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Covid-19
Haiti records more deaths from COVID-19
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti recorded three more deaths as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing the total to 110, health authorities have confirmed. Read More
Guyana confirms latest death from COVID-19
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana health authorities today confirmed that a 34-year-old man had become the latest victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and appealed to citizens to continue to follow the necessary measures put in place to curb the spread of the virus. Read More
US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Federal officials said Thursday that airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing, but they are not considering making the airlines do it. Read More
Why no lockdown of Tivoli Gardens after 5 COVID-19 cases
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness says the decision to place the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens under surveillance instead of a lockdown, as it had done in other communities where novel coronavirus infections were detected, was based on a risk... Read More
8 more imported COVID-19 cases but recovery remains high
EIGHT more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing Jamaica's number of cases to 715. Read More
Chalky Hill Primary assists families of needy students
TWO hundred and forty care packages, valued at more than $600,000, were recently distributed to the families of needy students who attend the Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School in St Ann, as well as vulnerable residents of the community, through a joint initiative between the school's... Read More
Coronavirus cases rising in 40 of 50 US states
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) —The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day yesterday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the north-east. Read More
Construction returning to productive capacity – PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the construction industry, which was among sectors “hard hit” by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is returning to productive capacity, and he is imploring investors to begin to execute projects that they may have put on... Read More
Bolsonaro dilutes law requiring face masks in Brazil
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)— Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday watered down a law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read More
US marks record 57,683 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours – tracker
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— The US notched 57,683 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Friday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections. Read More
Agriculture ministry allocates $50 million to assist small farmers
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is providing a special allocation of $50 million to assist small farmers across the island under its Production Incentive Programme. Read More
WHO first alerted to virus by its office, not China
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— The World Health Organisation has updated its account of the early stages of the COVID crisis to say it was alerted by its own office in China, and not by China itself, to the first pneumonia cases in Wuhan. Read More
6 new COVID-19 cases
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness says six new samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 721.The ministry said all six cases are imported, having arrived on flights from the USA. Read More
Tranquility Bay training facility reopened
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says training at the Tranquility Bay wing of the National Police College of Jamaica in St Elizabeth, has begun. Read More
Henry calls for paradigm shift in disaster response
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Newly appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security, Mike Henry, says a paradigm shift in disaster response is necessary in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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