Going flat out to keep visitors, Jamaicans safe from COVID-19
Jamaica's tourism ministry, working in tandem with industry stakeholders, has crafted a deep and comprehensive plan covering 119 pages to keep visitors and Jamaicans alike safe from COVID-19.Following is the first instalment in a series of excerpts from the document titled 'Resilience: COVID-19
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Lebanese PM steps down after Beirut blast, public anger
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's prime minister stepped down from his job yesterday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is 'bigger than the State'.
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Mozambique: Sharp Increase in Coronavirus Cases in Nampula
Maputo — Health staff have diagnosed dozens of cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, so that Nampula is now the province with the second largest number of
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EduFocal launches online PEP Academy
Edufocal , a Jamaican online educational platform, has added another product to its suite of learning solutions, EduFocal Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Academy.The product, which is for grades four to six students, was launched on Monday.PEP Academy is designed to make learning fun and interactive for
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Venezuelan oil vessel in Gulf concerns Trinidad, US
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it has been engaged in 'consistent action' with Venezuela after receiving reports that there had been tilting of the Venezuelan oil storage vessel, the FSO Nabarima in the Gulf of Paria.
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110 cats on hot tin roof after Spain eviction
MADRID, Spain (AFP) - Animal charities in southern Spain were urgently seeking homes for 110 cats after they and their owner were evicted from a flat in the Valencia region on the weekend. SPAMA Safor, an animal shelter in the south-eastern seaside town of Gandia, had initially thought there were
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EU collaborates with UHWI to advance organ transplant programme in Ja
THE European Union (EU) is supporting University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness to develop a national deceased organ transplant programme to address the steadily increasing prevalence of renal failure and end-stage renal disease in the region.
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120 more contract Covid-19 in Kenya
A hundred and twenty more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Kenya, raising the country’s total number of confirmed cases since March 13 to
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Source: The East African
Uganda: Journalists to Be Tested for Coronavirus
Kampala — The Ministry of Health says it is going to test all journalists who are covering Covid-19 related activities to ensure that they are safe and not transmitting the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Inside Uganda’s proposed 'scientific election' | Analysis
The electoral commission last week told the nation to prepare for an unusual election where campaigning will be done digitally, as the destabilizing effects of the coronavirus
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Necessary health measures in place ahead of restart of criminal trials - High Court assures - Stabroek News
The Supreme Court of Judicature is moving ahead with the planned restart of criminal trials, which have been on hold since the local COVID-19 outbreak in March of this year and it is assuring that all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of court
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COVID-19 not stopping fireworks at Jamaica 58 celebration
MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange announced last night that there will be fireworks over Kingston today, despite the absence of spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No ceremonial opening of circuit courts or trial by jury, as courts open on a phased basis tomorrow
There will be no ceremonial opening or trials by jury in circuit courts, as the nation's court system imposes restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amid tomorrow's commencement of a phased reopening of courts across the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Today's Horoscope — September 10, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, September 10, 2020:Capable, reliable and always searching for something more profound, that wild and precious life to be found, you succeed this year by building a supportive network. Although deeply private, you will express yourself in wondrous ways. If single, you
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Kenyans heed govt's voluntary COVID-19 testing scheme
Kenyans are heeding government calls for voluntary COVID-19 testing as the number of coronavirus cases in the country
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Angola: Covid-19 - Fines for Wrong Use of Mask
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of State and Head of the Civil House of the President of the Republic, Adão de Almeida, announced on Saturday that the incorrect use of the face mask will be fined from 5,000 to 10,000 kwanzas.
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Senate agrees to stiffer penalties for sexual violence
The Senate on Friday approved the report of a Joint Select Committee (JSC) which had been reviewing four pieces of legislation primarily affecting the issue of violence against women and children since 2017.The JSC, which was chaired by Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, met between January, 2017
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Uganda's COVID-19 Cases Now At 489
Among the new cases, 19 are truck drivers from Elegu, Malaba, Busia and Mutukula border
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Trump says ready to spend own money to boost campaign
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said yesterday he is prepared to spend some of his own fortune on his re-election campaign after his team's once vaunted fund-raising machine showed signs of trouble.'If I have to, I will,' Trump told reporters when asked about
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Massive agreement with buggery law
The overwhelming majority of Jamaicans polled by Bill Johnson say that the law making sex between two men punishable should not be changed.
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Covid-19: South Sudan cases hit the 2,000 mark
South Sudan recorded an additional 18 confirmed coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 2,007, the Ministry of Health announced on
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Source: The East African
Confident PNP ready to roll
THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has declared its readiness to contest and win the next general election, whenever it is called by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.With speculation mounting that Holness will call Jamaicans to the polls in a matter of weeks, PNP General Secretary Julian
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United Airlines could cut 36, 000 jobs
TEXAS, United States (AP) United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees nearly half its US staff they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the novel coronavirus pandemic is hurting the airline industry.The outlook for a recovery in air travel has dimmed in just the
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St Thomas communities hit by flooding
RESIDENTS of some communities in St Thomas western seem to have been the hardest hit by yesterday's flood rains from a tropical depression which developed into Tropical Storm Delta since passing by Jamaica.
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Angola: Libraries to Reopen in July
Recreational, cultural and leisure activities on public roads or in public spaces will operate in three phases, with museums, theatres, monuments and similar establishments starting on June
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Education minister gives assurance to book industry
MINISTER of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams has assured representatives of the Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) that the ministry was committed to working collaboratively with them as the country moves into utilising e-books and more of the online platforms for teaching
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I didn't say St Lucia was broke — Chastanet
St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet insists he did not declare in a national broadcast last Sunday that his country was broke.Instead, the message he shared with St Lucians is that if they do not continue to observe COVID-19 safety protocols the Government will not be able to again finance the
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Bermuda records first case of a child testing positive for COVID-19
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (CMC) - Bermuda has recorded its first child case of COVID-19 after a 10-year-old tested positive for the disease.Health Minister Kim Wilson told a media briefing that the youngster was one of two positive cases of the illness out of 2,140 test results that had come back since
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Zimbabwe: Minister Clarifies Drugs Supply Claims
Drax International has not yet been paid for the consignment of Covid-19 drugs supplied to Zimbabwe and has since reviewed the cost to US$600 392, in line with relatively declining global prices following a marginal rise in production, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has
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Uganda: COVID-19 - Who Questions Uganda On Case Deductions
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has questioned the modality Uganda is using to deduct numbers of Covid-19 positive foreign cases, especially of trans-border cargo truck
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Source: allAfrica.com