travel to US without negative COVID test result; quarantine now mandatory
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden yesterday tightened mask-wearing rules and ordered quarantine for people flying into the United States, as he got to work on tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in power. Read More
NBA postpones two more games, announces 11 new players test positive
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Memphis' NBA game at the Portland Trail Blazers scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed with the Grizzles depleted by coronavirus contact tracing, the league said. Read More
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