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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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Cuba thanks OPEC for support as US tightens blockade
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) The Government of Cuba has thanked the Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) for supporting the economy of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island, even as the United...
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Parents can register online to access PEP results
PARENTS and guardians will be able to register on an online portal to access students' Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results. The student placement and scores will be available tomorrow.Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Dr Kasan Troupe made the
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J'can embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown
AUDREY Marks, Jamaica's ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC, USA.The embassy, which was closed for the past three months due to a lockdown of
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Tourism faces minimum US$1. 2-trillion hit from virus, says UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) The novel coronavirus crisis could cost global tourism and related sectors from US$1.2 to US$3.3 trillion in lost revenue, the United Nations said yesterday.Lockdown restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 have hammered the tourism sector particularly hard, the UN
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University of Houston debuts contact tracing course amid COVID-19 crisis
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MARCH ON JPS
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Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge
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17-Year-Old Teen Raises Money For Atlanta Black Businesses
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Trump calls virus ‘Kung flu’ and questions case count –
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Baltimore’s Only Summer Camp for Children Experiencing Homelessness Adapts Services Due to Pandemic
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Newsom’s confusing COVID-19 decrees
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No Guyana, COVID-19 hasn’t gone away
All non- essential businesses were told to cease operations, and citizens were told about social distancing and the sanitising measures that we need to take in order to protect ourselves and to curb the spread of the infectious
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PM makes changes at economic growth and job creation ministry
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