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Prime Minister Andrew Holness

JAMAICA under cyber threat says PM Holness, urges vigilance

KINGSTON, February 25, 2021- Prime Minister Andrew Holness says It has been assessed that over the past few weeks there have been increasing instances of malicious cyber activity directed at both Government and private entities. 

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Shadow Minister of Tourism, Senator Janice Allen

JAMAICA | Tourism Industry Needs Vaccination Roll Out Plan

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA: February 25, 2021 - The Shadow Minister of Tourism, Senator Janice Allen says the failure on the part of Government to provide a clear timetable for a roll out of a national vaccination programme is causing heightened concern among hoteliers and other tourism interests. 

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Tourism
Visitors at the Sangster International Airport

JAMAICA | Second breach of Jamaica’s JamCOVID Website

KINGSTON, February 22, 2021 - As the country awaits the official report on the security breach of the Jamaica government’s JamCOVID immigration site, TechCrunch is reporting that there was a second security lapse that exposed private keys and passwords for the government’s JamCOVID app and website.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Tourism
PNP's Spokesperson on Youth and Sports Gabriela Morris

JAMAICA | PNP wants Plan for Reopening of Sports Industry

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Shadow Spokesperson on Youth and Sports is again calling on the Government to urgently put forward an operational plan for the phased reopening of Jamaica’s Sports Industry. 

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Sports
JAMAICA | Immigration website exposed thousands of travelers’ data

JAMAICA | Immigration website exposed thousands of travelers’ data

KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 18, 2021 -  The government of Jamaica says a security vulnerability associated with the file storage service on the JAMCOVID-19 application that was discovered on February 16,  has been repaired. This is after TechCrunch, a technology website reported that a security lapse on the JamCOVID19 website, has exposed immigration records and COVID-19 test results for hundreds of thousands of travelers who visited the island over the past year.

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JAMAICA | JA COVID-19 Cases skyrocket to 468 in 24 hours

JAMAICA | JA COVID-19 Cases skyrocket to 468 in 24 hours

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has recorded 468 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, by far its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 infections to date, bringing the total number of cases in the island to 19,773. The death toll remains at 378.

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