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Sun International made the decision to temporarily close its hotels and resorts, including Sun City Resort and Wild Coast Sun.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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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 Ministry of Tourism Health and Safety Protocols for theTourism Industry 2020':
Safe and resilient tourism has consistently been a foundational element of Jamaica's tourism industry.
Only businesses within the corridor which have been trained, assessed, and cleared for opening by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) are allowed to open to tourists during Phase 1.
The goal of the Ministry of Tourism's COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols is to strengthen Jamaica's resilience to COVID-19 and safeguard all stakeholders within the tourism ecosystem, including workers, communities and tourists.
The specific objectives include the following:
• support health and economic risk management across the tourism industry;
• provide a framework to drive quality assurance of implemented protocols and regular monitoring;
• maximise effective recovery by facilitating and improving the flow of information and coordination; and
Pursuant to this document, each operator in the tourism sector is required to adhere to the Ministry of Health and Wellness guidelines put forth to assist employers in managing their workforce.
Jamaica: UDC attractions to reopen soon
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The public is advised that all attractions owned and operated by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and its and subsidiary, the St. Ann Development Company (SADCo) remain closed at this time, however, they are being readied for a safe reopening.
The UDC is, therefore, in the process of implementing measures such as physical distancing protocols, sanitization stations,
digitization of services, and staff training as it prepares to reopen to the public.
Frank McKoy who leads the UDC Response and Recovery Task Force emphasized that “We are now presented with opportunities to use technology to reengineer UDC’s business operations within the context of the digital environment.”
This shift towards maximizing the use of online tools to enhance the client experience for attractions and other UDC operations is in keeping with the Government’s thrust towards a digital future.
The public is reminded that UDC-owned attractions are as follows:
Dunn’s River Falls and Park
Green Grotto Caves Attractions
Ocho Rios Bay Beach
Reach Falls
Pearly Beach West
Long Bay Beach Park
Bluefield’s Beach Park
Turtle River Park
Walter Fletcher Beach
Laughing Waters / Protocol House
The Corporation looks forward to welcoming visitors to our attractions and to introducing, in the near future, revamped services both in-person and via an updated digital presence.
Where are the boundaries for the new lockdown restrictions? Here's a map of the NMB hot-spot and two other high-alert regions in all their glory.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled a massive stimulus programme to jump-start the country's economy by pumping Sh53.7 billion into various sectors.
He said the move is aimed at mitigating the effects of COVID-19 which has slowed the economy since March, rendering thousands jobless after many business were closed down.
In an address to the nation from State House on Saturday, the president said he is keen to see the revival of the tourism industry and has set aside Sh2 billion to support renovation of facilities and the restructuring of business operations in the tourism industry.
Hotels in tourism destinations across the country remain closed since March when the country confirmed its first case of coronavirus.
\"And to mitigate the impact of deforestation and climate change, and to enhance the provision of water facilities, my administration will rehabilitate wells, water pans and underground tanks in the Arid and Semi-Arid areas,\" he said, setting aside Sh 850 million.
Caribbean hotel, tourism, and health officials have unveiled a new initiative they say will help safeguard the health of travelers and employers within the tourism sector.
Hard-hitting statistics have been released by health authorities, which reinforces President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that alcohol will be banned again.
However, there have been several measures that have been implemented by the Government of Uganda to prevent the spread of Covid-19, leading to a shutdown of many of the economic activities in both domestic and international trade, such as closure of the international airport except for cargo, mandatory closure of non-essential businesses, compulsory stay at home of non-essential workers, among others.
The government has already announced certain tax relief measures such as extension of filing return dates.
However, a crisis like this calls for bigger tax measures that can form part of the larger economic impetus, which government may provide to bring the economy back on track.
Further owing to the prevailing economic uncertainty, companies are likely to find it extremely difficult to estimate their tax liability in the first two quarters of FY 2020/2021 hence government should waive the 20 per cent under provisioning penalty during FY 2020/21.
Also, international cooperation may be sought to analyse the best tax policy measures to update our policies to counter the economic crisis precipitated by Covid-19.
Lesotho could be forced to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol after complaints from the South African government about the smuggling of the product from Lesotho.
Lesotho's Health minister, Nkaku Kabi, this week said his South African counterpart Zweli Mkhize had raised concerns over Lesotho's decision to resume alcohol sales.
Mr Kabi said the South African government had asked Lesotho to re-think its policies on the sale of alcohol \"to maintain cordial relations between the two countries\".
\"I am told that there are South African citizens who stand on the other side of the border so that Lesotho citizens can sell them alcohol through illegal means,\" Mr Kabi said.
South African High Commissioner to Lesotho, Sello Moloto, yesterday said SADC countries had to agree on a coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-143 closing indoor service at bars throughout most of lower Michigan to protect the progress Michigan has made against COVID-19.
The governor also signed a package of bills allowing cocktails-to-go at bars and restaurants to help these businesses serve more Michiganders during this time.
“I urge all Michiganders to double down on mitigation tactics like wearing masks, practicing physical distancing, and washing hands, so we can get our trajectory headed in the right direction again,” said Governor Whitmer.
Governor Whitmer today also signed Senate Bill 942 and House Bills 5781 and 5811 into law, which allow bars and restaurants to sell cocktails-to-go and expand social districts to allow for more outdoor seating and areas for people to safely congregate while practicing physical distancing.
“Bars will not have to close down completely, but may still offer outdoor seating and use creative methods like cocktails-to-go in hopes that we can bring our numbers down,” Governor Whitmer said.
Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that since the June 15 reopening of the borders to international travellers, some 317,701 visitors arrived in the island to up to December 14, generating more than US$450 million in...
Bank plans to reduce staff by around 38% as it struggles with the impact of the pandemic and more consumer demand for digital services.
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave weary and irritable South Africans something to look forward to when, on Sunday evening, he announced that the country will move to Level 3 of the lockdown on 1 June – but, as always, the devil is bound to lurk in the detail.
He has given six addresses to the nation since the state of national disaster was announced on 15 March, and where South Africans were broadly united in their support for the president and his government's swift action more than two months ago, the national mood has become increasingly frayed as the lockdown began to bite.
And tension between some scientists on the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) – a body of 51 eminent scientists advising the Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize – came to a head over the last seven days, with Professors Glenda Gray, Francois Venter and Shabir Mahdi, among others, criticising the government’s approach to scientific advice.
Ramaphosa explained the extent of the public health response and again, like in the past, reiterated the real fear that the full impact of the virus has yet to breach our defences.
A broken public health system, a depleted national fiscus, a misfiring public service and a weak economy did not give Ramaphosa the armoury with which to tackle a global pandemic of uncertain scope and impact.
Liquor is likely to be a major talking point when Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on Sunday - as some businesses fear a second alcohol ban.
