Tag: Jamaica
BDF EMT volunteers “happy to help” Jamaica
The first set of volunteers in Jamaica, just before leaving the BDF EMT in Westmoreland to return to Barbados. (GP)
Jamaica reports six dead after outbreak of leptospirosis
Kingston, Jamaica – The Jamaica government Friday confirmed an outbreak of leptospirosis with health authorities saying that six people have so far died as...
Barbados Light and Power assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
The Barbados Light & Power Company (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power Service Company (JPS) following the...
BDF deploying its field medical hospital to Jamaica
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will this weekend deploy its field medical hospital to Jamaica for the first time in its history as part...
CCRIF to make another multi-million dollar payment to Jamaica
The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) Thursday announced that it is making a second payment of US$21.1 million to...
Guterres holds talks with Prime Minister Holness
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres has spoken by to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness emphasising afterwards that “international support is crucial” as the...