Nine-year-old Nowa Paye is taken to an ambulance after showing signs of the Ebola infection in the village of Freeman Reserve, Liberia, on Tuesday. – AP
Ebola Panic: Local Doctors Say They Are Not Equipped To Handle Deadly Virus. If the Ebola virus should reach Jamaica, doctors at the nation’s hospitals, particularly the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), do not have the safety gear needed to treat affected persons, and some say they will not expose themselves or their charges by treating Ebola patients… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
Jamaica Focuses On Points Of Entry. As countries in the Caribbean and the Americas continue to monitor the Ebola situation on this side of the world, the Ministry of Health is having high-level meetings with stakeholders in the health sector to strengthen Jamaica’s systems in preparation to deal with the deadly disease should it reach the island… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
Chinese Want Lands Next To Dunn’s River. China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has submitted a proposal to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) for lands to be made available to it to establish a resort near Ocho Rios, St Ann… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
Kingston’s Image Hurting Airport. Earl Richards, president of the Airport Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), says the bad publicity that Kingston gets is partially responsible for passenger traffic at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) being 3.5 million below its capacity… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
‘Unconscionable Action’ – Warmington Says State Fundingof Political Parties Is A Bad Move. Parliamentarians D.K. Duncan and Everald Warmington crossed swords on Tuesday over whether impending legislation to green-light state funding of political parties would protect Jamaica’s democracy or further impoverish its people… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
Boost For Jamaica’s Sport Tourism. Jamaica Sport, an agency formed to explore commercial opportunities provided by sports tourism, was launched yesterday at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com
