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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
Ship workers disembark in Port Royal
Several hundred Jamaicans have begun disembarking two cruise ships as part of the Government's controlled re-entry
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Citing virus as threat, Holness hints at vaccine mandate in future
While the Government has said it will not mandate the taking of COVID-19 vaccines at this time, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out a change in heart – and policy – after an extensive public education campaign has bee exhausted. Quizzed...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Guy, Tufton in Russian roulette over virus deaths
According to Guy, after a medical investigator assessed the number of deaths that had occurred within a four-month period in Russia, it was found that thousands more had died this year when compared with the similar period in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
400 ship workers tested for COVID-19
The taking of COVID-19 samples by the Ministry of Health and Wellness from Jamaican ship workers who arrived in the island on Tuesday is to go on break on
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
One year too long - PM laments tedious delays in procurement practices
Holness was speaking on Thursday at the commissioning of a $33-million, 110-ft-long bridge spanning the Wag Water River and which links Airy Castle, Bowden Hill, and Stony Hill in the St Andrew West Rural constituency represented by Juliet
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Holness: BPOs crucial to the digital economy
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), the umbrella organisation for the business process outsourcing sector, is expected to play a critical role in building out the country’s digital...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Holness: Government to create housing revolution
Prime Minister Andrew  Holness, says the Government is going to create a housing revolution to deliver units to families across the island at reasonable costs.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaican pastor: No dominoes at church!
(Jamaica Observer) Pastor of the King’s Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members must
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TEF to play greater role in provision of public parks
Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be playing a greater role in the provision of public parks across Jamaica. Holness pointed out that a large part of the development of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PM backs online transactions as way forward
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican economy must now rapidly transition to online transactions, as the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the inefficiencies and riskiness of cash
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Botched gun deal triggers all-out war
The Holness administration moved on Sunday to stem the bloodletting by so-called “super gangs” by imposing a state of emergency (SOE) across the Kingston Central Police Division, home to some of the warring gangsters, and Kingston
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a former firefighter who is wanted on St. Croix. Joseph Greaux, 39, of St. Thomas, is wanted for attempted murder on St. Croix, the...
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PM ‘embarrassed’ by inhumane prison death, discloses proposal for new facility
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Government is now mulling a proposal for a new
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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BPOs want work-at-home extension
“A request has been made to the Government to continue with this facility until the end of 2020 so that sites can continue to practise social distancing, but more importantly, keep workers safe and employed,” said Gloria Henry, president of the GSAJ, formerly the Business Process Industry
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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PM says new vaccination policies coming soon
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that new vaccination policies are to be implemented after the Government completes its public education campaign. Holness noted that in the interim, all sections of the population must be exposed to...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Visitors from high-risk US states to pretest before arrival
Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement at a virtual press conference from Jamaica House yesterday evening as the Government continues to reconfigure protocols for entry and re-entry to the island in its push to fully reopen the country in spite of the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated
CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Growth & Jobs | Underinsurance or no insurance: A bad idea
“A common mistake that some homeowners make is not to insure their property for the full replacement value, thus creating the issue of underinsurance,” advised Joseph Holness, assistant general manager, reinsurance and underwriting, JN General...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Bad roads hurting schooling in rural hills – Holness
St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament (MP) Juliet Holness has made an impassioned plea for works authorities to address the ramshackle roads in her constituency, which she said are frustrating the efforts of parents to give their children...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
New SOEs to fight potential formation of super gangs — Holness
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared two new states of public emergency (SOE) in the island, drawing immediate criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament and former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting that the measure is being overused and has failed to serve as a deterrent
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
No dominoes at church!
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Pastor of the King's Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
World Travel and Tourism Council endorses Jamaica's COVID-19 protocols
THE COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols designed for Jamaica by the Ministry of Tourism have been endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
PM, JLP officials pay tribute to former May Pen mayor
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness was among Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) officials who paid tribute to former mayor of May Pen Milton Brown, who died peacefully
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Chakwera asks leaders to stop dividing Malawians Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
President Lazarus Chakwera has underscored the need for leaders in the country to pursue peace instead of promoting division, resentment and disrespect among Malawians. Chakwera said this during the 2023 Umodzi Day celebrations which took place at Chilimampunga ground in Lilongwe. He added that
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(NewsUSA) - With the holiday season upon us and Small Business Saturday around the corner, many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) want to utilize their time efficiently more than ever. Equipping your teams with the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled business technology solutions will
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ZOSO imposed in Greenwich Town
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a Zone of Special Operation (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, St
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Greater Bernard Lodge development plan moving ahead
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the Greater Bernard Lodge master plan will see a new development that will serve as a model for others islandwide. Holness, who had instructed in 2019 that the development master plan for the Greater Bernard Lodge...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
PM: PNP killed UK prison offer
In a new revelation, the Holness administration is claiming that the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) offer to help build a prison here was “rejected” by the Portia Simpson Miller-led government in 2016 and not the now-ruling Jamaica Labour Party
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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