THE GLEANER MINUTE: COVID cash grants ... 10 days since first Corona case ... Woman surrenders
Mar 19th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:40MARCH 19, 2020: Finance minister Dr Nigel Clarke is to release details next week on a Government programme to provide cash grants to people who have lost their jobs because of the Coronavirus in Jamaica ... Andrew Holness has reported that of the 15 cases, 10 were imported. The other five had contacted patient 1 ... Health ministry officials were in the Clarendon community of Cornpiece where the deceased patient had been staying since he arrived in Jamaica from New York ... The woman who was named as a person of interest has the murder of businessman Roger Chang has surrendered to the police ... The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency has closed some of its outposts ... IN SPORTS:
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