THE Government has announced the broadening of protocols covering the return of Jamaicans to the island as it signals its intention to fully reopen the country’s borders to incoming passenger traffic and, by extension, the economy. “We’re now deploying the same protocols and logistics that we utilise for the Royal Caribbean ship more broadly to […]
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With Jamaica set to lift another restriction on movement designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is reminding the population that everyone has a role to play in mitigating the risks associated with that decision. Last week, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the country that the […]
THE Amber Group, after dipping into its coffers for millions of dollars to establish the jamcovid19 website and mobile app, has turned its attention to developing technology to help with monitoring the increased number of people expected to be home quarantined with the recent opening of the country’s borders. The jamcovid19 website and mobile app […]
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says the planned reopening of the island’s borders to international travellers on June 15 is an opportunity for a return to normality for the more than 300,000 workers and businesses that depend on tourism for a living. As such, the JHTA says it is “extremely pleased” with the […]
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — A senior official of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has welcomed the cooperation between regional governments and public health authorities in their efforts to minimise the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and to strengthen Caribbean resilience. But CHTA Director General Frank Comito says until a vaccine is […]
ZAVIA Mayne, the minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is seeking to allay fears surrounding Jamaican farm workers heading to the United States as part of the overseas employment programme in the middle of the novel coronavirus pandemic. One hundred and sixteen Jamaicans are scheduled to leave the island today […]
The United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on Tuesday handed over emergency equipment to the Ministry of Health and Wellness to support Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. The equipment is part of the US$1 million in assistance USAID is providing to Jamaica to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “The United States is responding […]
ST James hotelier Robin Russell is expressing qualified optimism about the tourism sector’s recovery in the months ahead and is anticipating a “sensible winter season” despite the onslaught on the industry by the coronavirus pandemic. “Obviously the hotel industry is very optimistic that we will be able to pick up in six months. [We’re] looking […]
Gordon “Butch” Stewart has praised Jamaica’s tourism employees for their “extraordinary resilience” in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, and wished them an even better future, as the industry slowly begins to reopen. Stewart, the Sandals Resorts International founder and chairman, was in a reflective mood as he himself hit the marketing trail, saying “we’re back at […]
APPROXIMATELY two months after the completion of the autopsy for Jodian Fearon, the first-time mother who died after being denied access to health care at several hospitals in April, her family is yet to receive a copy of the report. The revelation was made by Fearon’s mother Portia Haughton, who has expressed disappointment in the […]