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Two new COVID-19 sub-variants confirmed in Jamaica The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants in Jamaica. They were identified during the latest round of gene sequencing performed at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Eighty-seven samples were... - 2022-08-02 15:08:56 Jamaica 60 state visit of Namibian president cancelled The Independence anniversary state visit of Namibian President Dr Hage G Geingob and his wife, Monica Geingos, has been cancelled, The Gleaner understands. They were due to arrive in Jamaica on August 4 for a four-day working visit. The... - 2022-08-02 09:02:04 US reaches deal with Moderna for omicron COVID-19 vaccine WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company's next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible omicron variant,... - 2022-07-29 13:07:52
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LISA HOPS OFF St Ann South Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) Lisa Hanna had become a lightning rod for disgruntled party supporters, forcing her to announce a premature departure from representational politics, a senior member of the Opposition People's National...
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Three ways the Caribbean can strengthen financing for private companies by Therese Turner-Jones Growing up in The Bahamas, I remember my grandmother's asue. There weren't any banks where she lived on the island of Inagua, and even if there had been, it wasn't customary for women to frequent them. To adapt, women (and sometimes men) formed their own informal savings groups, known as asues. As her […]
Learning about Jamaica's Forests by Hiking the Blue Mountains by Anaitée Mills Panoramic view of the Blue & John Crow Mountains, Jamaica. Xaymaca is the Taino name for Jamaica which translates into "land of wood and water" but how much wood and how much water does Jamaica have today? The Forestry Department figured out a way to teach enthusiastic hikers about the state of […]
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50 YEARS IN HOW ONE COMPANY CHANGED THE FACE OF AN INDUSTRY On June 1, 1970, planes streaked across the Jamaican skies, trailing banners that read Life of Jamaica For a Better Life, announcing to the Jamaican people the birth of a company that would revolutionize the local insurance and financial landscape.
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