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May 20th, 2022 | Category: Jamaica Now | 8:06#JamaicaGleaner #COVID #Monkeypox #Mexico #Immigration #AndrewHolness #MarkGolding MAY 20, 2022: Masks On! Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the mask mandate for the general population will soon be re-imposed as Jamaica battles a resurgence in COVID cases… News also came that Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang and Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda tested positive for COVID-19… Jamaica is on alert for the Monkeypox virus that has been detected in parts of Europe, the United States and Canada… Clamp Down! Mexico is toughening its immigration policies as Jamaicans use the country illegally to get to the United States… A Manchester father has been left disappointed in the island’s justice system after the murder charge against a man accused
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