News, Regional News, Travel

Jamaica’s UK Travel Ban To Be Lifted Starting May 1

Published 4 May 2021

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(Jamaica Information Service) Jamaica’s travel ban on the United Kingdom (UK) that is slated to come to an end tomorrow, April 30, will not be extended. This means that the ban, which was instituted as part of the measures under Jamaica’s Disaster Risk Management Act, will be lifted as of May 1, 2021.

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WORLD – Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border

Published 4 May 2021

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SOURCE: BBC News – A farmer in Belgium has caused a stir after inadvertently redrawing the country’s border with France.

A local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone marking the boundary between the two countries had moved 2.29m (7.5ft).

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Crime/Justice, News, Regional News

Drugs found in shipping container of popular business

Published 28 April, 2021

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Source: LOOP NEWS

Saint Lucian police on Tuesday seized a large quantity of drugs, possibly one of the largest drug busts carried out on the island by law enforcement authorities.

According to information received, the drugs were found in a container of supplies belonging to a popular business in the north of the island.

Eyewitnesses recall seeing at least four police pick-up vans exiting the compound with large white packages in the back.

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Flow delivers relief to rural communities

Published 28 April, 2021

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Article by
Barbados Today

Much needed relief was delivered over the weekend to households in water-starved districts and neighbourhoods across the parishes of St Lucy and St Peter.

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Big prospects for cruise revival in 2022- Royal Caribbean International

Published 28 April, 2021

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Article by
Marlon Madden

The region’s number one ranked cruise line Wednesday reported there’s tremendous optimism of a strong return to the cruise industry by 2022, based primarily on current bookings and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine globally.

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