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Special permit needed to operate drones during Grand Gala

The public is being advised that the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) is not permitted within the National Stadium complex, unless special authorisation is granted by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) and the Jamaica...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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The Health Ministry is reporting five new #coronavirus cases increasing the tally to 534. Two of the new patients recently arrived from the United Kingdom while three are under investigation. In the meantime, there were 10 more recoveries today bringing the tally to 181.

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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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The St. James Municipal Corporation says it is seeking funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), to cleanse and sanitise public spaces in Montego Bay and rural townships, as part of measures to curtail the spread of the

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