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In Jamaica, which won praise for containing its coronavirus outbreak last year, patients now overflow into corridors on chairs and stretchers in some hospitals, prompting the Caribbean nation to open three emergency field hospitals.

5 Min Read KINGSTON (Reuters) - In Jamaica, which won praise for containing its coronavirus outbreak last year, patients now overflow into corridors on chairs and stretchers in some hospitals, prompting the Caribbean nation to open three emergency field hospitals. FILE PHOTO: Medicine students check door to door for people with symptoms amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini While global new infection...

THE Government has set aside more than $300 million to boost its Global Services Skills (...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of National Security says 100 communities are expected to ...

South Florida Jamaicans put Kamala Harris’ Caribbean heritage into perspective Sun Sentinel 2/16/2021 Rod Stafford Hagwood, South Florida Sun Sentinel © Dr. Malaika Witter Hewitt / Courtesy/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS Dr. Malaika Witter Hewitt and Vice President Kamala Harris at a drive-in rally in Georgia on Nov. 1, 2020. While the world watched Kamala Harris adeptly shatter glass ceilings, the media made much of the vice president’s roots in India. Her Jamaican her...

What do Jamaicans have to say about Vice President Kamala Harris, whose father is from the St. Ann Parish of the Caribbean island nation?

IEA and SICA to collaborate on clean energy transitions in Central America 15 February 2021 The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote clean energy transitions in Central America. Under the MoU, the two organisations will expand their cooperation on energy data and statistics, energy efficiency and climate resilience of electricity systems. These have all been identified ...

Mauricio T. Tolmasquim and Ariel Yépez share their views on how to address the energy conundrum in the Caribbean in “The Caribbean urgently needs an energy revolution. Here’s how to get it done” (Stabroek News) Covid-19 has hit the Caribbean hard but there is a silver lining. With the right policy mix of investments and…

The coworking space organised by Kingston Creative to provide creatives physical access to hot-desks, meeting rooms, offices, and podcasting, dance and digital studios. The creative community has received a breakthrough following on the forging of a three-year technical agreement between Kingston Creative Limited and IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank. The collaboration, which will fast track social and economic transformation through the merger of creativ...

February 3, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the appointment of new members of key staff. This diverse and deeply experienced team is prepared to deliver results for the American people by getting the economy back on track, strengthening the financial system, and restoring jobs.     Clement Abonyi Jr., Special Assistant, Legislative Affairs Clement Abonyi, Jr. is a legislative policy and process professional who specializes in financial service...