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Municipal corporations to roll out disaster risk management programme | News

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says the island’s municipal corporations will be rolling out the first phase of their disaster risk mitigation programme in two weeks,…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

Some couples unfazed as registry weddings fall | News

COVID-19 has put many significant events on hold, but many couples have remained determined to tie the knot. The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) offers registry weddings at 10 locations islandwide…

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Holness pledges $750,000 to support NCU students affected by COVID-19 | News

Prime Minister Andrew has pledged three quarters of $1 million from his Positive Jamaica Foundation to the Northern Caribbean University’s Alumni to fund scholarships and grants for students affected by COVID-19. In…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth | News

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…

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10 tips to help you manage pension savings during COVID-19 – Wondering how COVID is affecting your pension savings? Well, Pension Industry Association of Jamaica has answers | News

1. What are my contribution obligations if I am being paid while on COVID-19-related leave? Generally, if you are not working but are receiving your full salary, you and your…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

‘Our resources have dried up’ – Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country | News

Vanessa Barton held her head in her hands in despair. She has worked in the US retail industry since she migrated from Jamaica more than three decades ago. As long…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

‘It’s risky, but it’s my profession’ – St Mary nurse remains dedicated to her role in COVID-19 fight | News

Annotto Bay, St Mary: Registered nurse Krista Witter-Edwards is not deterred by the presence of the deadly coronavirus in St Mary even after the Government imposed a 14-day quarantine to…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

Pandemic puts the construction of Hanover’s RADA office building on hold | News

WESTERN BUREAU: THE NEW J$108.9 million Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) office complex, which is to be constructed at Haughton Court in Lucea, Hanover, has seemingly become a casualty of…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

JDF promises ‘strong’ action against abusive soldiers | News

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is promising “strong” action against soldiers found guilty of instructing violators of the national nightly COVID-19 curfew to engage in “corrective measures”. News of the…

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Coronavirus Virgin Islands and the Caribbean

More changes announced to court operations | News

Additional changes have been made to the operations of the island’s courts in light of COVID-19. Changes below: Criminal Cases All hearings in the Home Circuit Court Division of the Gun…

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Dominican Republic coronavirus

Municipal corporations to roll out disaster risk management programme | News

Some couples unfazed as registry weddings fall | News

Holness pledges $750,000 to support NCU students affected by COVID-19 | News

Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth | News

10 tips to help you manage pension savings during COVID-19 – Wondering how COVID is affecting your pension savings? Well, Pension Industry Association of Jamaica has answers | News

‘Our resources have dried up’ – Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country | News

‘It’s risky, but it’s my profession’ – St Mary nurse remains dedicated to her role in COVID-19 fight | News

Pandemic puts the construction of Hanover’s RADA office building on hold | News

JDF promises ‘strong’ action against abusive soldiers | News

More changes announced to court operations | News

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