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The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban.

JAMAICA | Four passengers from Dec. 21 UK flight test positive for New Strain 0f COVID-19

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jan. 2, 2021- Four samples from passengers who arrived in Jamaica on the United Kingdom (UK) flight to the island on December 21, have been confirmed positive for the new strain of COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton announced this evening.

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January 2, 2021
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Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton says “The Ministry of Health & Wellness is monitoring the situation in the UK, including the outcomes of virological investigations.

JAMAICA | UK Travel ban extended until January 31

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Thursday, December 31, 2020: The Government of Jamaica has extended the travel ban on flights coming in country from the UK until Sunday, January 31, 2021.

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December 31, 2020
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Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, MP

JAMAICA | PNP wants travel ban from countries where mutated virus detected

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 22, 2020: While Peoples National Party Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Morais Guy has supported the government's ban on travel from the United Kingdom (UK), he wants more done to safeguard the Jamaican population from the possible risk of infection from the mutated virus.

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December 23, 2020
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JAMAICA suspends flights from Britain for two weeks with immediate effect

KINGSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 - Jamaica has joined several countries in suspending air traffic from the United Kingdom in light of the proliferation of a new strain of the novel coronavirus.

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December 21, 2020
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JAMAICA | Airlift commitments to Jamaica on the increase says Bartlett

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 16, 2020 - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, says airlift commitments continue to increase, and the 2020/21 Winter Season is looking positive.

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December 17, 2020
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Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western Mikhail Phillips.

JAMAICA | Opposition tables motion for Jamaica to become a republic by 2022

Opposition MP Mikael Phillips, on Tuesday tabled a motion in the House of Representatives seeking legislative changes that would see Jamaica to becoming a republic before its 60th anniversary of independence in 2022. That would effectively see to the removal of the British Monarch the country’s head of state.

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December 9, 2020
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Former Treasurer of the Proples National Party Norman Horne

JAMAICA | Norman Horne ineligible to sit in Jamaica Parliament?

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 8, 2020: Nationwide News is reporting that former PNP Treasurer, Norman Horne is a citizen of the United States of America and is ineligible to sit in the Jamaican Parliament. According to Nationwide News, Mr. Horne is the holder of a current United States Passport.

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December 9, 2020
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JAMAICA | Revivalism Submitted for UNESCO Inscription Consideration – Grange

KINGSTON, December 5, 2020 - Minister of Culture, Olivia Grange, , has announced that the Ministry has submitted yet another Jamaican cultural form, Revivalism, Religious Practice of Jamaica, to UNESCO for Inscription on its prestigious Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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December 6, 2020
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JAMAICA | Four passengers from Dec. 21 UK flight test positive for New Strain 0f COVID-19

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JAMAICA | UK Travel ban extended until January 31

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JAMAICA | PNP wants travel ban from countries where mutated virus detected

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JAMAICA suspends flights from Britain for two weeks with immediate effect

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JAMAICA | Airlift commitments to Jamaica on the increase says Bartlett

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JAMAICA | Opposition tables motion for Jamaica to become a republic by 2022

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JAMAICA | Norman Horne ineligible to sit in Jamaica Parliament?

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JAMAICA | Revivalism Submitted for UNESCO Inscription Consideration – Grange

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