Jamaica: Over 6500 tourism workers registered for free online training

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has announced that registration for the recently launched free online training for tourism workers closes today, Sunday, 26th April, 2020 at 4pm. So far, over 6500 tourism workers have registered since the programme launched on Wednesday April 22 with all courses being oversubscribed. The cut off is to accommodate […]

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Boeing Dreamlifter transports 1.5M face masks

Boeing today completed another COVID-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from Hong Kong to the United States. Working in partnership with Prisma Health, Atlas Air Worldwide and Discommon Founder Neil Ferrier, the company transported 1.5 million medical-grade face masks bound for healthcare professionals at Prisma Health in South Carolina. Discommon, the importer of record for the […]

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Tourism and Oil revenue gone : North Africa on the Edge of Collapse

According to official figures, Morocco has recorded 4,065 COVID-19 infections and 161 deaths from the novel coronavirus; Algeria 3,382 cases and 425 deaths; Tunisia 939 cases and 38 deaths; and Libya 61 cases and two deaths. The novel coronavirus was late in arriving to North Africa but the number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing […]

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Mayors not happy with Governors dictating crisis response

The US Federal Government under President Trump threatens States in regards to COVID -19 State Governors often want to overrule county mayors-  Jurisdiction issues in a crisis situation. Hawaii seems to be an excellent example when Hawaii Governor Ige wants to take charge of his State ordering his 4 county mayors of the 4 counties in […]

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National Guards and jail instead of flower leis for Hawaiian visitors

Tourists are not welcome in the Aloha State at this time. While it’s not illegal to arrive in Hawaii during COVID-19, it will no longer be fun. Hawaii National Guard is now at airports in Honolulu, Kahului, Lihue, Kona, and Hilo welcoming visitors not with a traditional flower lei, but with enhanced screening. Screening includes […]

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