- Closure of Jamaica's borders extended, also quarantine in Cornpiece 5:23 pm
- Six more positive COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, total now 53 4:50 pm
- FIFA cancels all June internationals over virus 4:46 pm
- Forex: J$136.94 to one US dollar 4:15 pm
- PAHO appeals for US$94.8 million to help Caribbean cope with COVID-19 4:05 pm
- Over 100 charged for violating curfew in Grenada 3:15 pm
Editorial
Opportunities for agriculture after COVID-19
Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President Richard Pandohie makes a valid point in his suggestion that farmers and the wider agricultural sector become more engaged in the use of technology. Read More
Burying a loved one in the era of COVID-19
The pain of burying a loved one is becoming even more excruciating as traditional norms of extended ceremony and eulogy are having to be abandoned in this era of COVID-19 or coronavirus.... Read More
Bring the full weight of the law down on the mischief merchants
The police, we note, have charged a man with creating public mischief in relation to the circulation of a voice note falsely claiming a shutdown of Westmoreland as the island tries to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19.... Read More
If ever we needed each other, it is now
The entire country of Jamaica, by now, must be seized with the utter seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, if only from seeing the devastation which the disease is wreaking from one end of the globe to the next.... Read More
Don't lose hope, there is light ahead
As news of doom and gloom related to COVID-19 flood people's space, it is very easy for some to descend into extreme depression and hopelessness. Read More
COVID-19 will severely test our health system
The resilience of Jamaicans to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be, among other things, a reflection of their health and the state of the public health system. Read More
COVID-19 apart, this was a good regional 4-day cricket season
Like players and fans, the West Indies cricket selectors surely feel cheated by the loss of the final two rounds of the regional 4-day championship, due to COVID-19. Read More
Mr Maduro not qualified to lead, but…
The timing of the United States' action against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday may very well raise some questions in the international community. After all, the political tension between Washington and Caracas had indeed taken a back seat to the outbreak of the novel... Read More
Battle against COVID-19 the Third World War?
Rarely has a United Nations secretary general sounded a more urgent and chilling alarm than Mr Antonio Guterres as he launched a US$2-billion global humanitarian response plan yesterday to fight the devastating 2019 novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. Read More
Hope in the Olympic flame now that good sense has prevailed
It was really just a matter of time.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday announced that the 2020 Tokyo Games have been postponed to next year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Send a hard message to those defying coronavirus warnings
There are always going to be those self-centred individuals in society who couldn't care less about the well-being of others and insist on doing whatever it is that, as the saying goes, floats their boat. Read More
After COVID-19 passes...
Inevitably, there will be criticisms at the speed or choice of actions taken by the authorities in response to the COVID-19 crisis.For example, was the decision to block incoming passenger flights delayed for too long? Read More
Unleashing the power of Caribbean integration in COVID-19 fight
The world is learning, slowly but surely, that the fight against COVID-19 demands a global response, and we sincerely hope that the Caribbean is well on the way with regional coordination. Read More
Timely lesson from COVID-19
In sport, as in every other aspect of life, COVID-19 has everyone desperately asking 'what next?' or 'where do we go from here?'. Read More
We must not roll over and die
Governments across the world are responding to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with economic stimulus packages amounting to billions of dollars, even as they implement measures designed to stem its spread. Read More
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