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JAMAICA | Opposition legislator Anthony Hylton condemns US blockade against Cuba

Kingston, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Jamaican parliamentarian Anthony Hylton on Friday condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, a position that his country maintains today in the face of this unilateral policy that has been rejected by the international community.

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January 22, 2021
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PNP’s Spokesperson on Justice and Gender Affairs Senator Donna Scott-Mottley

JAMAICA | Opposition wants INDECOM to investigate Sexual Harassment allegations in JDF

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 18, 2021: The People’s National Party is calling on INDECOM to immediately initiate an investigation into the allegations made in Sunday’s Observer article “Sex mix-up at JDF” regarding sexual misconduct and abuse of power within the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).

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January 18, 2021
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JAMAICA | HEART Trust/NSTA Merger has Reduced Cost and Improved Efficiency - PM Holness

KINGSTON, January 13, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the merger of HEART Trust/NSTA, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS), and the Apprenticeship Board has, so far, reduced spending for the Government and improved efficiency.

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January 13, 2021
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JAMAICA to explore access to safe vaccines from Cuba, China and India

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 13, 2021. - The Government, has agreed to begin exploring Jamaica’s access to safe vaccines, outside of the COVAX facility such as China, India and Cuba to protect the population from the virus.

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January 13, 2021
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JAMAICA might need a foreign policy reset says 'The Observer'

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica Jan. 12, 2021 - The Jamaica Observer newspaper is proposing a reset of Jamaica’s foreign policy in light of the perceived shift away from the well-known course based on non-alignment, multilateralism, and regional cooperation and a tilt towards the Donald Trump regime.

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January 12, 2021
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JAMAICA | Opposition wants Gov't to put more Thought in Children’s Education

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 4, 2021: Shadow Minister of Education and Training, Dr Angela Brown Burke, has taken note of the statement by the Minister of Education, Fayval Williams, regarding the reopening of schools for January 2021. Dr Brown Burke is however concerned that the Minister’s statement ignores the socio-economic climate within which we now operate.

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January 5, 2021
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Dr Morais Guy, M.P., Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness

JAMAICA | Health Ministry urged to carry out tests for new COVID-19 variant

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 3, 2021: Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, says the Opposition is genuinely concerned about the government’s handling of the testing and release of information on the new variant strain of the coronavirus which is spreading globally.

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January 4, 2021
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The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.

JAMAICA | Four passengers from Dec. 21 UK flight test positive for New Strain 0f COVID-19

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jan. 2, 2021- Four samples from passengers who arrived in Jamaica on the United Kingdom (UK) flight to the island on December 21, have been confirmed positive for the new strain of COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton announced this evening.

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January 2, 2021
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JAMAICA | Opposition legislator Anthony Hylton condemns US blockade against Cuba

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JAMAICA | Opposition wants INDECOM to investigate Sexual Harassment allegations in JDF

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JAMAICA | HEART Trust/NSTA Merger has Reduced Cost and Improved Efficiency - PM Holness

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JAMAICA to explore access to safe vaccines from Cuba, China and India

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JAMAICA might need a foreign policy reset says 'The Observer'

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JAMAICA | Opposition wants Gov't to put more Thought in Children’s Education

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JAMAICA | Health Ministry urged to carry out tests for new COVID-19 variant

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JAMAICA | Four passengers from Dec. 21 UK flight test positive for New Strain 0f COVID-19

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