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Bartlett: J$250 million paid over to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme Fund Manager

Bartlett: J$250 million paid over to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme Fund Manager

Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett says the initial $250 million of the $1 billion committed to long-awaited Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme by the Government has been paid over to the newly selected-fund manager, Sagicor Jamaica Limited. “The long awaited Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has reached another milestone. We can now announce that we have […]

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China says Russia is its ‘most significant source of imported COVID-19 cases’

China says Russia is its ‘most significant source of imported COVID-19 cases’

Russian government has rebutted criticism of it’s handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, after Chinese authorities said that the most significant source of imported coronavirus cases had come from the far northeast, bordering Russia. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denied China’s allegations, telling the reporters at the Kremlin presser today: “We hear that there is now an […]

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IATA and ICS: Governments must facilitate crew change flights for seafarers

IATA and ICS: Governments must facilitate crew change flights for seafarers

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, seafarers are having to extend their service onboard ships after many months at sea, unable to be replaced following long tours […]

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Brazil’s GOL reaches deal with Boeing on 737 MAX compensation

Brazil’s GOL reaches deal with Boeing on 737 MAX compensation

Brazil’s airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. announces today that it reached an agreement with The Boeing Company regarding the 737 MAX, which includes cash compensation and changes to future orders and associated payment schedules. “GOL remains fully committed to the 737 MAX as the core of its fleet and this agreement further enhances our […]

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Are you waiting on your stimulus check?

Are you waiting on your stimulus check?

The U.S. Government signed a bill into law providing for a stimulus check for Americans to counteract the economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus. This stimulus package is known as the CARES Act – Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The financial impacts of the coronavirus have been hitting from left field, right field, […]

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