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Quarantined flight returnees ‘pushed to back of the line’

THE 200 Jamaicans who arrived via air from New York and Fort Lauderdale on May 13 are accusing the Government of giving preferential treatment to the 1,044 Adventure of the Seas cruise ship workers who have already been processed a mere week after docking in Falmouth.

The second test would determine who departs for home this Thursday, May 28,” one of the persons under quarantine lamented.

All ship workers have disembarked the Adventure and hundreds who tested negative have been released to self-quarantine at home.

The Office of the Prime Minister announced that the Norwegian Cruise Line, with 174 Jamaican crew members, docked in Falmouth yesterday evening.

The Carnival Glory will also return home approximately 240 Jamaican crew members this morning.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
KSAMC warns against ‘for sale’ vehicles parked along roadways
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is advising residents that the practice of parking motor vehicles with 'for sale' signs along roadways, verges, and in public parks must cease with immediate
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Zanu PF schools inspector terrorising teachers
A ZAKA schools inspector, Lylletty Aleta Makomeke, who is also Zanu PF councillor for Masvingo Rural District Council (RDC) ward 5, has been accused of terrorising teachers for the past two
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
VIDEO: Doctors grapple with tough conditions in Mumbai’s slums amid pandemic
It gets very hot in the sun,” said Dr. Palak Kaserwal, who leads a 10-member team of doctors and nurses screening COVID-19 patients in claustrophobic shanties in
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Source: South Florida Times
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Jamaican track pioneer Isis Clarke-Reid dies at 100
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s first track and field star, Isis Clarke-Reid, died at her Port St Lucie, Florida, home on Monday, June 8, after a brief
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Belnavis tied to building breach - St Ann structure demolished amid Sunday Gleaner probe
Embattled St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is a director of a private company that captured government land and constructed a building in a daring disregard of the country’s laws which the corporation he leads is expected to enforce, a Sunday Gleaner probe has
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Love in the time of coronavirus: One circus couple finally gets time together
The piano was a gift from Adam Vazquez to his wife to welcome her home after four years of being on tour with her
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Source: South Florida Times
Where's the money? NERHA head cannot account for excess Petrojam donation
The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), chaired by the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Tyrone Robinson, has not been able to account for more than half-million dollars in excess donation received from Petrojam to buy an incubator for the Annotto Bay Hospital, the Integrity Commission has
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Government spending $345 million on zinc fence removal programme
The removal of zinc fences which formed part of Government’s social programme for many years will be carried out along major corridors and roadways during this financial
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Cameron “DJ KC” Childress Putting a Spin on Social Media
Childress has taken his skills to Facebook and Instagram for virtual performances, but it hasn’t been
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Relief and caution
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Ecuador bets on a return to normal
Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social
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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper
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Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth
The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being processed at the Falmouth cruise ship pier in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
South Africa: Eastern Cape Nurses Face COVID-19 Stigma
Lindiwe Dumasile, a nurse and deputy secretary general of the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU), explains what happens when residents come across the tracer teams, who dress in full white protective gear and are often accompanied by
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Source: allAfrica.com
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I watched and learned
A number of people might have had unkind things to say when Laurence Johnson started barbering at 20 years old, but the deaf man obviously couldn't hear his
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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BULGING HAND VEINS PERMANENTLY REMOVED WITH ‘REJUVAHANDS TM' PROCEDURE
Encino, California surgeon Dr. Gabriel Goren says that "Rejuvahands TM" is the only enduring option for seniority associated bulging hand
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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News
Life-saving wards to cut infant mortality
After seven years in gestation, a partnership forged between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the European Union gave birth on Tuesday to the second of four high-dependency units (HDU) that were promised to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
COVID-19: WHO urges continuation of public health measures
We continue to urge all countries to double down on the fundamental public health measures that we know
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Do it now!
The suggestion by Quality Incorporations VII Ltd Director Krishna Vaswani is that the Government starts reopening the economy in parishes where there are few cases of the novel
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Young autistic artist defies odds with mARTism
But autism has not devalued the artistic skills of 24-year-old Martin Thomas, who has created a niche for himself with his paintings, illustrations and products such as cups, key rings and holiday cards, under his brand
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Are we ready for June 1? - Several sectors still reeling from COVID-19 hit, employers await gov’t protocol
THE ANDREW Holness led-Cabinet is expected to determine tomorrow whether it will bow to pressure from tourism and other industry interests to abandon the long-term phased and full reopening of the economy despite protests from health
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
NHT warns public against scammers
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is warning the public against scammers who are seeking to defraud
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Diaspora: Jamaica needs soul-searching, too - Countrymen overseas condemn US racism, call for greater protection of vulnerable back home
Black people in America have been behind the social, economic and political eight ball ever since the first set of slaves were forcibly transported there from Africa four centuries ago, and a significant portion of them are of Jamaican and Caribbean
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Investing in mental healthcare will impact socio-economic development – says president Bio
Addressing Ministers of Government, Development Partners, Staff of the Hospital, and guests of the occasion, president Bio spoke about the importance of investing in mental
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Bath fears fateful shower
Residents of Fountain Road in Bath, St Thomas, say they are trusting God to be their refuge this hurricane season in light of flood threats posed by the Sulphur River that flows through their
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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How T&T is successfully battling Covid-19
(Trinidad Express) While Covid-19 cases continue to increase in the Americas, a package of measures has been used to mount an effective fight against the virus in Trinidad and
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Fires rage in St Ann - Parish records 280% increase in bush fires
A CONTINUING dry spell in St Ann has manifested in a massive increase in bush fires for the month of April 2020 compared to the similar period the previous
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Dancehall artiste Rygin King shot
The Gleaner understands the incident happened in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Man living in poverty fears his house could cave in on him
Nigel Townsend is fearful that his life could be cut short while sleeping at his Maxfield Avenue
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Integrity Commission identifies criminal, administrative breaches at Petrojam
The Integrity Commission has identified several prima facie criminal and administrative breaches at the state-owned oil refinery
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
St Ann residents disarm alleged robbers
A homemade firearm was handed over to the Ocho Rios Police in St Ann by residents on
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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