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Appointment of new Five Islands Campus Principal
Professor Densil A. Williams is the new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal at The UWI Five Islands Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor…
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Reparations, or ‘Let Off suppin’?
By Ewin James The discussion about reparations and efforts for reparations to black people for slavery, won’t go away and I’m tempted to ask, do people really want to settle the matter of the horrendous treatment of our black forbears, or…
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Sir Ronald Sanders: Attacking Bruce Golding doesn’t change Guyana elections mess
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Observer In the wake of a report to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the Guyana general elections of March 2, 2020, the head of the Electoral Mission (EOM)…
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Jamaica: Support for gradual resumption of economic activities
By Douglas McIntosh From JIS Several business leaders are underscoring the importance of the Government’s measured approach to facilitating a gradual resumption of economic activities that have been curtailed since March, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. They argue that…
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Jamaica: TPDCo makes preparation for a new tourism
By Shanna K. Salmon From JIS Story Highlights The team has increased from 11 product quality officers to about 70 personnel “who are going to be required to go out and assess every single entity before [it] can be certified…
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Jamaica first in Caribbean for number of COVID-19 tests
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton says Jamaica currently ranks first out of 14 Caribbean countries in terms of the overall number of tests administered for COVID-19. Tufton, who was speaking recently at…
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Responding to COVID-19 in Islands
COVID-19 Island Response Webinar Series KINGSTON, JAMAICA: As the world experiences the COVID-19 pandemic and island communities are being dramatically affected, urgent solutions are needed for island communities to combat both the short and long term impacts. Tourism is particularly important to many islands and the…
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UWI’s leadership gives percentage of salaries to student fund
Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Saturday, May 02, 2020. The senior executive leadership of The University of the West Indies (The UWI)—the Vice-Chancellor, Campus Principals, Pro Vice-Chancellors, University Bursar and University Registrar—have all committed to allocating a percentage of their salaries for…
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50-plus students repatriated from Jamaica express sincere gratitude to the government of St. Kitts and Nevis for facilitating and ensuring their safe return
May 1st, 2020The St. Kitts-Nevis Students’ Association of Jamaica (SKNSAJ) expressed “sincere gratitude” to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis today, Friday, May 1st, 2020, via a statement, which publicly acknowledged its role in “facilitating and ensuring the safe…
COVID-19: Jamaica now has 350 Cases
From JIS Story Highlights The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This has brought the total number of confirmed cases in the island to…
