South coast reopens to tourists

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Uganda: Tax Relief Measures in Response to COVID-19

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

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New Bill Would Give Americans a $4,000 Tax Credit to Travel

New Bill Would Give Americans a $4,000 Tax Credit to travel industry has been severely impacted by the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic, which has to forced international borders to close down with no social distancing restrictions in

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Kenya: Mombasa Hotels Take Up Measures to Survive Pandemic

Nairobi — Mombasa based Reef Hotel has now moved to offer free accommodation in the facility till end of June in order to survive the coronavirus

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First 10 patients admitted to CTICC 'hospital of hope' after four-week conversion

Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is now officially a live, medical treatment centre – dubbed "The Hospital of Hope" - as it admits its first 10 patients in Cape

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Killing of silverback gorilla in Uganda could reverse gains made with conservation

The killing of a silverback gorilla in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by a hunter and his three companions has been described as a blow, which can reverse the fortunes of the park and tourism in

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Tanzania $15b budget banks on a quick economic recovery

In his budget presentation in the capital Dodoma, Finance minister Philip Mpango said government evaluations show the country had not been too badly affected by the pandemic, allowing it to raise its growth forecasts and maintain a firm financing schedule for ongoing development

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Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors | Afro

Vanessa R. Williams has earned the description of the “glue that holds 650 African American mayors

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TPDCo begins COVID-19 health and safety sensitisation among hotels

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr Andrew Spencer, says sensitisation sessions for the COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols that will be implemented for the reopening of the tourism sector have

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NAPIER: Kenya ought to review its tax incentive model

Kenya ought to review its tax incentive model

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Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid Protests

Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid via of the Return was a successful tourism initiative designed by Ghana to encourage African Americans and others within the African diaspora to visit the country marking the 400th anniversary of the first documented

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JHTA says it's ready to safely reopen tourism sector

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

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Milton Glaser, Designer Of “I Love NY” Logo, Dead At 91

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MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos

Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years

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Botswana coronavirus: Prez tests negative again, schools reopening

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Caribbean countries renew disaster risk insurance policies

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says its member governments in the Caribbean have all renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries in light of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane

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Opposition, Gov’t haggle over COVID risk on tourism corridor

CHAIRMAN OF the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of Parliament, Dr Wykeham McNeill, has taken issue with portions of the COVID-19 protocols published by the Ministry of Health that are to govern the tourism sector and has warned against giving false impressions about the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

World Bank approves $100 million to support Sierra Leone’s economic resilience

The World Bank has today announced that its Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA), to support the government of Sierra Leone in promoting sustainable and inclusive growth, and building economic

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COVID-19-stranded Canadians look forward to going home

TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth — When the Canadian husband and wife pair of Tom and Susan Little arrived here back in March, they had a flight booked to return to Toronto on May

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Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as cases rise

A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a “total

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UDC attractions remain closed

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says all attractions owned and operated by the state agency and its subsidiary, the St Ann Development Company, remain closed at this

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Ghana's Minister of Tourism to Black Americans: 'come home to Africa'

Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, Ghana memorial for George Floyd

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IMF urges caution

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Alejandro Werner said yesterday Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new coronavirus (COVID-19) global

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Scarf Gawd Lenny Kravitz Gets Fits Off In Saint Laurent’s Fall 2020 Campaign

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Despite Global Reopening Push, Some Jobs are Gone for Good | Afro

That’s the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the world, from restaurants in Thailand to car factories in France, whose livelihoods fell victim to a virus-driven recession that’s accelerating decline in struggling industries and upheaval across the global

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Rio Grande rafters plead for help

Raft captains on the Rio Grande, a key tourist attraction in Portland, are appealing for assistance in the wake of a weeks-long lay-up since the closure of water bodies to the public and the shutdown of the tourism industry as global travel ground to

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Tourist pretesting back on agenda - Tufton admits island’s COVID-19 response buckling under pressure

The Jamaican Government is reconsidering the imposition of COVID-19 pretesting of arriving tourists as the coronavirus response architecture at the island’s airports has been overwhelmed by passenger traffic, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton admitted on

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Rwanda: How GGGI Is Connecting Rwanda-Italy Investors Exploring Green Investment Opportunities

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has partnered with Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA) and Italian Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) in connecting entrepreneurs, investors and institutions between Rwanda and Italy for green investment opportunities in the private

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Full Text | MAJ wants mandatory COVID-19 testing for tourists

The Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) says it is categorically against tourists coming to Jamaica without mandatory COVID-19

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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model

Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and

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