THE GLEANER MINUTE: COVID tests backlog cleared…Curfew extended…$64m taxpayers’ bill…EU blacklist
May 5th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:36#Jamaica #Coronavirus #Gleaner MAY 5, 2020: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the backlog of tests for the Coronavirus has been cleared… The national curfew extended for another 7 days… Taxpayers will have to fork out $64 million to pay for accommodation and food for 330 Jamaicans stranded overseas by the Covid-19 pandemic… Schools will not physically reopen until September… Jamaica reportedly named on a European Union blacklist of countries because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls… IN SPORTS: Reigning Twenty20 (T20) World Champions, The Windies moved up to ninth in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings.
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