Jamaica’s Revised Pre-testing Procedures Make Travel More Seamless While Protecting Visitors and Residents

Jamaica Revised Pre-testing Procedures Make Travel More Seamless While Protecting Visitors and Residents

Jamaica has announced revised measures for international travelers visiting the island with arrivals beginning October 10. These new processes make the required online Travel Authorization application more seamless for visitors while still maintaining stringent health protocols. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has expanded acceptable testing categories allowing travelers to choose between presenting a negative COVID-19 Antigen […]

Quarantine Playlist: 10 Reggae and Dancehall Songs to Put on Repeat Right Now

With island-wide curfews, self-quarantining, social-distancing — and the entertainment industry on standby — we’ve put together a stay-at-home soundtrack to keep boredom at bay. 1. Serious Times: Gyptian “A say these are some serious times All I can see around us is just violence and crime Full time for us to centralize, socialize and realize” […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 9th, 2020

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS SAYS NO POLICIES MADE JUST TO FAVOR TOURISM Critics have accused Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness with making COVID-19 policies that favor tourism revenue over the health of Jamaicans. Holness responded by saying that his government does not make policies to favor tourists, but to favor the people of […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Soul’s Anchor: The Unchanging Word

So many things in life are temporary. Even physical life itself is temporary. In other words, no matter how good, pleasurable, and fulfilling, there is no permanence.  The prophet Isaiah captures this well when he declares, “All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the […]