Trump Threatens to Temporarily Ban Immigration to US

President Donald Trump has announced that he will sign an executive order  to “temporarily” ban immigration to the United States due to the “attack from the Invisible Enemy,” a phrase he frequently uses to describe the coronavirus pandemic.  “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobsContinue reading “Trump Threatens to Temporarily Ban Immigration to US”

Jamaica Has 163 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica now has 163 confirmed COVID-19 cases, following the diagnoses of 20 new patients on Friday. Three  of the cases are from St. Catherine; two are females and Alorica employees, aged 33 and 19 years. The third case is a 42-year-old male, whose case is still under investigation. The Ministry of Health and Wellness saidContinue reading “Jamaica Has 163 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases”

Jamaica Has 125 COVID-19 Cases. 20 New Positive Results in 24 Hours

Jamaica has added 20 new positive results in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of COVID-19 victims to 125. The 20 new confirmed cases include five males and 15 females, with ages ranging from two to 43 years.  Two of the cases are imported—a two-year-old male from St. James and a 43-year-old female fromContinue reading “Jamaica Has 125 COVID-19 Cases. 20 New Positive Results in 24 Hours”

Jamaica Records 105 Coronavirus Cases, 5 Deaths

Jamaica has now recorded 105 coronavirus cases and its fifth COVID-19-related death. A 63-year-old woman from Portland succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, the same day the Health Ministry reported an additional 32 COVID-19 cases—31 in St. Catherine and one in Kingston and St. Andrew—bringing Jamaica’s total number of cases to 105. The new casesContinue reading “Jamaica Records 105 Coronavirus Cases, 5 Deaths”

Jamaica Now Has 73 COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica now has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one new case, the National Influenza Centre reported on Monday.  The new case is a 57-year-old man from Kingston and St. Andrew with no travel history but who was in contact with someone who previously tested positive for the coronavirus. Of the 73 cases, 31 are imported,Continue reading “Jamaica Now Has 73 COVID-19 Cases”

US Embargo Blocks COVID-19 Aid to Cuba

President Obama’s administrative measures and bold leadership heralded a new era of U.S.-Cuba relations but the sustenance of long-term, meaningful ties require changing existing laws through the action of the U.S. Congress. Cuban officials reported that a shipment of coronavirus aid to the US on Tuesday from Asia’s richest man, Jack Ma, has been blocked byContinue reading “US Embargo Blocks COVID-19 Aid to Cuba”

Westmoreland Family Ostracized Amid Coronavirus Fears

The family of a 41-year-old COVID-19 victim from Westmoreland is now being ostracized amid fears that they may have the virus.  The man who passed away on Wednesday, was the third COVID-19 patient to have died in Jamaica. The now-deceased, arrived in Jamaica on March 12 and was taken to the doctor two days laterContinue reading “Westmoreland Family Ostracized Amid Coronavirus Fears”

Jamaica Now Records Second COVID-19 Death

A second coronavirus (COVID-19) patient has died, reported the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry, the patient was found unresponsive but died Tuesday afternoon at the University of Hospital of the West Indies. The deceased was noted to have had a cardiac arrest. Resuscitation measures taken were unsuccessful. The ministry has also reported thatContinue reading “Jamaica Now Records Second COVID-19 Death”